I chose this place for the free clams on your birthday so that is a nice perk. You seat yourselves so there was no wait for a table. Our waitress was pleasant but we did have to track her down after a long wait to pay our bill. My son and I both got the French onion soup and yuck. The onions were cut very large and were hard, as in not cooked down at all. My son also had a chefs salad which he enjoyed. My other son got a burger which appeared to be a frozen preformed patty. My husband got the fish and chips and also didn't like the fish. I did enjoy my birthday clams. But based on the yucky burger, fish and soup, gross men's room (per my husband) and fairly slow service, I would not return. read more

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Hello, it's a kool bar for drinks & food. I went there the other nt w/friends. I can't remember the bartenders name that was working but he was a little bit cuckoo/crazy w/a great personality He made US feel comfortable & made some good drinks! Last but not least, you MUST get their Bourbon Wingszzz, to die for! We went on a Wednesday but I would like to try going on a Friday for another type of Wingsszzzz! read more

Packed house, one waitress. Mandatory 18% gratuity for a reason. Food was subpar by best. Ordered spinach dip and it was GREASY. Ordered boneless wings and they came out cold and dry. Tater tots were GREASY as well. Don't bother. read more

Standard, good pub fare. I recently saw a picture of some good looking wings from here. As an amateur wing connoisseur, I had to try them. Also heard they had bangin' blue cheese, yes please! I came here around 5pm and it was not very busy. There were a couple tables besides ours, and a half full bar. However, it seemed there was only the bartender and one waitress for the whole place. Service was very slow, we actually saw a couple sit for 5-10 minutes, and left because no one came to serve. meh. The draft/beer list was good, they had some good sounding cocktails, as well as a few wines. I stuck to Boom Sauce, although there were others I would have loved to try. Both glasses of beer I ordered though seemed to be missing the top inch of beer. Bad pour. My veggie friend and I are always on the search for fried vegetables. We spotted fried green beans and it was a no brainer. They came out warm, but not burn your mouth hot, which was perfect. They were cooked perfectly and super delicious. The sauce they were served with was super rich and the perfect pairing. On to the main event, wings! They were good! I really wanted to try two sauces, medium (standard in which to compare all wings) and the lemon pepper. They wouldn't split the order so I stuck with Medium. It was 12, pretty wings. Nicely sauced, fresh wings. I could tell by the cuts they were fresh, and there was still a small bit of breast meat on them. Overall they were good. I think the skin itself could have been crispier, but the meat was a little dry, so asking for extra crispy would have made that worst. They were definitely not as juicy and tender as they could have been. The sauce was very standard and good, a bit of heat. All in all, these are good, pretty standard wings. The real star here is the blue cheese. That stuff could be eaten with a fork. Delicious, house made. The blue cheese alone makes it worth getting the wings. My dining partners enjoyed their meals! One ordered the pulled pork quesadilla. She enjoyed the addition of onions to it. My veggie friend ordered their spinach artichoke grilled cheese and "it totally changed the grilled cheese game". Suffice to say, she loved it! I think we will be back, I want to try the lemon pepper wings and get more of the blue cheese! read more

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I gave 5 stars not because it's 5 star dining but they have very good above average pub fare and the service was really good . We had a couple of wines that were reasonably priced . We ordered medium wings , waffle fries and 2 Reuben's . Everything was very good . Nice parking lot as it's in a small strip mall type setting which is always very nice . read more

We go to this restaurant a lot for happy hour. The drinks are always on point. Last year I found various dishes to be over cooked, and not as good. Friends and I ordered food to go, 2 weeks ago and the burger, chicken bacon ranch quesadilla and the Reuben were on point! Thanks for the improvement!! read more

Food was not great. Ordered garlic parm wings - they were just sprinkled with Parmesan. French onion soup was ok, and Philly wrap was terrible. Service was not great. Won't be back. read more

