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| - I've been a regular at the Ship for several years so there is no question about giving this place 5 stars - I wouldn't keep coming back if I didn't love it. But let me get my minor complaints out of the way up front - I am getting a bit tired of the vegetarian options on the menu, & sometimes table service is a bit slower than you would want. There were some problems with the kitchen making mistakes about 18 months ago, but they have been resolved
So why is this a 5 star? It's a REAL pub. The kind where people know each other & look out for each other, but where you can still have fabulous conversations with folks you have never seen before & will never see again. Especially if you are on the patio or sitting at the bar, the range of connections you can make is endless.
I have spent the evening talking to ex-Navy guys, professors of education, actors, techies, people dressed as giant gingerbread men. I've spent the evening watching folks I have never met making pirate hats out of newspaper & passing them around. I've spent the evening with people I HAVE met, just chatting & having a exceptional night at the pub.
And the bar staff are amazing! Mentioning the Ship at a bar I visited in Ottawa immediately elicited admiration from the bartender - he'd been here, he couldn't believe how speedy the bartenders were at pouring beer.
Breakfast is good, & it is a great place to watch soccer, morning or otherwise. There is usually a knowledgeable crowd around enjoying the matches.
The Ship is accessible, although on Friday & Saturday nights you will probably struggle with a wheelchair (yet I will say people usually move out of the way for me & my cane) because it is so crowded. & I wish they would do something about the leak/sweating in the women's accessible stall.
If you have never been here, check it out. If you have been here & didn't like it, come back again because you just hit a bad night!
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