Harvey Browns Cafe in Isle of Wight

Amazing atmosphere. Local food produce and Wellcoming staff . Amazed by the deli buchees and frozen foods. This institution sells every fine dining you could get. It is a bit pricey for everyday shopping bit overall is amazing

Decided to have lunch here after shopping in the Farm Shop. Looked at menu and could not find anything we liked so left and went to the Dairyman's Daughter instead which had a menu containing all our favourite foods. Soon as I saw "skinny fries" that put me off completely. Definitely a menu for the young and trendy not 80 year olds like us.

What a disappointment. I ordered Fillet steak Tartare and asked the waitress what vegetables she would recommend. She emphatically said chips. I looked at the menu, saw Skinny Fries and said I do not like Skinny chips. I noticed that there were Dirty Fries advertised so asked for them, there was no mention of them being Skinny on the menu and was very surprised when Skinny fries, Dirty or otherwise, arrived as the waitress knew I did not like Skinny chips and had not warned me that they were going to be Skinny. I was even more shocked when I tried to eat them. They were so hard that they cut my gum on the right side of my mouth and I had to leave half of them. I complained to a waitress and the response was "Sorry" and then walked away. Not being satisfied with this appalling response I complained again when I paid the vastly overpriced bill and asked her to suggest to the chef that he should not overcook the fries as they had cut my gum and it was very sore. I was told " Sorry about that, I will tell him". This is not the response I would expect to maintain good customer relations and I doubt very much I will be returning to eat here again, neither will I recommend you to any visitors I may have. May I suggest you upgrade your waitress (and chef) training to avoid other people having such an unpleasant experience please.

We had quite a relaxing experience, but our breakfast took quite a long time to be served, and by the time it arrived to our table our coffee had gone cold. The lakes were lovely to stroll around and we decided to take some cake away with us which was delicious. I wouldn’t mind returning to try the breakfast brioche.

We live locally so know how good the shop and butchers are. We popped in for some lovely fresh veg and decided to have lunch. We only wanted a light bite so had a cheese and ham croissant. Our order was taken by a very dour unhelpful server. Our coffee and tea came fairly speedily but after 30 minutes with our drinks long gone, we still had no croissants. We had to get a waitress (who was great, not her fault ), to chase our food. It then came with the waitress saying "they had just been done", yeh OK hot croissants but not with melted cheese so obviously they'd been sitting around. We Will go to the shop but never will return for lunch. Shame as before we had breakfast which was great. Something is going wrong somewhere!

We popped in here after having some lunch just up the road at The Fighting Cocks (please see my separate review). It was just to have a quick look around & grab a coffee & some cake at the cafe. The butchery looked well stocked & the young guy behind the counter was very informative. They had many island products including local breads, jams, garlic & milk etc, prices are slightly up on other places. We walked through to the cafe, which was very bright & airy, it reminded us so much of IKEA (not a criticism), lots of yellows & greens, with brightly coloured tables with wooden legs. We sat inside, although there was plenty of seating outside too. A tea, a flat white, a white wine & a slice of cake was ordered, it was delivered to our table in less than 5 minutes. The flat white was good, as were the other drinks, but, the star of the show was most certainly the Raspberry & Pistachio cake, absolutely delicious, moist sponge & fabulously soft icing on top sprinkled with crushed pistachios, 😋

Shop is amazing! Met a couple of young guys serving today at the butchers counter 6th September late afternoon and they were brilliant and so knowledgeable. We have just finished a wonderful meal of a ‘Stilton Duo’ as recommended delicious! They are a credit to the team and we will go back to buy more because of them. Well done to the butchers team.

Visited this place twice on week’s holiday. Lovely relaxed atmosphere. Staff all lovely. Food was amazing, but if you want cheap fast food, go elsewhere. Good quality produce in shop and cafe. Will return when next on the island.

My wife, mother, and I visited to take a light lunch and then shop. Firstly, plenty of Disabled Bay parking that's very close to the building. Secondly, a really nice menu with several new dishes - I had the trout starter and my wife a lamb gyros wrap and my mother a tomato ceviche salad. All looked beautiful, and my fish was probably the best I've had for years! The service was excellent and the staff were friendly and very helpful. Shopping was a tad expensive, but it's an 'artisan' sort of store, so we expected it. Overall, we loved it and will revisit.