Well worth skipping. Our party of five stopped in at 4:00 on a Saturday. The sign at the front directed us to seat ourselves, which meant we had to decide between one of the uncleared and dirty tables or one that only sat four of us. Eventually the waitress came by for our drink order, and fifteen minutes later she brought them out. I can't imagine how long it would have taken to get drinks if we had ordered something other than Diet Cokes. After another 45 minutes our meals came out. We ordered standard pub fare off the overly-sticky and nasty menus- a quesadilla, a couple wraps, boneless wings and a taco salad. Nothing that should have been a challenge for the kitchen. Still, the food was lukewarm at best, and we let the waitress know we were missing an order of fries. The fries appeared at the end of the meal, but at least they were hot! The taco salad can be ordered with a taco bowl, and the menu presents this option with a "add $2" notation. When we told the waitress we didn't want or order it with the taco bowl, she said "I'll take it off the bill, but next time you have to specify that you don't want it because we automatically add it." Did she honestly think we'd be back? A note on the table states that they charge a "mandatory 18% gratuity" because of how hard the waitstaff work. Unfortunately, it seems as if the mandatory charge lends to laziness, inattentiveness, and complacency. They won't split checks (perhaps it's too difficult for the waitstaff to do correctly?) but they will accept multiple payment options. Aside from the deep-fried swath of grease-dripping cardboard that they pass off as a taco bowl (make sure you specify that you don't want it or you'll be charged for it!), the food wasn't inedible. Still, you'd be just as well off picking something off the roller grill at a convenience store. read more

I went for a live show by a band called Yellowdog. They played a mix of grunge and classic rock for anyone that's interested. The space is decent though as a venue it's tricky because there's a barrier between the bar and the stage and not a ton of seating. You can see over the barrier but you have to turn your bar chair 180 and then your beer and stuff are behind you so... Meh. Food wise I tried the recommended lemon pepper wings and a dip trio. The wings were more of a dry rub and salty than saucy and lemony and I didn't personally care for them. The dipping trio was a good way to see which sauces were the best there. My favorite was their buffalo dipping sauce while the other two were not so memorable. I would definitely try something with more of that creamy buffalo dipping sauce if they made it though. It wasn't exactly straight buffalo sauce and had a nice thick creamy texture. The boomsauce IPA was excellent and I recommend it. This is a ok pub. Go for a show, have some boomsauce, and if the sodium in their wings makes you sick, Albany memorial is right across the street. read more

Ship's Pub - American Near Me - Albany, New York

Kristin is the best and sweetest bar tender I've ever met. She's also beautiful and so efficient.

Food is on point . Wings are made to order . Large selection of beers and drinks . Service is always great

Wing Tour: Lemon Pepper Crispy: 5 Stars Flavor: 4 Stars Mango Habanero Crispy: 3 Stars Flavor: 5 Stars Mild Garlic Parmigiana Crispy: 3 Stars Flavor: 5 Stars Overall: 4 Stars Let's get our paws saucy... one of my favorite wing flavors is the Lemon Pepper, with that being said I have high hopes for is someone offers this flavor. This is by far the best Lemmon Pepper order of wings I have had to date!! Super crispy and have this wonderful crunch wing you bite into them. The zest of the lemon with great flavor from the peppercorns you can bet I'll be back for another round of these! Mango Habanero was an very well balanced of sweet and heat, immediately the sweetness hits you tongue it is followed up by the heat from habaneros. Not overwhelming on either or sweet or the heat. Has a definite snap of crispness even under the sauce read more

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Came here on a last minute lunch date and were able to pick a table to sit at immediately when we walked in. I ordered a Rodeo burger and subbed a vegan Beyond meat patty. My date had a philly cheese steak. Our fries were fresh and everything came out within a decent amount of time. It wasn't too crowded and there are plenty of tvs at the bar. read more

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We came for trivia night. I arrived a little bit after the rest of my group because I was coming from work. I waited at the table for probably 20 minutes and the waitress never came over. I went to the bar to try and order my food and drink. The bar tender told me to wait at my table and someone would come over soon. A while later she came and said "do you need something?" It took over 40 minutes to get my food. The food was good at least. In 2 hours there she came over once to check on us. Then we get the bill and 20% tip was added on because there were 6 of us. I'm sick of getting crappy service and being expected to tip 20% when the waitress didn't even pay attention to us. Automatic gratuity is a scam and promotes mediocre service at best. read more

Tried to go here last night with my wife, looks like a cool place but we found out different. We sit down and look at the drink menu and 15 minutes later nobody had ever come to our table to take our order. They did have a paper on the table that said gratuity would be 18% on every order because the employees work so hard. I wonder if that included the 2 employees behind the bar looking at each others phone. We walked out and will never try this place again read more

