Fishermans Cottage in Isle of Wight

We had a great evening ing meal here, the views and location are great as was the fish and chips and the crab salad.

Absolutely wonderful evening here this evening. My husband and I chose to come here to celebrate our anniversary. We chose this after researching restaurants on the island and it was highly recommended. It was such a cute and quaint place to enjoy an evening out. The food was delicious, I had the fish pie and it was so so SO good. Dessert - the chocolate fudge cake was heaven. The service was great, friendly and polite. 100% return and 100% recommend

Just had a lovely meal here with the family. We hadn't booked and were lucky to get a table. Service and food were both excellent, the staff were friendly and welcoming. Our 6 year old son and our dog were also welcome. Highly recommend a visit.

What a delightful little place. Very atmospheric and fantastic food. The fish pie was amazing but tbh it all looked great. Can imagine in the summer however you would need to book if possible.

The position and inside are good. Service was good. But I think the food lets them down. My ‘gourmet’ burger was far from gourmet. It was obviously a cheap prefrozen reconstituted meat and grain burger - a piece of lettuce and tomato served with frozen fries. The burger tasted horrible as did the cheap tomato sauce. Nothing like the pictures on the website. Husband had fish and chips which was better but I just couldn’t eat mine. I’m fascinated as to why they would let themselves down by serving such a cheap burger? A proper 100% beef burger is easy to source and could have been more realistically described as ‘gourmet’!

Very nice and cosy restaurant. It’s perfect if you want to relax and end delicious food. Strongly recommend for everyone!!!

Good food, great selection of drinks, good friendly service, fantastic surroundings and scenery and a lovely visit.

The food wa really good here. Its small, quiet and cosy. I would definitely recommend booking though. The email and phone number are on the website, super easy process and they are quick respond. Staff were super polite and friendly. I really just enjoyed being there. Nothing to complain about. ❤️

Thought the drinks were expensive and food the same.... looked very nice tho....

Cozy. Yummy. If it was a come dine with me score, it would be 11!

What a charming coastal pub. Me and my partner and son have been coming here for years. The building and atmosphere is delightful. The food is good and reasonably priced. Staff are friendly and attentive. We came twice in a week even though I had gone back home to North Hampshire and gone to work. As my sons off school, thought we'd come again. And why not. My son loved the burgers, and I loved the seafood spaghetti. Well be back, next time with my partner too.

Amazing food and service. You really do get what you pay for; large portions, fresh ingredients cooked to order. Staff were welcoming, friendly & helpful, with great patience. Decent toilet facilities (family & pet friendly).

A good restaurant with fresh meal cooked by it could be better if they had more variety and dish for seafood as expected by their name fisherman’s cottage should be specialised in seafood variety of meals.

Really nice food, fantastic service, deserves to be busier.

A wonderful little restaurant full of character, right on the seafront. Feels like a cosy little cottage. An interesting menu with a good range of starters, mains and desserts plus a wine menu offering good value. Particularly recommend the fish pie and the falafel salad. This is right next to the Shanklin Chine, which was sadly closed. Staff could not have been more welcoming. Highly recommended

Closed from early Nov to April more's the pity. Fabulous when it's open

Popped in for lunch and had a great meal. My wife had the gourmet burger, which was home made and delicious. I had crab nachos from the specials board. Best form of nachos I've ever had.

Over the past 6 months we’ve eaten here a number of times. Value wise good using the price is Wight offer. On the occasion we couldn’t use it we felt not only is the food overpriced but don’t like the fact a service charge is added on. We very rarely don’t leave a tip but I think that it should be a choice to make one. On the whole the food was good, one time the fish was tasteless, the children’s meals were downright awful, the cheapest pizza, more like cardboard. Each time my crab salad has been different, the first time it was magnificent, with plenty of crab, a mixed bean salad, potatoes along with the expected lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber and chopped peppers. On another visit half the amount of crab. Yesterday was a lot of mixed salad with a good amount of crab. The mussels have been consistently good. Service has also varied, we met the lovely bubbly David , so chatty and friendly, he’s no longer there, yesterday a lady who over explained everything and seemed a little muddled, maybe she’s new. It would be great if the food and service could be more consistent. The Fishermans is in a wonderful position, right on the seafront and has been pleasantly redecorated. I expect we will return next year, family and friends enjoy a meal there as much for the surroundings as the food, but please improve children’s meals.