Love the concept here - a great destination point for a bite to eat and then time for a browse and then to pick up some delicious looking food for dinner. For the quality, prices are extremely reasonable with a great selection of local produce - what’s not to like.

We’ve eaten here a few times now and always been very pleased. Today was no exception. We both had the Breakfast Brioche and what a beauty it is. A stack of yummy breakfast items crammed into a brioche bun. Delicious. Staff are all friendly and efficient. Special mention for Lily whose calm presence at the order point on a busy morning was a credit to the place; also to Rory who dealt with our menu question quickly and and then never stopped the whole time we were there! Keep up the good work.

Hadn’t been before, but heard pretty good feedback so thought we give it a try. Very slow service, yes it was pretty busy, but employ enough staff to cope with it. Food was ok, but for the price disappointing. £42 for 2 gyros, chips and 2 cokes. Sadly won’t be returning. The farm shop looked great.

We had been to Harvey Browns last year when we visited Isle of Wight and thought it was great. So we went back for lunch today oh boy what a disappointment overpriced not value for money. Food was so little and not presented well. Would not recommend.

I really enjoyed my trip to Harvey Brown's farm shop. There was a variety of different types of produce. The shop assistants were very helpful too. The cafe had a nice atmosphere but I could only buy olives as a savoury snack.

Arrived at cafe at 11.45am missed breakfast menu that finished at 11am only a few cakes left, no savoury. Set meal Lunch didn't start till 12... at 11.55 they wouldn't take lunch order so had to queue again at 12pm. There was no heating in our area so sat in our coats. Food arrived £19 for a roast and was luke warm at best cold within a min. I had lentil and sweet potato curry which was like lentil soup. Too watery to eat with knife and fork. No rice or bread with it so had to order fries total £18. Food was Ok not worth the money, service very bad, won't be going back.

Large indoor market specializing in an impressive selection of good quality local produce. Very well arranged and displayed for optimal shopping experience, clean. Cafe has a menu to satisfy all tastes it seems , it states all food is freshly cooked. Unfortunately we ate prior to arrival here. Huge parking lot directly nearby.

I have visited Harvey Browns several times. It's a lovely place to visit for a cup of tea and coffee meeting friends and catch up. However plenty of cakes to choose from but NO savoury type foods to go with the tea and coffee. Come on Harvey Browns not everyone likes cakes or has a sweet tooth any chance of a savoury accompaniment?

Turned up today and arrived at 11.04 for breakfast and went to order 3x breakfast and the lady was very rude!!! I get they has to be a cut of point but for 4 minutes to turn down around £50. They don't serve lunch till 12 so a hour to sit around, however if they wasn't so rude we may have stopped and had a drink however we left. Very disappointed with the attitude towards new customers.

I really like Harvey Browns cafe and have used it quite a lot, however today I ordered a dish which I had before and thoroughly enjoyed. Avocado on Sourdough with spinach, and mushroom, which as shown on the menu, should have included chilli, mint and garlic.....only it didn't. At a cost of £14.50 including a black decaf Americano it was very disappointing.

We've not been here before so decided to pop over and give its go. First impressions were nice although the planters were a bit dowdy outside. The staff were quite miserable we thought and the atmosphere was quiet. We thought the menu looked different if a little pricey. We ordered and it looked good however our chicken had pieces that were red an undercooked so we had to send it back. The waitress was kind and pleasant and changed it for another. It wasn't as I expected as I'd heard good reviews previously. The shop was nice with some interesting things but again pretty expensive for what it was. Nobody looked happy to be there overall which was a shame. Will I go again? I'm not sure

Whilst staying on IOW we visited this unusual restaurant/farm shop and were very impressed. The choice was impressive, good quality and they were very happy to help with guest who had serious allergies. Afterwards, a visit to the shop is t9 be recommended!

