The Ship Irvine Ayrshire

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “Very nice place attentive staff place with lots of character. Will eat properly next time this time we were tolerated for a wee meeting which was kind. Only soup chips coffee and a nice peppercorn soup. 3 chips 1 sauce 1 soup 1 Coffee and 5 doft drinks 43 pounds you decide if thats good value. From my view we used the facility for nearly 2 hrs so I would say yes.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “Nice location. Traditional Surroundings. Excellent pint. Unfortunately the food let it down. Tuff dry chicken. Flavour combinations that just don't come out the way they are desribed. Confusing menu. Add-on's everywhere makes it not clear how much some meal options are. Overpriced!!. Honestly Put.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “First time eating in here in years & it was as good as always. It's a beautiful old fashioned building & situated right beside the water, inside the restaurant is lovely aswell & it's well kept. I got a large pepsi to drink & my wife got a cola. We got the Steak pie as our main meal, as that what we used to get when we used to come here, it arrived & it looked great, definitely smaller portions from years ago but it was still a good portrait, with chips & vegetables, the vegetables were cooked perfectly & the chips had a good crisp to them, the pastry on the steak pie was really good & crispy, if I'm honest the steak in the pie itself was quite dry & chewy & definitely could have been doing with more gravy, another negative would be, I asked the waitress for brown sauce & she brought over the sauce in a tiny portion & there was so little sauce, a ant couldn't have drowned in it. But apart from a couple of negatives We would definitely return here, the service was great & the food arrived very quickly.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Good to see a Sunday Roast being offered in the area... Everyone knows The Ship, it may have changed over the years, but it remains an Ayrshire institution. The food was good.. but the roast is almost comically large if you choose the butchers special. There were a couple of small issues, the pigs in blankets were atrociously pale and the parsnips were awful, however, everything else on the plate/box was delicious. We'll definitely be back, but will avoid the larger roast options or share.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “Great food menu, helpful staff and decent prices. Kole looked after us well”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “Irvine is a nice place to come.. All my ancestors lived on the harbour side And they were all Life boat men.. my great great grandfather has a plague on the wall in irvine, his name was David Sinclair We had a drink in the ship inn. Friendly staff”

• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “1st time visiting The Ship in Irvine. I'd looked at the menu on line, however it was abit different to what it was when visiting. Both myself and my husband picked the chicken, bacon and leek pie with creamy mash and seasonal vegetables. Pie came in it's own individual dish, it was rough puff pastry and it was absolutely delicious, mash was very nice and vegetables done just right. My husband had Lemon meringue pie with ice-cream and mixed berries coulis. It was the nicest lemon meringue I've tasted and presentation was perfect. I chose ice-cream which was very nice. Staff were friendly and attentive. Atmosphere was really nice and prices very very reasonable. Very clean throughout. I would highly recommend a visit.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “First time here in a long time. today we had brunch and it was great. Great taste and great value. Also it's dog friendly. Great friendly atmosphere with very attentive staff. A surprise was a vist to the toilets! Wow, these would not be out of place in a high end city restaurant. We will definetly return, soon.”

• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “The Ship is described as warm with great fireplace. It was that cold my wife had to ask for some sort of heating to be put on. The chicken burger was terrible, obviously deep fried and greasy when bitting into it. Paid £3 extra for bacon. I complained about the lack of meat on the bacon, it was a bit of fat. I was given a side plate with new bacon, I never touched it. It wasn't worth the time or effort to get a slither of bacon. The Sticky toffee pudding rescued the star rating, just! Downside was not enough ice-cream to soak up the sponge. Not a great experience and won't be back.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “My family and I have been coming here for years and we’re so glad it reopened. Beautifully redecorated in keeping with the same charm and atmosphere as we’ve known. Food is always delicious and homely, lovely menu with great choices, deserts are a must and the cocktails are great too. The staff are always really lovely and it has a family run feel. The restaurant is dog friendly and the beer garden is fab. Always a go to and never disappoints.”

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