Captain's Cabin in Isle of Wight

This little cafe sits right by the sea. The staff are really lovely and welcoming, despite finishing food for the day they still agreed to cook for us. Ham, egg and chips was amazing and our little one was very happy with his sausage, chips and beans. The menu is pretty extensive and there was some lovely cakes on offer too. Reasonably priced with proper mugs of tea. Toilets were also spotless which is also imperative!

What can I say but absolutely fantastic place the staff are amazing very friendly and welcoming every time we go in the food is excellent and always delivered to the table fast and hot using great quality produce. So sad they close for winter but always excited when they open again, one of my favourite places on the Island and so glad its local to me too xx 😁😁😁😁

Good food, excellent value, good choice of food, excellent service, friendly folk very popular with locals and visitors

I have been visiting captains cabin for over 30 years, in that time I’m sure it’s had many owners and changes. Once again I had a fantastic meal. Food freshly cooked and hot, the scampi is the best on the island, the homemade quiche and salad was amazing. No complaints with the food what so ever. It’s dog friendly with bowls of water for them. Great views of colwell bay. The staff are so friendly. I would recommend a visit here when in the west of the island.

Really lovely people offering consistently good service. Food great and honest. The views are to die for, unbelievable! Make sure you pop in here for a snack or drink.

Visited Colwell bay with family and friends was very excited to visit again after a long winter we had lunch in the cafe and the food was awful half of it coming out cold and very bland. The prices were extortionate for the quality of food! We then decided to pop to the beach shop for an ice cream which we do allot and noticed it had all changed including management. Sizes were smaller and prices had gone up! The staff wasn’t very helpful seemed like they didn’t want to talk at all. Such a shame as this has been a family favourite for years. Very disappointed.

Really fast, friendly service. It was packed and a coffee machine stopped working but this didn’t delay service or spirits! Highly recommend for cheap and cheerful breakfast by the sea!

Great location for this little seaside cafe. Staff very friendly. Dog friendly, which is always a bonus. We had a couple of coffees, sausage roll & a slice of coffee cake. Coffee was warm (not hot) Sausage roll soggy & not very tasty Coffee cake, bizarrely really cold & wrapped in cling film. Not that flavourful. Such a shame as had great expectations when we walked in.

Great location and really good cooked breakfast. Friendly service. Probably the best place to grab breakfast in West Wight

Stopped in on our way home from The Needles. Weather was appalling which was disappointing but we stepped inside and were made to feel really welcome. Had a lovely family dinner. Service was fast but food all tasted great and was all freshly made. My children didn’t want to eat (just tired from a long day) but the staff were really friendly and made it fun for my little boy who ended up loving his sausage bap. Burger was fab and was a pleasant surprise to be able to order alcohol here too so I even got to have a glass of wine with dinner. Which was just a nice touch. Perfect end to a great day. Highly recommend!

Great views - very average breakfast! We arrived off an early ferry absolutely starving and I ordered the veggie breakfast which comprised of hash browns, fried eggs, beans, tomato and mushrooms. Bit unusual that no veggie sausage is offered but the strangest thing was the very very small mushrooms that were served up and no more than 4 on the plate! It was hardly worth serving them up! Why so mean with the mushrooms?? The eggs were over cooked, the beans were cold and the hash browns didn’t taste like any hash brown I’d ever tasted. Beautiful view but Colwell Bay is a tired, scruffy place and we were glad it was a flying visit and not where we were staying!

Fantastic value for money, service was prompt and the food excellent all made the better by the fantastic views.

Excellent service, great menu for breakfast and lunch. Super ice creams also. The staff are brilliant.

We go here every time we visit the island. Just a lovely spot, with plenty of outside seating. Meals are always very good, well presented and lovely staff. Just a joy to visit. Well done to all the staff and Thankyou.

Lovely location right on beach reasonable price delicious food. It is Right on the beach child friendly.