Was intrigued as heard some lovely things, was not disappointed with the shop and butchers. Brought some mustard sausages, cant wait to cook them. The butcher talked me through some of the meats available, really knowledgeable. Not cheap, but on par with island produce. Setting and views are wonderful and I cant wait to visit in the summer. We did not eat, as it was a little cold in the cafe for me today, but will return when a little warmer.

Visited the farm shop and cafe last week. Genuinely impressed with the new, bright and airy space. Lots of parking and the staff were friendly.

We have not tried the cafe yet, but their range of food products is excellent and quite reasonable in price

As islanders we are so lucky to have this restaurant and farm shop. We have had lunch twice in the last two weeks. The menu is so good we had to come back for the second choice! Very high standard of food and very nice, attentive staff. We have bought meat and vegetables from the shop too. Congrats to all the staff for making this a gem of a venue!

Absolutely fantastic food, full of flavour. Over 2 weeks we visited for lunch and breakfast, both were delicious. The coffee is the best we’ve had on the island so far. Staff were very attentive and polite. Cafe is comfortable, spacious and has a nice vibe about it. Had a walk around the shop, everything is so beautiful displayed and very reasonably priced. Can’t wait to visit in the summer, the views are stunning. The only point I would make would be it’s quite cold in there, so put an extra jumper on!

We popped into the cafe today had the fig snd blue cheese salad it was ok but for £12 very small ,not good value at all ,shame really could have been so much better

We have eaten here before and the food had been good. This time we all had roast lunches. We were very disappointed with the meals overall. The roast potatoes were over cooked and hard, the cauliflower in the cauliflower cheese was not cooked and raw and also was partly broccoli not cauliflower but also raw. Al dante is good but this was raw / uncooked. We had to ask for more gravy, the little jugs that were served weren’t even half full. The roast beef was good but not hot. Unfortunately the plates and most of the food was at best lukewarm. Horseradish sauce had no flavour or taste. The service was acceptable, but the quality of food for the price was not acceptable. Would not recommend this for Sunday roast meals

We were recommended Harvey Browns by the hotel for local food and produce. We certainly weren’t disappointed. The food was lovely, beautifully served and it was a really interesting menu. Whilst we only had snacks, all of the food coming out of the kitchen looked...

Amazing place, very clean, lovely food, staff were really nice, lots of island made food to buy, lovely lake and walks

What a wonderful place - a lovely "Deli/Farm Shop" combined with a Cafe that serves delicious food, drinks and cakes. Not generally open in the evenings, it is a great place for Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch - highly recommended. Good any time, but very nice...

We ate and shopped here, in both, the quality of food was excellent, service was very good. It’s a must visit, is a little pricey but for the quality it’s definitely worth paying. There is a fabulous deli counter and butcher counter on site. We...

Today was one of our regular visits to this delightful café. The staff here are 2nd to none and the food is just divine. We had chicken Caesar bruschetta for the first time today, along with a few dirty fries and it was amazing. I...

Lovely cafe, nice surroundings, tasty and well prepared food and good service. Farm shop is well stocked and has some cracking grub.

Came across this place whilst driving around as we were looking for a cafe (for lunch) that did hot food and had its own parking (had enough of paying high fees for council run parking…). The cafe is open and spacious, airy. Unfortunately due to...

Enjoyed the lakeside setting, food and live reggae music at the sunset sessions. The food was served quickly and well organised, the queue for the bar took ages to be served but the staff were friendly and helpful.

Absolutely love this great restaurant, having now been a couple of times. The menu is imaginative and seasonal and really shines a light on the excellent IOW produce. Our first visit was during a terrible storm and there was a power cut - thankfully our...

Great Farm shop with a good selection of items from around the island. Not the cheapest but it's local. Also has standard farm shop items from further afield along with a Butchery. The restaurant, we looked at but it had a rather unusual menu, no...

I just love Harvey Browns Cafe. So bright and light. Great staff and the most delicious freshly cooked food. I popped in for a very quick lunch and ordered the Fritto Misto. A delicious pile of yummy veg cooked in a light Tempura batter and...

Best breakfast on the Isle of Wight, always come here and it never fails. Shop is great too to look on way out.

Lovely modern surroundings, friendly staff. The only issue was choosing from a fantastic original menu that was full of interesting and unique choices. Had the Lamb Gyros and was very happy with my decision. Will definitely be coming back!