Felt very cold and damp inside, food was tasteless and expensive for what you get. We would not recommend this place complete waste of money !

Food is good & very quaint with nice sea views. However, Very cramped inside ( which is fine as is a cottage but with dogs allowed in & off leads is an annoyance when trying to enjoy. No WiFi for customers & zero signal an all networks ( and needed as on call ) - Sadly won’t be recommending to all my family & friends as better elsewhere. ( if they fix WiFi then would be able to return)

We so enjoyed our evenings at this place. Food was excellent and good portions. Typical pub food but with Specials Board each evening which kept it interesting. Service was very good even when they were under staffed due to end of season.. Right on the beach. Good beers.

Food and service were really good I had an amazing crab salad . It was lunchtime so not too busy as when I had visited in previous years. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

Lovely cosy olde place with excellent food and service.

Best fish and chips in shanklin the rest of the food looks really good and only heard positive comments from the people who were eating .A hidden gem. Other places in shanklin make you feel as though once you've finished eating it's time to leave. Always made to feel welcome.

They were fully booked so it’s best to reserve but they kindly squeezed us in and we thoroughly enjoyed the fish pie.

Took my mum out to dinner whilst we are visiting the Island. We booked a table and we were greeted by friendly staff. We both ordered the fish and chips. The fish was huge beautifully cooked and very fresh. The best fish and chips we’ve eaten.

Myself and my girlfriend wandered into the pub last Friday after being recommended by the taxi driver, we walked in the door and was greeted by a member of staff who looked at us and said 'have you booked!' we replied 'no' which he responded in a very curt manner saying 'we don't have any tables!' promptly turned his back on us and walked off! No mention or thought of saying 'you can stay for drink or anything else' so we promptly left! Disappointing!

On shanklins sea front isle of white is a busy little pub which serves an array of good food,we had fish and chips; the fish was really nice the chips would have been better if they were fresh potato not frozen style but still nice it's worth a visit but is a bit expensive

Great service, food and views. Highly recommended.

Went last night, 30th aug ,after reading reviews we thought we have to go there,however we found it disappointing, staff abrupt and not very friendly, fish and chips and the fish pie were nice the spaghetti bolanaise bland and tasteless,dessert was so so,there was a discresanary service charge which may explain staff attitude ,all in all not really a pleasant holiday meal

After many years of passing by when visiting the chine, we decided to pop in for a beer and ended up staying for food. Delicious crab baguettes and chips! Yum! Staff were all really friendly and the dog got lots of fuss which he loved. They also had Islander on tap which is a delicious iow ale I'm a big fan of so that was a tasty bonus! 😁

Great service, fantastic playlist of music, tasty food, good selection of drinks.

It's a great little gem of a place. The best pub food in Shaklin and well worth the walk, either down the Chine or from Hope Beach. Lots of delicious fish dishes to choose from. My crab sandwiches where generous filled and our chips were cooked to perfection. We ate inside, the service was great, our waitress was so lovely, fun, happy and made us feel very welcome. After we finished, we sat outside in the sun with our drinks and watched the sea come in. It's definitely worth a visit.

Nothing to shout about here. Not a big portion of food with fish and chips that you end up paying for £19.95. The fish was the thinnest cut I had from any shop/restaurant, seafood spaghetti was probably the best on the day. Very limited vegetarian options, with high prices and a 12.5% service charge, definitely not worth the wait.