Totally recommend this venue for breakfast - food was well cooked and delivered quickly, quality of produce was very good and all served with a smile; thank you

Captains Cabin serve really good food, very fast for a very reasonable price. They are just so impressively efficient in their service. I've never had a bad meal or a bad experience. Today I had quiche, salad and chips. It was delicious. I've had their quiche before and it's always lovely. 11/10 😁

I was quite disappointed when I went, I asked for cold quiche and was told after that it was frozen so it had to be warm so I changed it to cold sausage roll when it came it was also warm and was told it also was frozen. We were sat outside and asked if there were any umbrellas and was told no, I would have expected umbrellas to be available in that heat. I have always enjoyed going here but think I will leave it for a while now

Found this gem by chance. Staff very friendly, food is freshly prepared and good portion sizes. We had the ploughman's lunch and it was delicious. Good choices on menu at affordable prices. Lovely clean setting to relax and enjoy the scenery. We will definitely be back on our next visit to the island.

I ordered cod goujons expecting them to be small pieces of fish, there were 4 and they were the size of a jumbo fish finger, Great value for money but I only managed to eat 2.. enough chips for 2 aswell ( maybe I should chose child's portion another time 😀). Although busy it was fast service Highly recommended...

There was a queue out the door at nine in the morning! But got served very quickly by the ever smiling ladies. My food came very quickly and was tasty. Excellent spot at any time of the day. Spotless clean . Main area has wheelchair access. Toilet and carpark within a few yards. Highly recommended.

Unnecessary attitude from a female staff member... Stayed at the Away Resort, The Bay, Colwell. Walked through an unlocked gate to the beach with my wife and beach accessories. On the way back the gate was locked. So I had to walk all the way around through a nasty footpath covered in nettles. Got my car to help my wife, reversed up a small section of grass only to be confronted by the said staff member telling me that no cars were allowed even though there are no signs displayed stating that... Very unwelcoming... Others had difficulty too including a woman and small child. The staff are more concerned about a crap piece of land than helping in the hot weather... Wish I hadn't given them our custom...

Friendly staff. Can’t do enough for you. Amazing food. Especially full English (every morning for me). Well, I was on holiday 😋. Location right on the sea front. Ideal if you just want to chill with a coffee and piece of cake( I know, more food). Can get busy , which tells you all you need to know.

I'll go against the flow with my review, but our experience wasn't a 5star as all of the reviews here!I gave 2 stars only Couse the staff was polite,the food was horrible. I asked for a milkshake for my son,and I'll attach a picture, maybe...

Busy on a Wednesday morning with locals. Great food, lovely staff, wonderful location. We are staying at The Bay Colwell so this is the nearest to us and so glad we found it! Will be back tomorrow.

Superb little cafe with a great deck and view of Colwell Bay. old fashioned 'English' staples superbly presented by a wonderful team of older ladies and younger girls - all absolutely charming. I went on my own whilst skippering one of the boats waiting to...

Was wonderful, we both had a ploughman's. All well prepared and fresh food, ham & cheese, with all the timings - so much food we loved it. I think it took us an hour to eat it all! Thank you to the lovely ladies who...

Ordered a vegan burger which came as a bacon burger. We explained it was wrong and must have misheard, the waitress left without a word and the lady who took the order came back out with the food and an attitude, and started trying to...

My daughter suggested this restaurant for lunch and so please we were too. I had a full English breakfast which was nothing short of superb My wife had a more than generous cheddar ploughman's salad. Couldn't fault this place and please we chose this place...

Absolutely stunning location with amazing seaview. Really friendly staff and had the most tasty breakfast sat outside. Really good value.

Beautiful food and good quality and price, a must for eating in or takeaway, very clean and great service

Pot of tea for two and fruit scones with jam and clotted cream, and very tasty it was too.Very reasonably priced.

Visited for the first time since the rebuild during the June 2022 half-term holidays. Just like to say a big thank you. Good food, good service, and very good value for money prices and views to die for. Made our holiday and made a perfect...

Had lunch here two days running during our 7 day holiday on the Island. Good lunch menu. Well presented and delicious food. Dogs and well behaved humans made to feel welcome

We popped in for breakfast and sat out on one of the lovely terraces overlooking Colwell Bay and over the Solent to Dorset. Breakfast and hot drinks were good and they also appear to cater for all sorts of drinks, snacks, and meals. Service was...

Would just like to say Thank you for such a excellent experience today. Our first visit, Elderly Aunt and 3 dogs, the staff went out of their way to accommodate us, the food was delicious, we will be back, thank you once again.