A real bright spot on the Isle of Wight for excellent food, drink and service. A fantastic location giving a tranquil venue off a busy road, over looking a fishing pond. Super farm shop attached too.

Out for lunch with family, great food, easy to order at the bar. Nice elderflower spritz drink ❤️. Great Sunday lunch- not cheap but very reasonable for great quality food. I have been multiple times for lunch with friends, coffee break and work team meetings....

My friend and I had lunch here a while ago and I just knew I had to take my food aficionado son here for his opinion. Beautiful summer day so we sat outside on their lovely patio overlooking the lake. Extremely good choice on the...

Spend a bit less e on fancy furnishings and concentrate on better quality of service. It took 25 minutes for two coffees and four cakes. When the order arrived it was wrong (only three cakes) and I was rudely told that she would check my...

Walked round the back no signage and no Entrance sign. Once we found the way in we were very impressed with the facilities and what was on offer. Had a great lunch very nice staff and fair prices. We wiil return now we know the...

Just went here to check it out, wow, great place, food looked fantastic, the shop was varied and the meat deli to die for, highly recommended.

Visited for restaurant and farm shop. Farm shop attractively laid out with large selection of meats, vegetables, fruits, and packaged items. Shop staff refused to provide taster samples in shop ,so bought nothing and without using restaurant. Will not return.

Stopped using farmer jacks as they had some pig ignorant rude guy behind the butcher counter . However been twice to the new one and haven’t seen him Quality ingredients across the board and not outrageously priced. Can shop there and buy only island produce...

If,as we did, you arrive at 11.00 looking forward to brunch you’ll be disappointed. They have a full 1-hour break in service when only drinks and cold items are available. ONE HOUR! Convenient for the staff but not for customers. We grumbled and waited and...

I used to frequent Farmer Jacks a lot. Then they received a poor hygiene rating and the next thing I knew they had moved to a purpose built location down the road. I have visited a couple of times and am not impressed. Not a...

Visited with family and upon arrival venue was pleasant, placed order at counter with friendly member of staff. Over all very open and clean space to have a spot of breakfast or lunch. Ordered steak broiche x2 and a croissant with cheese and tomato. After...

Used the cafe thee or four times over the last few weeks for a mixture of lunch and afternoon coffee & snacks. The sort of place that will probably divide opinion. It will be too “grand designs” for some tastes and, like everywhere these days,...

The Crab Beignets with Chili Jam and excellent fries were so good. The IoW tomato and aubergine arancini had my husband in rhapsodies. He ordered garlic bread - we took most of it home to share with supper - garlicissimo. Friendly and efficient service. Very...

Just stopped off for a tea and cake having heard and seen the build of Harvey browns. The farm shop has some great ideas and if I lived here again I’d use them. The service was moderate, they did however make me a milkshake from...

I've seen some negative reviews about this place. Honestly, there's no pleasing some people! '20 minute wait...blah de blah..' Get over yourselves, you miserys! We love to visit Harvey Browns, have a latte or two sausages and bacon for nigh on four quid and top...

Went here looking for food but settled on a coffee instead. Definitely an upmarket atmosphere but looked great inside and toilets were nice and clean. Coffee was good, nothing extraordinary. Staff nice but seemed stressed. Probably more of an atmosphere in the summer

Ì went here with 2 friends and we all had the fore rib beef burger which was lovely, very tasty. The atmosphere was relaxed and staff were friendly but even though we were seated near the log burner we were all freezing, so if you...

Third visit in as many weeks and once again was not disappointed. Menu is so different from the usual pub fare offered up in most places and standard of the cooking is seriously impressive. Love the ever changing menu and discovering new delicious things to...

We had lunch after an interesting look round this lovely farm shop. The menu had some great dishes and it was hard to choose. All dishes ordered were really well presented and did not disappoint on eating. The serving team were really friendly and overall...

With attractive views across open country; a spacious and warm cafe welcomes visitors. All the staff were very pleasant and helpful. The prices for hot drinks and cakes were felt to be a tad on the high side, although the quality could not be faulted....

