Went here recently for one of the Saturday gig nights - fun place, really good mix of people, some great live music and a good range of tunes afterwards.

However, and this may just be my age and going to far too many gigs in my 20s…the music is pretty damn loud in my view - expect to have one of those conversations where you shout in someone’s ear, they look at you slightly bemused, then shout in your ear and you realise they looked bemused as you can’t hear a word they are saying!

Anyway, besides that - good range of drinks and pretty reasonably priced.

The stage/dancefloor is very small though and it’s an unusual place to watch a gig as the stage is basically down a small square where you can fit a few people in front watching it and then everyone else peers down from the balconies surrounding it. I’m told it’s good fun to play though.

Oh and it’s open well past my bedtime…

Cool neighbourhood pub in Kilburn. The bar is the sort of laid-back place where everyone’s made to feel welcome, and the crowd is therefore quite mixed. Most of the front of the bar is a single large room with a mix of seating, stools along ledges, and open areas for standing about.

At the back of the bar is a small stage area where they often have live bands, or - on Mondays - a very reasonably priced comedy night (see the web page for listings). I went here a few months ago and for a fiver saw four comedians, including Shazia Mirza!

Open late, until 2am most nights and 4am on the weekends. I think this text from their web page gives you a feel for the sort of friendly place it is:

We say no to alcopops, fruit machines, change on a plate. We say yes to real ales, customers of all ages and enjoying a friendly, non pretentious atmosphere.

The Good Ship is where you will inevitably end up on a night out in Kilburn. It is always open late and there is always music playing (but not to loudly.) Lots of live music events and they do comedy on monday nights. Door entry for gigs in normally under £5. They lock the door late at night to keep out trouble but knock on the window and give the bar staff a wave and they will let you in.

i’ve been here a few times and everytime has been brilliant. the music is fantastic, the djs always play such great tunes, mainly soul and reggae but later on in the night it gets much more upbeat. the bar service is really great, despite being very busy, the staff are very friendly and efficient. would definitely recomment it for a good night out.

I just love this place. The good ship is a great place to go on a saturday night after a few drinks on Kilburn High Road. Granted the music is always the same- but isn't it great! The indie playlists are fantastic. The drinks always seem a lot stronger than what you've paid for- but hay maybe that's why I love it so much! The dance floor is tiny but sufficient enough to dance away on till the early hours- open till 4am on a saturday and good value to get in at that.
I just haven't had a bad night here yet. It's the kind of place where everyone is very approachable and easy to talk to- a rare thing to find in London.

"A bar / pub / club transmographication" reads a helpful explanation above the entrance, well if not helpful I suppose it gives you a kind of impression of the intentions of The Good Ship.

There seems to be some kind of live music show case with 4 bands and djs for pudding most nights. Witht the sprinkling of comedy nights, and sports on screens (- which I hear is what some perverts like doing with their eyes whilst drinking).

Djs are on till 4 am on a Saturday which is helpful when you're stumbling around Kilburn High Road. The dance floor/ stage area is a bit of an architectural oddity.... well a "pit" to be more specific, can be quite an intimidating prospect at quieter moments.

The Good Ship also happens to have possibly the best jukebox I have ever come across, including Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, post-punk whatnots, Roots Manuva...blah blah blah

The Good Ship often attracts a large crowd of young scamps, the kind of Top Shopped 'Skins' extras you only see migrating to two venues in Kilburn - The Good Ship and the even newer Westbury. I presume they are migrating from the suburbs, either that or they are employed by Brent Council to beautify Kilburn High Road with indie sex-things in a bid to stop Kilburn becoming a Logan Run-type Sanctuary for older boozers, cos I sure haven't seen them around in the day time... and god knows I've been looking (* fastens cord around brown mac*)

The Good Ship also happens to be owned by a charismatic fellow called "Good Ship John" ....who you will have spoken to be the end of night.


...from 8th Januray 2008 The Good Ship is hosting comedy nights every Monday.