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Bar, British, Pub
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, After-hours, Drinks
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Reviewed 1 week ago

Stayed overnight as part of a weekend break. Pub was great, staff were friendly and attentive. Breakfast was a disaster. Full English was cold, no toast arrived though reminded twice and poor portion presented on a strangely small plate. Additionally there were very few options...for vegans - no butter alternative, no milk alternative. One of the party was quite hungry so had to go elsewhere.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago

My wife and i called in here this evening. We had not booked, but we were found a table and attended to very promptly. The food arrived in good time, and was very nice. Polite, attentive staff made it a pleasure. It was quite busy...for mid-week, but the service did not falter.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Awful friends come every year ,so we took them there as used to be lovely with other people ,staff rude said not serving food but hour later still taking food out ,very rude stunk inside dirty and bar staff need to be more hygienic

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Been coming to this pub for years since in-laws moved to Minehead, I think it’s been sold on , shame the food not as good as it was .

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Probably the friendliness Hotel that I have stayed in in years. Rosie and her team put satisfaction of their guests as a priority. Good food, great atmosphere. I will be back.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

We dropped on this pub almost by accident, went to look at the harbour and there it was. We booked in for the carvery and were not disappointed. Really tasty meal, everything prepared with care and the meat cooked to perfection and really tender. Well...done to the chef! Will definitely revisit next time we are in Minehead.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 4 November 2023

We are relatively local and go to Minehead frequently, and always pass this pub, smells from the kitchen were always fab so this particular Sunday we thought we would pop in and see if we could get a table for a bit to eat We...were just checking th menu in the porch when a chap came out, I think to check if any outside tables were being used or needed clearing anyway we had a laugh with him and as he went ink we thought we would try it. We went in and were seen almost immediately by a young girl at the bar, all tables around us looked reserved, we asked if they had a table for two, she looked as said no, so we said thanks and turned to leave, however the chap we saw outside (possibly the bar manager?) said wait and he looked said something to the girl and said we could take the but table by the door, marked as reserved, we were really surprised and thanked the chap and sat down, almost immediately the young girl was back t9 take our drinks order and leave us menus. We took a look and decided to go for the carvery, Then she left and not long after another girl appear asked if we had ordered drinks, confirmed we had then she took our food order, we said two carvery’s. She scribbled that down and went, now we weren’t sure what to do, where was the carvery? The drinks came and nothing said about the food, we waited again then asked that same young chap what do we do, he then explained it was on a rota system we would be collected when it was our turn. Kind of odd we thought I mean if we hadn’t asked might still be sat there wondering. Was this a thing left over from covid? Anyway we waited must have been over 20 mins then finally someone came over, we were led through to the back of the pub, possibly the restaurant, Three meats. Potatoes, veg, yorks etc, the beed was too rare for us so I has a slice of pork and turkey, hubby had the turkey. The roasties were nice, the carrots were too firm for us. Cauliflower cheese was nice, the stuff was rock hard, my knife couldn’t even penetrate it, wasn’t chancing my teeth, My pork was thick cut and fatty, the slice of cracking was too soft and had been out off when the server used his hands to pull it apart.. The food was ok, as we ate as we were hungry and had waited so long, it wasn’t bad but we wouldn’t go back for that again, might try something off the menu, They also need to explain when you order about the rota system, and that it maybe a wait for “your turn” and not being the conventional carvery setting. Customer service was fab though. And we appreciate being found a table and not being turned away,More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 27 October 2023

Excellent food and the staff were all friendly and attentive. Being dog friendly was a huge bonus, as we would not have been able to visit had it not been. Will definitely visit again when staying in the area.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 26 October 2023

Stayed one night great room staff amazing really helpful- food good and great atmosphere- a real pub with heart thanks x

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 25 October 2023

Six of us went for a Sunday lunch. We had not booked. When we arrived the inside bar area was fairly busy but the restaurant was empty. We ordered drinks and roast dinners at the same time to be told rudely that "I don't need...to know what you want - its a carvery, and anyway, we are fully booked" We asked if we could sit outside to eat instead, which was agreed. After 40 minutes, I went in to see what was happening and in case they had forgotten about us. "we are very busy, you'll just have to wait" was the reply. Seconds later someone came and called for our table to go to the carvery. The server was a lovely guy and the food was AMAZING. Everything was so tasty and hot. We found some cutlery and took our food outside to eat it. It started to rain quite heavily whilst we were half way through so we asked ( as the restaurant is still empty) could we finish our meals inside. NO!! was the reply. We would have stayed in there all afternoon and had more drinks and deserts. Instead we left because the staff were just so horrible.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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owner owner, Owner at The Old Ship Aground, responded to this reviewResponded 27 October 2023

Thank you for your review, I'm really pleased to hear you enjoyed the food. As you can see from our reviews this is not our usual standard of service and I've launched a investigation to determine where it went wrong. If we can tempt you...More

Reviewed 19 October 2023

Ooooh I feel like I am going to go into a very happy food coma. Both the starters and mains were delicious. Carrot and cumin soup, Duck and port pate to start. Super tasty and both good sized portions. We followed by both having Cod...and Chips. Well cooked and generous portions left us able to contemplate dessert only for a microsecond for fear of being unable to walk for being too full. Great food at reasonable prices, traditional setting with friendly staff. Highly recommended!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 18 October 2023 via mobile

We visited on evening for dinner - the service and welcome was excellent - we all had amazing main courses and deserts - the fish linguini special had loads of fish, gammon steak was amazing, great battered fish and scampi

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 17 October 2023

Great food and service, tables are set spacious apart so there was room to accommodate our golden retriever without getting in others way. We had the special catch of the day and scampi and both were superb. Would definitely recommend it.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 15 October 2023

What a disappointment. Booked the day before for Sunday lunch and to watch the rugby so booked a specific table near the tv. Arrived early to find table already taken by a large group. Then informed they had just ordered their food. Also informed they...do not normally turned on. Staff not helpful or understanding at all. And attitude stunk. Left as extremely annoyed as having been assured that our booking was in place. Greedy management wanted the larger booking so let the large group take our place. Will never set foot in there again as frequent visitor. Will advise that if you book you get it in writing.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 13 October 2023 via mobile

Excellent pub in the town centre. Comfortable ambience with a great menu for food & drinks. Superb service & well managed. Great night out with the family.

Date of visit: August 2023
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parking along the front is charged meters-not sure if the pub has any option on this, or if your happy to park up in the next set of streets its free to park
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There was a step up through the front door but I think there was a side door that was at a lower level and all the internal doorways were wide.
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The Old Ship Aground is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 4.5