The staff are really friendly, the breakfasts are delicious and what a super setting right by the sea.

Really quaint little place, very friendly staff! We had fish and chips they were really good and my niece bought a really nice bucket and spade set.

Thank you so much to all the staff! We came for a delicious breakfast which was so good we came back at lunch time! The staff were clearly busy but all very friendly and welcoming! The food was also served quickly! Highly reccomend the captains...

The first time we have been to this Cafe and will definitely be going back. Really friendly and helpful staff, reasonably priced good food, very clean and prefect loacton. Gluten fee options with cakes individually wrapped so no cross contamination issues. We will definitely be...

Been here a few times, it’s located on a lovely beach and the views are lovely. Only ever been for coffee and cake but it’s nice enough, with prices which are similar over the island. They do lovely cakes and the coffee is nice and...

Decided to give Captain's Cabin a try, ordered Jacket Potatoes and Clotted Cream Scone, very pleasantly surprised both were excellent. The potato was well baked with centre light and fluffy. Prices were reasonable and service very friendly and excellent, 2 waitresses checked if we were...

Excellent value and rapid service. Have visited on numerous occasions and will continue to do so. Colwell Bay is an ideal family beach side holiday destination

As advertised on the paper menu, “gammon, egg and chips £9”. Reality, thin packet ham, 2 eggs and raw chips! Worst gammon egg and chips ever!

Fantastic service from the friendly staff and the food was perfect for the beach location. We went everyday when we went to the beach for either food, takeaway, snacks or just to grab a drink to enjoy on the beach. We actually ate at a...

Nothing TOO fancy, but sometimes 'junk' food is all you want. We had sausage and bacon baguettes, coffee and I was able to get bottled lager. The best things about this are the view overlooking the bay, value and friendly service

Whenever we come to Captain's Cabin for breakfast we are never disappointed. We had another delicious and piping hot full English and coffee this weekend. The food is always well cooked, hot, tasty and not greasy at all. The service was friendly and efficient. All...

We discovered this little gem on the first evening of our arrival and thank God we did as we had either breakfast or lunch every day subsequently. Thursday I had the best meal of my holiday- crab salad with a white baguette. Just wonderful. The...

We ate lunch here today. The service was friendly and fast. Covid restrictions were in place. The view on the terrace was lovely even though the sun kept disappearing. The Hut along the beach is very trendy and expensive but we had the same lovely...

While on holiday in Colwell, Isle of Wight, we decided, due to a couple of early starts, not to make our own breakfast but to eat out at the Captain's Cabin. One of us ordered the food while the others found a table (due to...

Five of us had breakfast with the sun shining on the solent and cloudless blue skies above. Highlights were really good bacon, crispy potato cakes and fried eggs that still had runny yolks. Service was good and all was clean and tidy. Altogether, a good...

Always a welcome greeting and service from the staff who will go over and above to make visit pleasant experience. Today they had staff from nearby restaurant and were exceptionally busy but kept great humour while managing to keep everyone happy. Thsnkyou from Oriental Ginger...

The cover photo on trip adviser is not the real place. Food was mediocre to say the least. My son was convinced his chicken nuggets was fish and my husbands cheese and tomato sandwich had about ten tomatoes on. This place really is quite something.......

Went for lunch but not sure what to expect, but the Crab Sandwiches were superb, and generous. My son had the Scampi, which was also tasty, and generous. Would definitely visit again if we were in the area.

The cafe offers homemade food with lovely friendly staff also licensed. Lovely cakes and cream teas. A great place to eat and drink with stunning views.

So, after the worst staff ever at the hut, we walked past this place. So glad we stopped. The views are amazing, staff just lovely!! Food is good, it’s not a la cart but it’s fine.

With time to fill on a day visit to Isle of Wight we popped in here for lunch. I wanted crab sandwiches which they had and the most delicious cake. What made the difference to us was the kind and attentive service of the ladies in the cafe. Pleasant service and good food is so hard to find these days, and the view of the beach from our table was a bonus too.