Goodness Me!.Just finished a mammoth Winter Mezze Board from the daily specials menu.Absolutely Delicious down to the very last mouthful.Great value.Bright fresh & welcoming with a fabulous fire..Good coffee too.

Great coffee and cake. Sadly the service was as glacial as the room temperature. The cafe service was well staffed but badly managed.

Visited for coffee & pastries after shopping at the farm shop next door which has a good selection of local fresh meat & vegetables. We were told there would be a 10 minute wait which was fine but waiting 20 minutes for 2 coffees wasn't...

I took one of my neighbours today as she had never been before we sat outside in the sun the coffee and the cakes were delicious ,as i ex restauranteur I think they need to get more tables for 2 and in the summer some...

We’ve had some good breakfasts and lunches here, but today when we asked for the menu (none out) we were told somewhat tersely that breakfast had finished at eleven and lunch didn’t start until twelve. There was a cabinet fill of filled croissants, cakes and...

My husband and I visited today with our daughter and my parents. Whilst one member of staff was very helpful in helping us get a table that was suitable for my Mum who is disabled, the rest of the visit was a disaster. 3 of...

Been here a few times shopping is good for food…it’s a bit expensive but the quality is great. They sell Somme frozen food and fresh food. Cafe is lovely but can get busy

We are three couples who meet monthly for breakfast. Mostly we go to places in the West Wight where we live. However, this was a special anniversary, so we took the 40 mile round trip to go to Hale Common. It does not have much...

Served in the open and airy Harvey Browns Cafe, this is a breakfast that does not disappoint. Made with good quality items, this breakfast sets you up nicely for the day ahead. The colour of the breakfast and in particular the eggs and the tomatoes...

Just amazing, the food here is all just amazing, and well priced for what it is. The dry age steak blew our minds. When we’re back on the island we will definitely return. The cafe was very good as well, if not missing a touch...

Visited Harvey Browns , great Farm Shop , decided to have lunch , ordered burger and chips , crab and gravlax salad and portion of chips , we were told half an hour , but it took an hour, it was good food when it...

After a very mediocre visit for lunch a couple of weeks ago , I was excited to hear about the acquisition of the Islands best kept secret, Chef Michael Fuller. And wow' what a difference. My wife fully enjoyed her halloumi gyros, and my mackerel...

We didn’t eat in the cafe but what a wonderful setting. We bought from the farm shop and it was fantastic quality. The meat was exceptional and lovely fresh produce. We loved the deli! All reasonably priced.

We were looking for somewhere for breakfast and we decided to go to the newly opened cafe. Signage on the road is a little set back and had to do some searching to find the name of the cafe despite driving by a few times....

Modern, clean, innovative, trendy not expensive, great service....well worth a visit. Farm shop is fab too.

The location, surroundings, setting and farm shop are all excellent. But the day we visited, the cafe really let it down. No menu at the tables, just a board by the door leading out the back. No baguettes or sandwiches, nor any of the lovely...

I had called in the morning to check that there was a good choice of items for a coeliac . I was told that the fries were gluten free,there would be a chicken burger on the menu that day with a gluten free roll ....

My friend Louise and I visited Harvey Browns for the first time today, we were very impressed by the very helpful and polite friendly staff also the cleanliness of the premise. the food hall and butchers are great with mostly source local produce with good...

First visit they weren’t opening the kitchen as they needed to give chef a day off, fine but at least advertise that somewhere before we get to the restaurant. Second visit had a delicious breakfast but had to wait 1hour 15 mins for it. Overall...

4 of us for lunch. First minor issue,,,,they don’t do a full menu on Monday and Tuesdays…?? Why..?? 3 had various cheese baguettes and I had the salt beef sandwich. (which is hot and comes from the kitchen along with a couple of other hot...

My son & I visited On Monday, I’m only able to eat a diary free diet….nothing was to much trouble for the staff they found us beautiful food to eat. The garden is stunning by the lake. The farm shop is also stocked with Isle...

Called by for Breakfast and from the start to be charged £11 plus drinks for a full english, set a level of expectation that is was going to be something good. And good it was, especially the eggs and the sausages, unfortunately for the price...