Lovely little pub found at the end of the shanklin chine. We stopped here at the end of the walk with our dogs for a snack before walking back. We ordered some drinks and my husband ordered the pint of prawns which him and the dogs enjoyed. Lovely view of the beach from the outside seating area and the staff were friendly. Would happily visit again

We had to wait for ages to be served, not on peak hours, and before we finished eating they where taken the plates from the able. I do not recomend at all.

Went there with great anticipation after visiting earlier this year and David was absolutely charming. However this time with my daughter and family it was horrendous. The service was slow and ill mannered. Waiting nearly 50 minutes for food as great as it was, is a little too long. Then asked if we wanted desserts had to wait another 17 minutes for the menu by which time the grandkids had had enough. We asked for the bill which finally came and the waitress suggested we had dessert elsewhere. Then to add insult to injury as we left another waitress accosted my daughter in front of everyone to ask if she had paid. The embarrassment that caused was the talking point of the night. Other customers apologised to us on the waitresses behalf. Sadly, neither my organisation, nor my family will ever set foot in that place again and will find alternative venues with better service and manners.

We visited for a lunch and managed to grab a bench table outside in the sea front. Our server was David, very fun, friendly, helpful and entertaining. He really made the visit to be honest. The meals were very average but quite pricey for what we got. I had the fisherman’s pie but it was almost cold in the middle, very watery and tasteless . Clearly frozen and reheated- partially! I make a much better fish pie at home. All other meals were average too. Some were large portions-like the seafood linguine- but the quality was poor. It’s a shame as we have been before and enjoyed it but will be taking it off the list of eateries whilst visiting from now on. Big thanks and shout out to David any way for making us laugh and for excellent service !

Lovely food, great service and a lovely atmosphere. We were a big party, we had booked given a nice space and weren’t rushed. A lovely visit

Lovely food in a quaint little pub. We had fantastic food here and heartily recommend visiting if you're in the area. The mussels were fantastic and the seafood spaghetti also very tasty. You get decent portions also! The decor is very old but suits the place so much. There is also a view!! Do visit if you're in shanklin.

The food here is very good and the service friendly but I have marked down due to the following:- 1. We were asked for our food order before the bottle of wine arrived - then we were given the wrong wine. 2. My husband's plate was taken away before I had finished - very poor etiquette. 3. More than 10% had been added to the bill - this is not The Ivy! when I asked the server if she got the tip she said she didn't know. Of course she would know! Hence I got her to delete the service charge and gave 10% cash. You need to make it very clear on your menu if you are going to add on an extortionate service charge.

Good food excellent location high service charge, I was told to order at the bar when everyone else received table service not sure why and the condiments are a let down but food good if like me you like your sauces bring your own Heinz

I had some friends over for the weekend and they prebooked all the places they wanted to eat, one of which was the Fishermans Cottage. I haven’t been there for many years so was interested to see what it was like. It’s a great little place right on the beach. Unfortunately I was disappointed and probably wont go back or recommend it. Firstly, you get a time slot of 2 hours, so we had to leave straight after we’d finished eating. The food is very average pub food and quite expensive. I had the seafood spaghetti and it was definitely size over substance. My friends had scampi and it actually looked like they had tipped the whole lot out onto the plate in one go with the smallest pot of tartar sauce i’ve ever seen! The nail in the coffin for me was the service charge. We asked the waitress if she got the tip and she said NO!! We took the charge off and gave it to her in cash (they have a tips jar) so hopefully the staff get that. We have many great, good quality pubs and restaurants on the island now, Fishermans you need to do better, especially when you haven’t got holiday makers queueing up outside and are more reliant on the locals!

A unique pub, on the beach. There is seating inside and out. The menu is varied and good local ales.

We visited for a beer after a disappointing visit to the Chine, this pub is beautiful, steeped in history and in a great location on the beach. The staff member who was on was both professional and friendly and loved listening to him singing along to the 80's music playing whilst working!! Will definitely visit for a meal next time we're on the Island.