This cafe offers all you would expect from a seaside cafe with the advantage of also being licensed. Delicious cakes, well cooked 'comfort food' meals and a wide range of refreshments -- with traditional cooked breakfasts to die for! The friendly staff serve with smile and hygiene standards are high. All in all, one of my favourite seaside watering holes.

This is our local breakfast place and its truly great for breakfast overlooking the solent.The menu has all the old favourites but my favourite is the fact they do a full English or if you can't manage that they do a half which is enough for me.The view is just great and the staff very friendly.

Had the best crab sandwich here They had a really good menu it's situated right on the beach an ideal place for families

We both eat here regularly and return again and again the foods good and wholesome fabulous breakfast, always exceptionally clean. Friendly staff amazing views what more could you need.

Me and my husband had lunch here, we each had a crab sandwich and chips! It was wonderful. Food was great, and despite how busy it was the survive was fantastic. Highly recommend it was also great value for money.

We have been visiting the Captains Cabin for 4 years now during our holidays and we have always enjoyed fantastic food and a friendly welcome. Vinny cooks the most amazing full English breakfast thats literally keeps us going all day! Cooked fresh to order and served piping hot, bacon, egg, mushroom, hash brown, tomatoe baked beans and the added option of fried bread. Best fried bread we have tasted in years. Selina and all the other waitresses are so friendly and helpful, we look forward to every visit. Very quick service and the views over the bay cannot be beaten. Would highly recommend.

We wandered down to captains as we were early for check in at Colwell bay. Lunch didn’t disappoint- fresh crab sandwich with chips. Plenty of outdoor tables to watch the paddle boarders and boats bobbing about. Really lovely

Great location and a superb breakfast!!!! Service was quick and efficient with a decent menu for a cafe style outlet. Topped of with stunning views from the terrace - all you could ask for!!!

What better than to go for proper breakfast when it is a rainy morning. And what a fabulous breakfast we had here. Here with my elderly parents who enjoyed it too. Very good value for money and all freshly cooked. Fresh and delicious. Lovely seating outside under cover if you have dog and stunning views if sat inside. Very clean. Do go and visit

Chip shop. Usual British mediocre sad food but even chips were rubbish . Don’t ‘do’ ice with drinks. Don’t ‘do’ salad dressing on the sad iceberg excuse for a salad.

Husband treated me to a crab sandwich from the Captains cabin while we spent the day on the beach. Have to say it was one of the best I have had, loads of filling and it tasted amazing. Will definitely try to call here again.

We enjoyed a number of meals here during our week's stay and there is good reason we kept coming back. The food is delicious, freshly cooked and good portion sizes. The staff are very friendly and welcoming, the service is fantastic and the view is stunning.

Live locally so often pop in, took a couple of friends last week for breakfast, lovely food, brilliant views and fantastic staff.

Fast and friendly staff. Food cooked and nicely presented .Great value for money and fantastic views from the cafe.

Decent food, friendly staff, what more do you need? A lovely location as well in a quiet, peaceful little bay.

Modern, clean, variety of hot and cold drinks. Good views. 4 stars given because no baby changing facility! Was told the disabled toilet was big if I wanted to change him in there. Thanks but no way am I laying him on the floor. Plus if it's big enough - then where is the pull down changing table?!

We had the most amazing full english breakfast with toast and good quality coffee. Everything was piping hot and very tasty. We will definitely be visiting again.

Went into this resturaunt this afternoon very impressed. The food was lovely and massive servings. I managed to eat everything but dont think i will be able to eat for the rest of the day. Know where to come now for something to eat.

Family outing to the beach on bank holiday weekend. On doing so we came across Captain Cabin on the sea front of Colwell bay. Staff were very polite and the food was great. The portion sizes were huge and great value for money.

Fantastic breakfast this morning cooked by Caz. There isn't a better place to eat with stunning views!! Great value, great food, great choice.

It´s simply a fantastic place to go to. I get excellent service every time I go there. Great food and the price is good. Excellent buffet for example.

Great family cafe serving food all day in the summer, has 5 star hygiene rating and has a proper chef, prices are very reasonable. The Cafe overlooks Colwell Bay and has lovely views. Closed for the winter at the moment

Cheap enough, and not too bad, quick and friendly service, you get what you pay for, great for big family, great views, and very good service.

