shipwright's arms hotel

words cannot describe the dinning experience at this institution of hobart's dinning industry! okay it is a pub and don't expect silverservicebut it is what it is and that is the best steak and chips (if you want chips) in australia! i've been everywhere and nothing comes close, perhaps paris go in rathdowne st but that's completely different. the pepper sauce is to die for and i'm yet to have a bad meal here! living in melbourne i'd often come down just to have a meal here! if you do nothing else in life than visit shippies then you can say you've lived and sampled the greatest steak in the country!

not sure now. i had been to 'shippies' once before and had a wonderful time, food was good,servicewas good, wait time was good. it was very loud in the restaurant though. overall, my first experience (admittedly about 6 years ago) was great.

the experience i had this past sunday though was very disappointing. theserviceleft a lot to be desired, we were sat next to the bar in the restaurant and the staff were gossiping and joking around very loudly with few people in the restaurant it definitely carried. they also called out to each other from either end of the restaurant. not professional at all.

the food was quite nice save for the vegetables which were so undercooked they were inedible by those who opted out of chips and salad.

i feel like since shippies is such a gem for hobart i can see past the unprofessional staff (they come and go) but i'd like to see an improvement in the food. perhaps the chef was having a bad night.

well an amazing old hobart institution with a very very good menu, quality food at great prices. the dishes that we have had tonight are definitely of at least four star restaurant standing both in presentation and taste,serviceis also exceptional. price on average are around $30 a meal!! great value "pub" meals!!! my only gripe is that with such high level of food maybe the wine list could strive to meet the same standard ..... but new operators give them time👍😀

nice place, unfortunately we were seated at the back in a corridor(?) so the ambience wasn't that great. theservicewas quite good; however two waitresses aren't enough to serve so many diners. the crumbed lamb brains with mushroom sauce, and the filet mignon were delicious. porterhouse steak was quite rare even though we asked for medium-rare, but still edible. the caesar salad was alright, but the whole anchovies were a nasty surprise. overall, the meal was quite costly for two, but it was a nice dining experience.

time for a real review meals are nice for a pub venue, great atmosphere and sensationalservicebut they need to change the tartare sauce it is ordinary and detracts from the meal. also some bonea in my trevalla encrusted main was a little disapointed as i wasnt warned .otherwise friendly environment :)