We had a lovely meal here, the food was excellent and the staff were really friendly. I had the fish pie and my hubby had the mussels. Both were excellent.

This place is an absolute gem! The most perfect location, literally on the beach, really friendly welcoming staff, special shout out to David who bought fun, sass and some great banter! He's a credit to the place. The food was amazing, fresh delicious and hot, inside is lovely too, really great ambience. Also the jalapeno and mango cocktail was a winner 👌🏻 couldn't get enough of them. Love this place and we will definatley return for a visit sometime 😁

Fantastic portions and quality fish too. But the setting is devine, right on the beach which today was 30°C. We sat by the wall and watched the family swimming and building sandcastles so how can it be beat?

Such great ancient pub, staff are friendly, food absolutely delicious. Highly recommend it

Awesome place. Easy access. Friendly staff. Beautiful dishes. Comfortable seating. Lovely atmosphere and music. Well worth a visit.

On my birthday (When I'm 64) and during our cycle camping trek through southern England, we had a fantastic evening at Fisherman's Cottage in Shanklin on July 6, 2024. To start with, the staff was extremely hospitable. The food was good and enjoyable. A real birthday dinner! Highly recommended also for those who don't have a birthday!

I wanted to leave a better review but not at after how I was treated. There was a misunderstanding with one of the waiters which was blamed on me. We were all confused and uncomfortable. I later overheard the waiters talking about it behind my back. After the meal as I was leaving I went to say thank you and bye to the waiter who turned his back to me and ignored me. Incredibly rude. Incredibly unprofessional. Otherwise the food was fine but overpriced for what it was. Nothing special but no major complaints. There is no wifi. Parking space not guaranteed. Nice view on sea. Overall, based on my experience, not coming back and don't recommend.

Superb.the whitebait was excellent and the service 10/10

We followed lovely food cooking smell when we visited Shanklin Chine. It was a welcoming pub at the hidden side. We requested to sit at a warm corner due to windy and nasty rain soaking my little one up. The male waiter was lovely and sent us the special menu board as well. Foods' prices are slightly higher than other local pub foods and didn't realise it had a 12.5% service charge on top of the bills. As you would normally expect, a pub food won't be having any billed in service charge but only pay cash tips. Anyway, the local Isle of Wight beer and ale were nice. We jumped straight into the main course fish and chip and 1 kilo of mussels. Dare me say it was the best and creamy mussels I have had, and the portion was hit my whole year quota. The most amazing was not a single mussel with empty shells. I'm absolutely impressed. Kid spaghetti bolognese is normal dish nothing special. However, the fish was not seasoning, although it was flaky fresh, but it is slightly smaller portion compared to the table that sat next to us. Understood different fish fillets , which came with me. I wasn't impressed with the portion when in the comparison. All in all, foods quite goods, warm atmosphere, lovely waiters and waitresses. Well spent c.£70.

Beautiful food. freshly cooked to order. The service was amazing We was served by David he was so lovely I just adored him He made us laugh which made our first time experience at the fisherman’s cottage one to remember He even gave me a hug as we left xx The atmosphere was cosy and very friendly we would highly recommend this beautiful place to visit

Food good but hidden Surcharge beer overpriced

Delicious fish and chips. Excellent welcome. Very beautiful view of the sea. A very pleasant restaurant

Food, drinks, and atmosphere are all as one would expect from a place called 'Fisherman's cottage'. Prices are as one would expect from a tourist location such as Shanklin Chine. But the desserts! Desserts are so much better than one would expect from a fisherman's cottage in Shanklin! It sounds counterintuitive, but do try their desserts. Go for the summer pudding if they have it. Go for anything else if they don't.

Food was wonderful and staff where amazing Took walk ins and bookings but can imagine in slightly busier seasons needing to book for a table

Amazing food great service and people ,visited twice to eat here with the family can't recommend enough if your in shanklin.