Wings were excellent and they threw in a free drink because it was Monday night Nachos were great Mozzarella sticks were tasty Great bar food! read more

Ok busy Thursday(we were a bit concerned as it looked dark from parking lot). But lots going on inside! Don't miss the clam chowder! I ordered the surf sampler- nice taste of coconut shrimp, fried clams, bacon wrapped scallops and haddock($15). The tartar sauce was a perfect a accompaniment and they had a Spicy sauce to go with coconut shrimp. Spouse ordered the steak frites which is served on a military mess tray with brown gravy for fries! Haven't had that since drunk diner days! Done to order, although a little tough; but for $15 it was good. Go for the Pineapple Express for those who like Caribbean refresher! The soup was late so they comped it- good customer service! I would definitely come back as I want to check out Taco Tuesday and Football specials. Ladies room was clean and large. Darts if ya like and the music source was great bass and eclectic taste! read more

Ship's Pub - American Near Me - Albany, New York

Good quality restaurant. My girlfriend and I tried the Crows Nest tower, the classic chicken sandwich (crispy) and the crispy chicken ranch wrap. Everything was 10/10. It's all food that you can get from a chicken spot for cheaper, but it was worth it if you want to sit in a restaurant. We did not try any drinks because they didn't have flavored margaritas or mojitos. read more

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Beer is as cold as it can get without having ice in it. Delicious. Potato skins App ordered to go we're tiny and bla. They charged a .75 cent take out charge. Wish I saw that erode tipping the 20% read more

Ship's Pub - Potato skins. - American Near Me - Albany, New York

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Came to Ship's after the CDPHP workforce walkable event in downtown Albany. Chose a place away from the marked out path with the thought of crowded restaurants in mind. There were tables available but no guidance if we were to sit ourselves or wait for a host. Drink order took longer than normal but with no hesitation we asked to place a food order as well considering she was already helping. The girl said unfortunately we had to wait for the other staff member. After watching the waitress walk around to every other table and collect food orders finally the order was in. We waited over an hour and a half for food, being the last in the restaurant close to 10pm to be served. The Reuben was inedible as it looked like fried bologna not even melted or with any sort of dressing on it. My chicken sandwich had a long blonde curly hair imbedded in the chicken breading itself. A co worker sat around the table as everyone else had their dishes and was asked 3 separate occasions what she ordered so they could go back and look for it. Came out different than what she initially asked for so had to wait for the second part since the first round was burnt. I understand they were not prepared for this type of business but in excusable by any means. Don't worry 18% gratuity is added to every single check regardless of the table setting. Not the waitress's fault for the poor kitchen skills but wow! Never again. read more

Good feeling American style pub, with good selection of on draft and bottled beers. The food menu is just right with good pub comfort food. Everyone told me the burgers were great, and the blue cheese bacon burger, the 'Drunkened Sailor' I think it's called on the menu, was the best I've had, with the perfectly sized bun and great seasoned hand formed beef. Had the chili, not too spicy although it smelled hotter than it was, and the wings, with an awesome sauce. Service was fast and exceptional, even during the comedy sessions. The night were were there was the professed 'first ever Ship's Pub Standup Night.' Heard about 5 local guys doing standup comedy, which wasn't so good as comedy goes but entertaining. read more

Wed Trivia night was fun and the food was delicious! My daughter and her boyfriend can't wait to join my wife and I again for Wed Trivia night. read more

Stopped in today for lunch and a pint or two ( Guinness of course) and got a seat at the bar. I didn't even have to open my mouth, the pretty lady behind the bar was already pouring my pint. I ordered six mini hot dog's with mustard and raw onions, unfortunately their delicious meat sauce was still cooking. Service and chow were both 1st rate and Kim pours a decent pint of Guinness: I will return. Of course that's what General MacArthur said and that prick Truman fired him. read more