Sat outside on the verandah with two Lattes and home made cakes served with a smile able to relax and watch the world go by

Lovely spot with beautiful views, had chips, egg, sausage and bacon which was tasty, my partner had a cheese and onion baguette with chips which equally was good. Pretty reasonable and quick service.

We weren't looking for anywhere in particular when we found this place. It was raining so needed somewhere to shelter. I'm so glad we went in. I had a crab sandwich which was very tasty, and with so much salad it was like a meal rather than a snack. I thoroughly recommend a visit if you are in the area.

We had the scampi, cod with chips and a crab meat sandwich. All of the seafood was so fresh, juicy and oozing with flavour. The little one stuck to his usual chicken nuggets which I’m afraid tasted like the reconstituted crap you’d find in most local chippys. Stick to the seafood. It’s worth it.

Thank you, straight off the beach, superb location, we ate looking out to sea, such beautiful views. Great choice of food and my son loved the milkshake with ice cream float.

I go to captains cabin about twice a week in summer as I can walk from home to it I have cheeseburger n chips fresh cream Victoria sponge

Nice and friendly clean good food and reasonable prices. Plenty of seating inside and out with views of the solent.

This really is a gem of a place. One of the best views around and just a few feet from the beach. Recently modernised and extended there is an attractive modern deck outside with glass panels to provide shelter from any wind. There is also a shaded area giving outside seating under the overhang of the roof, plus a few tables inside.

Visited twice for breakfast across a few days. Its down a small road and sits right on the beach. Parking is across the road at a small charge and there is plenty of seating out on the deck overlooking the sea or inside.

Lovely visit to the Captains cabin on a sunny day. Staff were all really friendly and accommodating, a young girl in glasses came out to give my dog a treat which was lovely. The manager (Selena) came out and had a nice chat with us. Only stayed for some cheesy chips but the portion was generous for the price and was definitely needed! Will be back

A lovely little cafe right on the sea front, clean and with very friendly staff. Had a great breakfast at a very good price. Will eat here again.

A lovely cafe right near the stunning colwell beach. We've been here quite a few times now, food is always good and service is great. You can even get an alcoholic drink!! We'll be back again for breakfast very soon

Went here for lunch with my family, meals were good except one that we were not happy with, requested to get a refund on the one meal, which resulted with a lady coming to our table who was in fact the owner, who ended up being very offensive and rude to us telling us to ‘sod of’ we then proceeded to wait for our refund after 10 minutes we went to find her to get the refund for this meal and she was very rude to us and finally gave us the refund but proceeded to tell us to sod of and don’t come back. Real shame to the company as the rest of the staff were very friendly and polite however the owner was neither of these and very very rude.

Colwell Beach has come a long way in the last couple of years - and The Captain';s Cabin is one of the reasons. Friendly service, good cheap food, and a great view over the beach and The Solent complete a visit well worthwhile.

I have never been at a caffe by the sea without any seafood available....this was quite shocking to us. They had an awesome crab salad last summer (probably the only good thing on their menu), and now? Just feeling disappointed :(

We stopped off for a quick lunch on a dog walk along the beach and enjoyed a very good ham salad and a ham and tomato baguette with tea. The location is beautiful with stunning views over the Solent, the food simple but of good quality (the ham was especially flavourful, not supermarket bland). We would definitely recommend.

To this cafe by the sea in Colwell Bay for tea and lunch midst Dogwalk. Simple ham salad with really good ham, good tea, great views of the sea, what more could you ask for?

Excellent view. Good coffee and a tasty toasted bacon sandwich. Friendly fast service! Food freshly cooked. An ideal stop for breakfast on a sunny day.

Captains Cabin offers great choices of meals with good service and at reasonable prices for families.

Well, nice spot. Friendly except when really busy. Lovely cakes, lovely ice cream. Food hit and miss. This time 3 breakfasts (different combos) on a really quiet morning all resulted in hard overcooked fried egg even though freshly cooked (like those on a servery in a canteen). Great shame. Sometimes the bacon or sausage rolls are great - other times they are under or over cooked. Too inconsistent for us. We have decided not to eat here again except cake/coffee/ice cream. OK value but could be better.