Cowes Ale House in Isle of Wight

Called in 2 real ales to choose from didnt stay for another :(. Only seemed to be locals in dont think visitors got much of a welcome. Wont be back.

Great choice of ale at a great price. Very friendly and welcoming. A nice little sun trap out the back out of the breeze.

Very welcoming bar man and COVID friendly However 3 poor beers on tap- quite a few lagers and loads of cider - this is a cider house and sadly not a good ale house :(.(.....

Tiny little pub but great choice of ale and service is cheery and chatty. Worth popping in to taste the local ale

We are on holiday on IoW and organised our Monday evening around going here for the live Irish music night (advertised as 8pm on Monday evenings). Arrived at 8pm, musicians and their instruments were there...we drank poor pints for an hour awaiting some action...we then asked when the music would begin and were told that there was a shortage of musicians as it was the week of the Isle of Wight Festival...so no music tonight...??? Shambolic!

Cosy bar, good selection of Real Ales in good condition at a good price. Friendly and knowledgeable bar staff. Will visit again.

This place is very small and cosy with limited choice. We did walk in and nearly walk out again. We stayed for a drink and ordered wine. There were two choices and the barman got it wrong. It didn't matter though. We felt that were invaders here in a way and it felt a little uncomfortable. It is intimate, but wasn't the place for us.

Surprised at the lack of choice of Ales on a Saturday evening (20/8/18), partner had a can of Guinness due to this. We only stayed for 1 drink as mainly low stalls to sit on so not particularly comfortable and a lot of flies near the window where we sat and it was annoying trying to keep off our beer.

An excellent small old pub with good selection of real ales and great friendly atmosphere, spent quite a long time in the pub and got chatting to the friendly locals.

Brilliant pub with a great atmosphere especially on a Monday evening when there is an Irish'ish music session. Great little pub with some fantastic beers.

There was just the one local ale on from a choice of 3 when I visited. My experience of ale houses is that the beer is served from a cool room. This had the barrels in the bar area and so on a very hot evening the beer was over warm. The bar was also emptying at about 8 pm though it was busier on our arrival There is a small outside and not particularly appealing smoking area with a few chairs. Had hoped it was going to be a better experience

A very attractive small bar with a small courtyard out the back. Unfortunately the management insists on taking no notice at all of customers advice and complaints, over a period of years, so the pub is frequently almost empty when it should be a thriving asset to Cowes. The beer choice can be interesting but the beer is served warm and out of condition, doggedly poured to the end of the barrel to take money rather than provide a quality drink in exchange for payment. This bar could be a destination from all over the island, and the mainland, if it cared about the quality of the beer.

Beer always perfect. The scotch egg that we ordered one lunch-time was straight out of a Sainsburys Basics bag from the supermarket 3 doors down so I definitely would have food here again.

A good place with atmosphere - pleasant prompt service, several real ales and IoW gin. A little cramped but good to see a pub being successful.

Small real ale pub in the high street. Taste before you buy. Reasonably priced. Quirky seating. Small hot food menu board. Will try that next visit. Ale was really nice.

Good selection of ales, nice staff, convenient, clean, cosy, ticks all the boxes needed for five stars.

Loved this little pub good beers, Ales & ciders nice little atmosphere recommend this pub if your in cowes look forward to going again when I'm over

We stopped in here for a drink. Cosy little pub with moderate prices and a good selection of local ales. Friendly atmosphere with live music on the Friday night we visited.

Fui a este pequeño pub con mis padres para tomar una copa, el servicio fue excelente, el servicio con una sonrisa que no vemos ya! El interior del pub era súper acogedor y los precios son muy razonables, especialmente ubicado en Cowes. Este pub es como un poco de la mina de oro y hay una enorme sensación de acogedor tanto para clientes habituales y nuevos clientes.

El lugar de parada para una bebida en Cowes.

Like this little ale house. It's quirky and extremely friendly atmosphere. Even though it's small there is sometimes live music.

Cowes Ale House es exactamente lo que dice en la lata, es un pub donde también se puede comprar comida ligera, aunque no he probado y no puedo opinar sobre la calidad. El bar venden diferentes tipos de cervezas con el cambio sobre una base regular. Si estás buscando un lugar para ser entretenidos tendrá que hacerlo usted mismo. La última vez que visitó la Casa de Ale, fue un domingo por la tarde, un cantante estaba actuando y, aunque mi propia voz está mal, me gustó mucho participar en estas canciones me sabía. En general un buen pub para visitar y relajarse, especialmente con amigos.

Excelente selección de cervezas, bien cuidada, personal amable y cerveza un ambiente muy acogedor, bien recomendado

Great pub, great ales although the selection can be limited depending on how busy they are / have been.

Un muy agradable avanzó, antiguo pub de cerveza. Buenas cervezas, no hay máquinas de frutas o la televisión. Pequeño, acogedor y amable

Nice decor very quiet the bar maid behind bar hiding in wash room playing with mobile phone I personal think this is a small pub not a real ale place as they provide all range of drinks to cater for everyone sorry this is a disappointing with just three ales on wadworth horizon theakston infallible and black hole red dwarf. They have quizzes

Loved it - small but perfectly formed - good range of ales - welcoming landlady - traditional bar snacks - will return

A very quaint and authentic ale house. It advertises pub food. When asked what the soup was we were told it's the big soup in a tin by Heinz!!!! We swiftly made a quick exit!