I love Ship's Pubs food. That being said, today was an incident in my top 5 of horrible service and utter disrespect I've ever seen in a restaurant. Firstly, I ordered through Mealeo, a 3rd party vendor. An item was left off. I ran out to the driver who said call the restaurant. When I called Ship's, and asked, Kristin immediately went into a rant about how i needed to call Mealeo. After she was done interrupting me every half a second, we finally got to the point where I just asked, well what happened, who messed this up, you or Mealeo? Her response was, 'The whole world'. To which I responded, does that include you? To which she responded, 'Let's say, the whole country'. Like are you serious? On a food missing call that they messed up? I couldn't believe what I was hearing. The whole country comment sounded almost political! I live reasonably close, so I asked what if I come down, some how I was able to get those 5 words in, I said 'if I come down, can you hook me up with something?' Like a side or app or something for driving there to pick up my delivery order? She said ya, we will give you a free Buffalo chicken dip, which is what was missing, that we had already paid for. Topped off all that disrespect with a home run of sarcasm. My jaw dropped at how incredibly bad Kristin's communication skills were. Like I said, I love their food, I've order the Chicken Caesar wrap, like 10+ times (that is what I had ordered this time). I was telling my wife before we ordered how I was excited to try their patio this year. And now from this incredible level of disrespect, I'll never go there again and won't have any issue with relaying the story. Thanks Ship's! read more

I came here last night. After spending the night at a Christmas party in Albany with my closest family and friends, I stopped here for a nightcap. Our family has been coming here for years and we had considered it (until last night) to be a safe, fun, neighborhood place. I was WRONG. A waitress/bartender (?) who claimed to have just ended her shift for the night stole my purse. She walked straight into the back room with it, and when I followed her into the back room to get it, and she got very defensive, saying "she thought it was hers." As an employee of the bar, would you leave your purse/belongings out at a table? Isn't there a back room where employees leave their stuff? I had lots of questions. I demanded to see her purse, as she claims it was similar to mine. They were actually different colors and sizes, and there was no way you could confused the two. I asked to speak with the manager/supervisor there to no avail. I would give this bar one star instead of two, though I've had plenty of positive experiences here prior to last night HOLD YOUR VALUABLES CLOSE. read more

Ordered Parmesan burger, medium-well, for pickup. Was suppose to have jalapeños and a bacon onion jam, but only had a rare hamburger. Had to put it in the frying pan and add our own cheese to salvage something edible. read more

Absolutly disgusting. Ordered 3 items a hamburger buffalo nachos and a buffal grilled cheese 80 minutes later I got 2 of the 3 items. Nachos stale and old buffalo dip microwaved to death. Burger raw asked for it well. Never got the buffalo grilled cheese. Shawn refused to refund. Said I'd have to talk to Rob or Paul and they are not there. 100 minutes later no food no money. Enjoy my $40 scum bags. Never again. I will tell everyone. read more

Ship's Pub - Raw burger ordered well. Will not refund! - American Near Me - Albany, New York

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The food was fair at best. The service was poor. There was one person serving as host, waiter, and busboy. He received no help from the bartender who wasn't busy yet never left the bar to assist. And to top it off, when we went to redeem our 2015 Entertainment coupon, they wouldn't honor it ...stating, "We didn't pay to participate in that coupon book this year. They just listed us." Eliciting a response from my teenage daughter, "They didn't pay for the promotion they are benefiting from. And, yet they aren't going to honor the coupons that are increasing their business?! How stupid is that?!?!"" Beware, they again have a coupon in the 2016 Entertainment book. We won't be back. read more

Ship's Pub - 2016 Entertainment coupon book & receipt from 2015 Entertainment coupon not being honored. - American Near Me - Albany, New York

Awesome service, food, and cold drinks! We ordered sea food sandwiches, Stella beer and both were freshape and awesome! Sweet potato fries were light and fluffy! Excellent food and we will be back! Server 105 ROCKED! read more

Went a few weeks back with my boyfriend for dinner. Sat outside... inside is very dark, or so it seemed. Patio area was nice, but we were seated next to four obnoxiously loud men drinking, which was kind of irritating, but it is a bar. Basic pub food. Boyfriend and I shared one of the nacho dishes, which was pretty good. Be sure to ask for corn chips for nachos if that's what you want, the waitress told us it usually comes served on Doritos (ew). I got a buffalo chicken wrap...generic, but not bad. Came with sweet potato fries, unfortunately a pretty small portion. Boyfriend had a burger with fries, no complaints there. We kept having different people come out and take our order, bring our food, our drinks, etc. which seemed kind of strange to me, and it made the service a little slow. Also, we had a groupon which did not include alcoholic drinks. When we got our check with it, they still charged us for sodas (even though they should have counted for the groupon). It was only a few bucks though and wasn't a big deal, so we didn't bring it up. read more

