The Shipwrights Arms, Faversham

The Shipwright's arms is a good pub for beer ana a quiet pint. However on other factors it is a real let down. So firstly as others have mentioned the food!
The Food is hardly that impressive I wouldn't even consider it to be somthing to be fed in a school. I used to work at the shipwrights and all the food is microwaved or deep fried. Most dishes are bought in from brakes frozen ready cooked including pies, caseroles etc etc. And when needed placed in a microwave for five minutes. The same goes for most of the fish on the menu. Unfortunatly the land lady Ruth who runs the kitchen has NO relevent experience or qualifications in the catering business. She certainly has strange methods of preparing food e.g. deep frying roast potatoes (which are bought in frozen.) So most food served is inedible/ disgusting and unfortunatly customers are paying the same prices as top restaruants in the Faversham area for what is basically a microwaved meal.
However if i customer is unhappy with their meal, i.e. its still frozen they dare not complain since all they'll get in return is abuse from Derek and Ruth. They are the two ruedest people that I have ever had the misfortune for working for, Derek will swere and customers whilst Ruth will merely shout at them.
To conclude I wouldn't suggest bothering to drive out to the Shipwrights, the food is microwaved, yet you will pay for fresh and since ruth has no idea about running a kitchen there are many health hazzards including fish kept for a whole week until cooked, filthy appliances and even evidence that rats and mice are inhabbiting some of the kitchen areas !

3 Oct 2010 10:56