We had to book 2 days in advance but I will say it was worth it the wait It’s not just any fish and chips it’s fisherman’s cottage fish and chips Just go if you can

Service was a bit slow staff very friendly however didn't really listen and messed drinks up also asked for bill 3 tiles and eventually got it in the end. which is a shame as food was really good quite expensive for what it was. Also think the 12.5 service charge is wrong it should be up to the individual to tip if service is good

Highly recommended. Food, atmosphere and service were exceptional

Food was lovely and good portions. David was our server he was great very funny and great at getting the job done. We will definitely go back next time we are on the island.

Unprofessional staff. Tried serving drinks in completely wrong glasses. Served fish and chips on a plate which was to small, the chips were on the plate with the fish dropped on top so had to get the fish off the chips to season them , the fish fell apart so my plate looked like a pile of leftovers. There were flys buzzing around and we were sat inside. Arrived at about 3.30 and was told couldn’t sit inside as tables were reserved for the evening after we had sat down ready to order, so waiter moved us to another table, we were in there for 1 half hrs and in that time no one else turned up at any of the other tables, so don’t know why we was moved around. Just not a friendly atmosphere from arriving to departing. Price wise not value for money

Found this little gem hidden away by off chance. As you can see we had the fish n chips, the fish was fresh with home made batter which was crispy cooked perfectly. All the staff are very friendly and welcoming

Superb pub, food really lovely, great location right on the beach. Staff really helpful and had entertaining stories 😁. Well worth a visit.

Really good fish and chips with a view of the Shanklin beach..

Food was really decent, and the location was great (right on the seafront). The building itself is impressive; you could almost feel it's history in the walls. The staff were great, our waitress was really friendly and added to what was a very positive experience.

Great for fish n’ chips by the beach 🏝️! We didn’t book in advance, we were seated outside which suited us fine as the weather was good. Our waitress was lovely and the food excellent! Would definitely recommend

Nice for a beer after the chine!

Cool place however book in advance if you prefer indoor seating. We had fish and chips that was fresh and scrumptious ,the starters squid was delicious only miff was that the so called jumbo tiger prawns salad was just frozen supermarket prawns that were tasteless and rubbery on a bed of rough chopped salad with drops of sauce was below expectation. Our kid had sausage and chips and was delighted with her meal. The service was lovely and drinks good.

Really nice fish and chip restaurant. If you don't want to dit by the door then book in advance.

A definite catch of the day, we love this quaint cottage feel pub right on the beach and have been frequently over the years bringing our elderly Aunt/Uncle from up north to experience today. We hadn’t booked but the sunshine gods were on our side, lots of reserved tables and we were fortunate to time the last remaining unbooked table. Drinks, whitebait, nachos, onion rings, hot and delious for starters. Mains of crunchy chips and steamy scampi, huge portions of spaghetti Bol and not forgetting the Seabass that is a taste sensation. Today the entertainment was provided by David who was charming, witty and a wonderful host. The whole team at Fishermans cottage are amazing and this purple hair/sea bass lady can’t wait until her next visit during the summer.

Came here for lunch with family and we all really enjoyed ourselves! Myself and my partner both ordered the steak (as it's unusual to see steak on a menu that's under £20 these days!) and thought they were cooked perfectly. The other members of our party ordered the seafood spaghetti and were likewise very pleased, particularly with the quality and quantity of the seafood. Great desserts too, and the view of the beach and cliffs from the tables outside is beautiful. Our waiter David was also delightful, and very funny!

Went here for dinner with my partner it was amazing lovely quiet atmosphere the service was quick the staff really friendly and you can have a laugh with the guys and the food was outstanding I had the gammon, chunky chips and peas and my partner had spaghetti bolanaise it came out really quickly and it was pipng hot and probably the best gammon I ever had I would highly recommended this place for food the prices were good as well

Friendly welcome, fantastic location. Will return again and again! Just returned and sill a great place!

Best Pina colado I've ever tasted!!!