We have been here several times and everytime service been really good. The food isn't anything fancy but tasty. I love their fish and chips. Also the salads are large in size and veggies are always super fresh. read more

I came here with five girlfriends on a Saturday night. The waitress was kind and attentive. She split the check for us five ways without us having to ask. Three of us got burgers. Everyone really liked them. It was pretty hard to get it all in one bite though as the patty was so thick but the flavor was good, especially the bun. I just prefer a thinner burger. Fries were good, as were the drinks. Also, great news this place is really affordable. Dinner and a cocktail was $24 with tip (for just me.. not all the girls). It was great to go somewhere affordable, tasty and friendly. read more

First day out of quarantine, shit was lit ! Our server Erin was incredible and SO MUCH FUN. It felt great being back out following social distancing guidelines but was still awesome. She made today so fun. Will be back to see ERIN!!! read more

Was not there at a rush hour time. Very little of the hot food was hot.... think that the onion rings held up the entire lunch order as they were hot. Bet the cheeseburger would have been delicious... Long time waiting. There could be improvements in service. read more

Ship's Pub - Fish and chips... Cold. Slowest kitchen ever! - American Near Me - Albany, New York

Will never go back as they would not honor a local flavor gift certificate I bought this morning. And when we got the food it was not what we received.. Awful place read more

The food was decent and the beer selection was great. The service however left something to be desired. On a positive note, they offer one free clam for each year on your birthday. read more

One star only because I had to. Have heard the food was pretty good, but I'll never know. Went with a party of five on a Sunday evening and all ordered pub chow. After taking our orders the server went MIA for about an hour. My wife finally went to check when we might expect to be fed and was told it shouldn't be too much longer, but we had a bunch of grubhub orders to get out. Wrong answer! If the cook fell head first into the deep fryer, or they had to slaughter a cow for fresh burger, well okay, but otherwise waiting over an hour for pub chow is unacceptable. Too many good pubs in the area to put up with that nonsense. read more

The food here is great when you eat in or take out. Not best for delivery. I like their Fish and Chips best. I also like their chicken fingers with Mild wing sauce for dipping. read more

AMAZING burger! You could taste everything and everything was fresh as can be - bun, onion, tomato, lettuce, and to-die-for cheese - every bite left you satisfied. Friendly staff, clean environment, and reasonable pricing...this would be my daily lunch destination if I worked in the area. read more

I have come here a few times in the past month during a lunch break and have had decent experiences every time. Each time we have gone we have had the same waiter as he must be their weekday lunch time server - he definitely does work and is very friendly - he seems to be the only waiter most times so service can get slow if they are busy. Each time I have gone I have tried a different one of their burgers. The first one I tried was the Monkey Fist - which has been the best of my burger-ventures there. The Monkey Fist has 3 cheeses - American, Swiss and Cheddar, the typical fixings of lettuce, tomato, onion - but here comes the good stuff - sauteed onions, bacon, mushrooms and fried egg to boot - this thing is huge, its juicy, its delicious! I think their burgers typically come with chips - I upgrade to waffle fries cause their waffle fries are crisp and crunchy, and fried to delicious perfection. My 2nd burger outing was the Marinated Balsamic burger - this was alright - it has pesto, tomato and fresh mozz (the fresh mozz is really why I ordered this) - the pesto could have been more flavorful - really the tomato and mozz overpowered it and instead tasted like just a caprese salad-esque burger. My latest venture with them was the Pinta Burger - its a tex-mex style burger with jalapenos and pepper-jack cheese - again could have been a little better. When you tell me tex-mex flavors - I expect big, bold flavors - especially when theirs jalapeno on it - and it was lacking the big and bold, and was a bit more mild. Maybe mine just wasn't seasoned enough - who knows. Neither the balsamic or the Pinta were bad burgers - they just didn't live up to the monstrosity that was the Monkey Fist - perhaps I shouldn't have started with what clearly read as the best burger first! If you order smart here you can easily eat something delicious - but be a bit more selective. Don't just order a chicken quesadilla cause you don't want to go out of the box - they have some really interesting options here - like their sesame coriander tuna - beautiful presentation and delicious flavor. read more