Even though they're so damn expensive it still makes me wince (the highest I've seen for pints drawn in the already ludicrously expensive Calgary), I gotta say I'm a bit of a fan. Maybe it's in part because there's no real grown up bars in Calgary, but since moving here I have felt obliged to make it the bar I go to when I go downtown (specially now the Bar Named Sue is no more). + The food is good. + They don't charge cover. + Mixed ages & little BS to contend with. Note - lotsa black clothing in there. And the lights go dim at night. I wore a white pullover last weekend and as I walked around I felt like a lightbulb in a coal chute. If you're legally blind you may want a seeing-eye human to help you get to the crappers..... read more

Ship & Anchor was recommended to me by a coworker. Great atmosphere. Great food. Bartenders weren't the best but they were alright. Attractive Canadian men. I'll definitely go there again. read more

Perfect indie pub. Great patio and beer selection. The ship burger will blow your burger mind.

I love the ship! It is the best alternative pub in town. My only gripe is that every time I've tried to eat there in the past few months, it's been too busy to get a table! The menu is killer, a great selection of beers on tap & sometimes you get surprised by some rad local music or djs spinning. This place is awesome, but clearly a victim of its own success: I hope the next time I go to eat there I'm not let down by the crowd. read more

the Ship is just 1 of very few bars in all of Canada that does not carry ANY Labatt's nor Molsen products! Which is tottaly awesome!

Excellent selection of beer. Food is cheap but good for the price. May have a bad image to some, so if you care about that don't come. Great for those who love great beer and great conversation. Soccer and flames friendly, but smartly they cover their tv when there's nothing to show. Would recommend. read more

Ive had many a birthday at the Ship. I love, obviously, its prime location, and the casual, relaxed vibe. The best part is all the different types of people, who come to have a drink or food. The Ship has to be the best pub food Ive eaten. They have th standard fare, but also healthy options, and tend to change it up from time to time so its never boring. I love ALL the vegetarian sandwiches, and they even do breakfast!! read more

best atmosphere and maybe the best bar in Calgary... I really do like their Punk Rock Bingo...

My Favourite spot in the Beltline. Excellent service, fabulous food. Love the Saturday Jams.

A red mile favorite for many. They boast a huge twin patio in the summer and a large dim pub year round. This place is always packed in the summer from happy hour through to the early hours of the morning. On the weekend you can enjoy live music from real bands or the open mic. The food is really good also, for a pub. I've had their fish & chips and the nachos on occasion and have not been dissappointed. read more

Fun place... I just had a couple drinks and the poutine. It was not bad for a bar... The ambience is very cool..

Yeah Ship! Great food, music, service and prices!

Friendly waitresses and bartenders. Tried a variety of beers thanks to the great beer recommendations. Great music!!

Come as you are, enjoy good food and cold beer at great prices. If that's good enough, enjoy a wide variety of free entertainment. It's a Calgary staple for a reason. read more

This place was pretty awesome. Typical pub fare - but we they had a big craft beer selection, amazing nachos, and delicious deep friend pickles. The patio is huge, and it had a great mix of people. It seems like a popular spot for a lot of folks. The service wasn't the greatest, but it was pretty busy, so that was understandable. Overall, a good experience. read more

Went in for happy hour and I really enjoyed this place. Our server was super friendly and the special of the day was a delicious veggie greek pizza. I really enjoyed the vibe overall and would definitely return! read more

This place was rocking on a Friday night. With that said, the waitress was still incredibly attentive, which is probably why we left with such a good buzz. Big plus was that they gave you the can of red bull when you ordered jäger bombs, so you could essentially order another round of jägermeister shots and use the same can. It's loud and rowdy though, so don't go expecting a quiet atmosphere. read more

As if the ship needs my review ... in a place that popular and busy , it can be hit and miss at times ( that translates to somewhat salty Calamari on the odd day ) In Realty the ship is all about the atmosphere, and the down to earth crowed, that is there to drink , socialize, and not show off. ... oh and on certain days of the week , Live Football Matches ! ( AKA Soccer ) ... then there is that Patio on a sunny day. If you have not been come join us , give it a shot, you will either love it or hate it ... I would like to note that the food has Bennett very salty lately ... it is good if you want to sell drinks ... but got to the point where I would eat elsewhere. read more

Great atmosphere. Perfect patio to catch some rays in the summer sun. Would definitely recommend to anyone for a sunny day.

This place does not get any more traditional as a out. From CEO to the dishes staff. Best pub in town

This place is the bomb! I have been there for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and drinks on many occasions. Food is always good, service is super fast, especially over lunch and you cannot top their patio. Their food menu has got to be one of the cheapest in Calgary. In fact, I would bet money on it. read more

This is one of my favourite pubs to go to in Calgary! Amazing music, amazing food..and a good group of people hangout here! I always recommend this place over the others! :) and there is always usually somewhere to sit :) read more

We have been going to watch the Euro Cup soccer because the food is awesome and the we love the atmosphere. They have a ver good variety of food to choose from and is is very inexpensive. It is also very fun on the weekends. read more

Good food, great atmosphere. Attentive staff. Summer has not begun until I've had beers on the patio at the Ship. Sometimes the Ship gets busy (maybe not as busy at it did 5 years ago, due to new competition), and there are lineups to get in. read more

It's the Ship. Do I really need to review it? Great beer selection, great food, great service, great crowd, great live music, great patio. Hands down my favorite pub/bar in town. read more

