We visited this pub while on weekend break in Folkestone. Pub is very dog friendly and our dog got some treats when we sat down. Decoration is very good reflecting name of the pub. We did order fritto miso, seafood chowder, ham and eggs and buttermilk fried chicken. Fritto miso was nicely cooked with crunchy batter and flour coating, chips very very tasty and really good, looked like homemade cooked, minted mushy peas, very big portion and aromatic. Seafood chowder was tasty and the portion was good, loads of mussels some fish mix and was full of smoky flavour which might be a little bit over dominating. From bad side the new skin on potatoes cut in half is a mistake, would be much better skinned and diced, consistency was to liquidy, if you ever had Irish seafood chowder you know what I mean, should be more creamy and thick. Ham and eggs, well you could say what is special in ham and eggs? But ham was really good quality, eggs cooked just enough and my son, who is not good eater and very picky enjoyed it and finished everything. The biggest disappointment was with buttermilk fried chicken burger. It came very burnt and on the menu says 2 pieces of chicken when we got only one. When we ordering food looks like staff didn't know do they have that chicken or not, and maybe they had only last half, well for £17 it was the most expensive pice of shoe sole in my life and I am a chef and we cooking aswell buttermilk chicken which is for about £9. When I mentioned it to the staff looks they didn't know the menu says 2 pices of chicken and wanted to give me another one, but it was to late so I stayed with it. They should offer refund or a discount. Drinks ok just like everywhere. We spend around £90, so the problem with that poor chicken could be sorted in better way. Anyway place is good and food tasty apart of that chicken. Pub looked very busy when we leaving. I would recommend it to my friends.
Lovely little pub that is very popular! Rammed with families and very busy on Christmas Day. Enjoyed a few drinks. Everyone (staff and other customers) were friendly. Dog friendly too!
So, not sure why so many of the reviews are negative. Personally I think the refurb is great, they have left some of the old and made the whole pub feel less disjointed. I’ve been a number of times now and the staff have been attentive, friendly and helpful. My pie was fantastic. Drinks are a little more expensive but I don’t care because it felt like the heart of Sandgate was beating again The Ship used to be thriving and was a great place to meet up but over the years it became a skeleton off its former self. Thank you for putting the spark back into The Famous Ship Inn!
The new owners have opened up the bar area and quickly turned around the decor. It's been done ok but not great but is an improvement. I had a glass of Malbec which was on tap and it was undrinkable. The bar staff exchanged it for a better one without any fuss. They served run of the mill ales and lagers. It would be good if they had a better variety of ales. I didn't have any food here so can't comment on that.
Quick Friday night dinner. Pub has just been renovated and looks great. Service was good, and pub (not restaurant!) is dog friendly. The moules were delicious, but the sausages were a little dry.
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Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20