If you would like to take refreshment in a quiet convivial environment this is the place for you. Enjoy a real ale.

a good section of ales in the second smallest pub on the island. Nice little decked area outside and excellent pricing make this well worth a visit. Nice toilets for a pub well done. No hot food served.

Good Ales straight from the barrel, a range of continental Lagers on draft,the dark one is a must try.Basic bar snacks at good prices.This pub is a true gem its a Pub and doesn't try to be anything else, friendly helpful staff and good banter is the order of the day along with great beers at very good prices.

Friendly people who care about their ales in this front room on the High Street bar. Nice music sometimes, too.

Brilliant little find in Cowes high street. Great ale and cracking pint of cider. Landlord has lots of local knowledge and tips. We will be back. Thanks. ;)))

A tiny place but full of atmosphere, and interesting and tasty beers on tap, helpfully introduced the landlord. Recommended for a pint - didn't try the bar snacks so can't comment on them.

Very friendly and great ales. I will come back next time I'm in Cowes. Rod the manager was very entertaining

Tiny pub but very friendly and welcoming. Took part in the quiz which was great fun. Will be returning.

Just got lucky here, popped in for a pint and found we were in a fab cosy little pub with some great beer and excellent live music. Had to be dragged out to go for a meal!

If you like your ale real, this is the place to go. Rod, behind the bar most times I've visited, is very welcoming. There is entertainment a few nights each week.A selection of real ales are always available and there are pots above each barrel to show the colour of the ales. Czech and German beers are also available

I saw this place on TA and vowed next time I was in Cowes I'd give it a go.. Popped in for a pint on Friday night with 2 friends and ended up stopping for several... The place has a really friendly vibe, partly due to the fact that is probably no more than 40' x 12' in size, so it feels like you're drinking round at a friends house. There were 4 ales available, all new to me and the landlord was more than willing to let you try a taster before committing to any of them. As mentioned elsewhere, pork scratchings were great, not cardboard usual offerings you find in most places and prices very reasonable.. Definitely go back when next over on the island.

Newly opened traditional family run pub in the heart of Cowes. Lovely beers from the barrell. Cosy indoor space and tiny outdoor seating area. Snacks rather than meals and a good range of wines and spirits. Great coffee too. Easily missed so seek it out!

Sailed from Fareham to Shepherd's Whalf. Stayed overnight on our boat. Found cowes very nice. Lots of small shops and pubs. Found Cowes Ale House very cosy. Lots of local ales and local ciders. Food very good all locally and very reasonably priced. Saturday night had easy listening live group. The court yard small but again cosy. Everyone chatted together very friendly. They even do takeaway beers and ciders. Great to take back to the boat. We will definitely go again

If you like good beer and a friendly environment then the Ale House is perfect. Tucked away on Shooters Hill in the centre of Cowes it'd a great place to relax after a hard day on the water! Roger, Drumbeat

My niece introduced us to Real Ales so we went into this Ale House. It's a lovely little bar with a great friendly atmosphere.

Always a warm welcome. Evenings with live music are noisy but fun. Seating not very comfortable but its a small pub and the nicest in Cowes. But it IS small.

Great tiny little pub with a great ale and lager selection. Good friendly, talky and knowledgeable staff. Fairly priced and decent (slightly nautical) interior too. Visited with my family and there's something for every type of drinker here.I sampled an ale, but didn't like it all that much so instead went for a "Das Schwarze" by Schwaben Braü (A black lager) which was very nice. The others with me had the "Meister Pils" again by the same German brewery and again very nice. Hard scratchings available which is always a good sign of a proper ale house.Can't fault the place and so will definitely visit again on my next trip to Cowes.

Love this place! great laid back atmosphere and comfy chairs.. also has great ciders and beers. The owners are lovely and very friendly.

It's an ale house. Consequently it focuses on ale and does a very good job at it. Rather 'cosy' but worth it for the selection and quality of the ale on sale. Not somewhere to take your wife/girlfriend/partner for a romantic date unless they appreciate a fine ale - in which case they will be impressed.

The Cowes Ale House is small and cute with a good selection of local and international beers. We were in cowes for 2 nights, and sent to this place both times. The first night, there was live music, which was enjoyable and not too loud for this small space. So we enjoyed it. Definitely a good place to pop in for a beer.

Although Pater did like the scrumpy it is a funny little pub where all conversations are overheard hahah

On passing the Cowes Ale House onn our wat yo Cowes esplanade we decided to pop in for a drink.We were met by a very cheerful and friendy barman. It was early in the day, so we were the only two customers.We were made very welcome and will return another day

The atmosphere is very good, it is only a small pub but they have a good selection of beer which you can have a taster of before you buy. Not recommeded when they have a live group on as you can then not have a conversation.