This place has lots of different beers, including some imports that you don't see too often on tap; like Carlsburg and Kronenburg. They have daily food specials as well. Unfortunately it seems that their chef quit, because the menu has really been slipping from where it was last summer. This place is really busy on the weekends. It's got one of the best patio's on 17th, so it's pretty popular when the weather is nice. read more

O Ship! Best patio on 17 Ave., by a long shot. I can't remember [literally] how many times I've arrived before noon and left after midnight. Everyone from suits to punks to queens to jocks to hooligans to hipsters can call this place home. It's a true public house. Huge draft selection, decent food. What keeps me coming back? Memories, atmosphere, music, shouting, x-mas eve, Shipwrecks, Hank and Patsy's, great staff and more... read more

I love The Ship: It's probably one of my favourite bars in Calgary. To be sure, on weekends its extremely crowded, loud and hard to find a spot to rest your beer but I love coming by on a semi-busy weeknight for a drink with a couple of friends. I disagree that the Ship is full of hipsters - there are plenty to be sure, but I actually find the crowd to be pretty diverse. On more than one occasion I've been surrounded by metal heads, college kids and dapperly dressed 70+ year old men. If you want to see a really hip bar you'd better go to Local 510. Food wise, its nothing to rave about, but I rarely expect pub fare to satisfy foodies. On very busy afternoons/early evenings service can be VERY slow and inconsistent.. but I'm so fond of this place that I can forgive those faults. Ultimately, I come here for the great selection of beer, chill atmosphere, collection of fun, boisterous strangers, and generally very friendly staff. The Ship is a Calgary institution and will always be a special place for me. read more

I always have a good time when I come here. The beer and people run plenty, so you can't complain about that! Chances are you'll probably bump into someone you know. The patio is usually full but it's more fun to squeeze in tight corners where you can. You might even meet strike up a conversation with the people beside you. This place is a good one to go with a group of friends. Alternatively, you can drunkenly become friends with the group of people sitting at the table next to you. Some people have a dislike for the ever-crowded patio but the vibe of being around scores of other beer-consuming patrons on (for example) a sunny and warm Saturday evening/night is awesome. The inside part of the pub is extremely dimly lit and it sort of feels like they forgot to turn on the lights. Some people enjoy this. I personally find it a bit TOO dark but if there's enough people inside, it feels 'homey' enough. Line ups are pretty common, but it's worth the wait if you want to have a good patio experience. read more

Awesome environment. Good Beer Selection. Decent vegan burger, and a few other vegetarian options (including a separate vegetarian burger)

Reliable, cheap burgers, almost always good service, and a good atmosphere. I love the Goat Cheese Salad, as well.

Food was medicocre but a backbone legend in Calgary. I love sitting at the ship, drinking a nice cold one. The deal with the ship is it is a great place to run into people. You sit for one drink and stay for hours. The patio is amazing, the beers on tap are unique delicious and include my favorite beer fat tire. read more

Live music, great food, cold beer. Can't go wrong with that. DRINK ALL THE CANARIES!

Normally a solid choice for some pub food and a pint, but as the years go by the service becomes more and more difficult. The gal with the dreadlocks was extremely rude when I ordered, then messed up my order, then blamed me for it in front of my entire table. After the amount we spent, this was extremely disappointing. read more

Great place to have a beer with friends before going to see a band. Fair amount of space to sit inside or outside.

Huge patio, accommodating service and affordable prices. Definitely not a spot to take a date; however, a nice place to meet one. Friendly staff. I had the nachos and they were delicious. read more

Such a fan of this pub, always recommend it to people from out of town. The patio is one of the best features of this bar and Punk Rock Bingo on Tuesday nights has been the host of many fond memories. read more

This was the first pub I went to when I moved here 7 years ago, and as it remains my solid favourite, it will be the last. They revamp their food menu every so often and I am always sure to try the new dishes and to my pleasant delight they keep getting better. Everyone knows about their amazing sunny patio, classic deep fried dill pickles and wide selection of craft beers, but it's the people that keep bringing me back, a great place to meet friends of all walks of life and the staff make me feel comfortably at home in my 'living room.' As a server myself I hope you get to meet my favourite waiter Evan who is attentive, funny, and down to earth, my favourite waitress Theresa, who's always on point and surprisingly remembered me after a year of travelling. Many memories from brunch, lunch to crunch, see ya there! read more

Worst bar ever is there a way to not give a star 0 out of 5 , me and my friend came here and right when we got to the entry the guy was pretty rude, asking where we're coming from and pretty much interrogating us, as soon as we went in we were pretty much stared at.. and I don't know why.. then we bought drinks and gave a pleanty full tip each time with paying and then watching some gentleman get free drinks from the bartender, we proceeded to go outside and have a cigarette .. and this man who was sitting outside the bar colouring and there were bums loitering , and we got kicked out for disrespecting ? Gary was it ? How do they expect to keep customers if they have people loitering outside their establishment, when they treat paying customers poorly and treat the people loitering outside and not giving anything to the business with royalty .. that's so ridiculous - we had left our drinks we just bought inside and then we're turned away from going back in, we didn't even drink our drinks that WE PAID FOR ! Not the people outside ... SMFH... worst place ever and as from seeing from some of the reviews we're not the only people who were treated unkindly read more

I love The Ship. It is an ugly place full of beautiful people. The food is great, they play great music - and even the Saturday afternoon open mic is nothing short of amusing. The patio gets busy in the summer, and the bar gets busiest on Saturday night. But hey, we can't hate on a place for being popular. Cheers to the Ship! read more