The Ship Inn, Wadebridge

Having read the previous review I feel that I must say something in the Ship's defence. I have also been using the pub for several years; unlike the previous reviewer I do so most weekends, not just on 'irregular occasions' and during the folk festival (once a year). I have always found the staff and customers to be very friendly and welcoming to everyone. The food is also excellent both in terms of value for money and quality - nothing fancy just good pub food. As for the previous reviewer's experience, my experience of the folk festival is that certain pubs become so crowded it is impossible to get in. Folk music is also played/sung constantly. This isn't to everyone's taste and I imagine if you work in one of the pubs concerned it can be a little wearing to say the least. (How would the previous reviewer like it if he/she was forced to listen to music all day at work which he/she detested.) This is starting to sound like some kind of anti folk festival rant - it isn't meant to, each to his own and all that. The festival does bring a lot of business to the town and it is only once a year. This brings me back to my first point - all I am saying is don't judge a pub on a isolated incident in circumstance which are far from typical.

6 Nov 2009 09:10