Thank you for the best experience and food i have ever eaten in Shanklin .. i really liked the food and the place.. also All the staff were so friendly and welcoming .. and Big thanks to the chef (Mustafa).

David was amazing!! Made us feel very welcome!

What a little gem. Direct from the beach and welcomes dogs. Food excellent...so much so we ate there 3 consecutive nights. Recommend the fish pie and the rump steak great value. Best fish and chips too. Having a greyhound we needed space so the staff gave us the best table at the time. Many thanks to Rachel for her great customer service and to David for his stories. Loved this place.

You love pubs, you love sea,... go to the Fisherman's cottage! Top food in a nice place.

Brilliant service and amazing food, especially the fish dishes. Went 2 nights in a row and loved it!!

Good food. Friendly host and nice location.

Rude and unfriendly staff, granted we didn’t realise that the pub wasn’t dog friendly but the attitude we received from the bar maid and manager when we walked in was really bad. The moment we walked in the barmaid was just staring at us and giving us a filthy look, the manager then was really quite rude - we would have happily of sat outside with the dogs due to the misunderstanding, but the attitude of the staff made us feel so uncomfortable that we left straight away and went to the steamers inn instead (which is so lovely). It’s a shame as we would always visit this pub when on the Island, it’s really gone downhill.

Only popped in the once and the Fish and Chips were yummy, hot and fresh. Would have liked to have gone back a few times and tried different items in the menu. As the Fish Platter at £40+ sounded absolutely delicious 😋 but hadn't seen this on the specials board on entering the establishment. Next time I hope

This place was never open even when I phoned them and spoke to themwe went down in oping times but always closed

Not open but would be nice for us straddles tacking a walk past this buetyfull place

The singer ukulele player was brilliant

Cheap and delicious… Highly recommended for family and couples . Very nice food especially seafood spaghetti and prawns

What a lovely place with excellent staff and service I think the chaps name was mustapha brilliant friendly efficient and smart I had a burger and chips and a pint of coke lovely chips nice meaty peppery burger with fresh crispy salad in a nice soft bun bbq sauce good food in a nice relaxed friendly place can't go wrong cheers guys I will be back

We visited windy and rainy weekend 😬 it’s not a great weather but still good atmosphere. And cozy calm place. They also available high chair. We ordered prawn salad, seafood pasta, fish and chips. The portions of food was good 👍 we wanted to try dessert but couldn’t try it. The staff was very helpful and friendly. Toilet was clean!! We had a perfect time in here. If possible we would like to re-visit when is sunny ☀️

The best and cosiest place (during the winter). No wifi. Had only 1 real ale on cask and that seemed to taste a little sour. £2.50 a half.

I love dogs in the right place, but thanks for not letting them inside. I have no desire to view their excretory or reproductive organs while eating. Look forward to returning to a hygienic evening soon.

Had the most amazing crab sandwich! Very generous amount of fresh, tasty crab with crisps and salad on the side. Friendly welcoming host. Worth the walk to the end of the beach to get out of the wind and rain!

Had the most amazing crab sandwich! Was looking for a light lunch, but this was huge, and so tasty!

Great location but owners hat dogs just turned away a group of six for a full weekend lunch as they would accept a dog inside even though they were empty

Lovely restaurant at right on the beachfront at the base of Shanklin Chine, beautiful sea food is ths speciality in this compact subtly decorated restaurant. Good quality food along with good attentive service completes the whole dining experience before, after or during a visit to the delightful Shanklin Chine

This restaurant is on the seafront in Shanklin. The location is perfect. As it was a very rainy week the restaurant had been flooded the week before. It's fairly small inside but as it as November and half term we got a table without difficulty. The staff were friendly and service was very good. The food portions were generous. Prices were a little expensive but the food was tasty. In warmer times there is a small seating area outside. Well worth a visit.

We came here for a second visit, after many years. The food is still great and the pub has been renovated since our first visit. For dinner, might be a good idea to book.