The Spice Ship

Friendly staff. I will give you some facts and leave you to make your mind up. Had to return wine glasses as dirty. Had to ask for wine cooler. Offered to take drinks order, no wine list, just offered two white wines with no price known. We're advised food wait was 30 minutes - good idea. When came to take food order were told that no main meal specials were available - fortunately we had back up choice. A while later we were asked if it was OK to bring out starter (one for sharing) could come out with main meals. We accepted. Meals - gammon, eggs, chips etc - good plate of food, well cooked and tasty. Steak and ale pie, made and peas - pie good, peas v small portion, mash only hot in part nearest centre of plate (obviously microwaved) Fish, chips and peas - chips and peas fine. Fish should have never left the kitchen - totally overcooked. Very brown batter, limited fish when you could extract it from batter and consequently dry - price was deducted from bill. Will continue to use as a pub but not to eat.

We were recommended to eat at The Spice Ship and were not disappointed. Friendly staff, an excellent menu all at competitive prices, and really tasty food. Served perfectly timed (neither too quick or too slow). We stayed in Weymouth for 4 nights and ate there twice. Both times brilliant, and would have no hesitation recommending it.

As a person who has been in hospitality for 20 years or more it is a shame the husband and staff of this establishment let it down. We frequented on the Saturday night which we appreciate was busy due to the football. After waiting for a period of time at one bar we were told that particular bar was closed and we needed to go to a different bar to then wait a further 10 minutes to be served, only to find the original bar had been opened again on return to our table. I placed a complaint with the landlady who begged me not to cancel our Sunday roast for the next day based on our experience. This was also enhanced by a typical bar brawl with likely bunch of lads that decided to throw a few punches at each other! The next day we returned for said Sunday meal to walk in and see who became apparent to be the bar maid/ server sat at the bar. We then moved to our table and then proceeded to be served what I can only class as the worst roast of my entire life. I went discreetly to a member of staff and asked to speak to a manager who I was told was the chef and owner. The gentleman I was presented with clearly had no customer service skills as didn’t even apologise for our experience and went straight on the defensive. Carrots and broccoli are not chewy and rubbery if cooked from fresh and not frozen. You dont teach someone who had cooked in a pub kitchen how to suck eggs! When I responded with I wouldn’t be recommending his establishment to anyone, his response was to shrug his shoulders! This was all in a restaurant that perceived their roasts were amazing, they were anything but. Would never visit this place again. Shame really as the landlady clearly cares about her pub. Shame her husband and staff dont feel the same!