Red Lion in Isle of Wight

Moved here a couple of years ago & have driven past loads always promising to visit as looks gorgeous from the outside. So came here for the first time Sunday and found the food to be exceptional! At last we found a pub that can cook roast beef pink!!! I had the duck and was blown away, as for the doughnuts filled with onion jam - I have no words! Puds were home made and utterly gorgeous and service excellent from Hannah. On that premise we booked for my birthday today (Wednesday) for 4 of us and we were not disappointed! Food was incredible again - my fillet steak was out of this world. Service was again very good and I was surprised with a dessert birthday plate. Price point was spot on for such wonderful food & drink in a characterful setting. Definitely my new favourite “foodie” pub on the Island, you’ll be hard pushed to find anything else of this standard.

A truly fabulous find ! Great location to start or finish a lovely walk to Yarmouth The food was excellent, the most delicious Halibut dish plant based burger Otter ale 🍺 was fabulous

Visited before and always good. Pre-orders so fairly quick service. Food great when it arrived. Like all too many places though - prices well up on last time.

Good locals pub. This ol cowboy came all the way from Cornwall to the island only to find the best beer in this pub came from Cornwall. Only had beer. Good one.

Away with my friend for the weekend, who has been to Isle of Wight before and frequented this establishment previously thought we should give it a try for Sunday lunch. 😁 Unfortunately, we arrived in the evening and lunch had finished. We should have realised that the clue was on the menu "Sunday Lunch" 🤔😂😂 Still, the menu was excellent, the food was brilliant, the choice of drinks was perfect and what could you say about the staff? Would definitely make it a go-to place when I'm back on the Isle. Well worth a try, far better than could imagine for a small village pub in the middle of nowhere 😉

We booked for 18:45 on a Saturday as that was all that was available as they had a party of 20 booked in. We had duck and the battered haddock followed by ice cream and white chocolate parfait. The duck included a beetroot aspect, which my wife loves, but she likes it fresh not pickled. The chef was more than happy to prepare it without the pickled beetroot and substituted fresh green veg at no extra cost which was great. My battered haddock was melt in the mouth delicious with an excellent home made tartare sauce. My parfait came with a black cherry sorbet and hazelnut brittle and was divine. The service was polite and attentive and we could not really fault the meal. Good value too. Recommended. Note that the car park at the rear is quite small and only holds about 20 cars. A van or large SUV would be a struggle.

Came for lunch after being impressed with ambience and service after calling in for a drink. Nothing is too much trouble and staff are observant but unobtrusive. It is not a plain menu by any means and would not suit some diners with digestive problems. However neither is the food pre cooked but cooked to order. Nothing is hurried which is very welcome. Even the dog enjoyed his doggy ice cream. Not cheap but pure quality.

Great food, great service definitely going back.

Called in for lunch after a recommendation fab food and service pleasant atmosphere

Excellent as usual. But a little expensive. We missed the "platter" on the specials board, entirely our fault. However next time......... Proper Jobs very good.

This is the best food and Proper Job I have ever tasted

Friendly pub great ales and Friendly service the fact it is packed on a Wednesday lunch tells you all you need to know 😉

lovely atmosphere and very professional food quality

Went for dinner with my wife and adult son. Booked after reading all the reviews on TA. What a lovely experience. I am a wheelchair user, access is fine, the loo is a bit small, but has handles etc. Might be difficult for someone who cannot stand. I can so ok. Very welcoming, and friendly staff. In fact the whole atmosphere was friendly and relaxed. The food is fantastic👍. We all had two courses, we chose different dishes also. One of the best meals we have had in a while. Unfortunately didn't have room for dessert, am sure would have been good as well. Very reasonable prices to. Clearly have a chef and staff that care and love to cook fantastic food. Well done👍. Can't wait to go back on our next trip.

Stopped in for lunch and a drink while walking. Everything was ok but generally fairly underwhelming. The staff were pleasant and food ok.

Found this place by accident when everywhere else was closed in Freshwater. A delightful pub with top notch food. Would have revisited if we stayed longer

Great little spot the food was amazing with quick and friendly service. Would recommend anyone to try the sandwiches!

Outstanding food and ambiance, service was excellent and very accommodating to our friends needs.

One of our regular ‘go to’ restaurants when on the island. Went here for our last dinner before the end of our holiday and was a little disappointed. Staff lovely as always, waiter excellent and very helpful. What was a shame was the menu and some of the dishes have gone into the fine dining space and really were not great. A mackerel starter (one of my favourites normally) was covered in a thick weird sauce, not nice honestly. And the fish mains also in lots of sauces and very small pieces of fish. 2 of the family had steaks which were excellent as always. Not sure we’d go again - i just miss a few simpler choices like a burger! And the mains were in general expensive and small - much preferred the menu and food when we had been earlier this year. Lovely pub, great staff, shame about the strange menu and some of the mains. Will be back for sure once we see some of the menu changing back!

6* would not be enough for this excellent pub. The best food we have had for a looong time. Filet steak - very nice cut prepared medium rare accompanied by delicious peppercorn sauce. The strawberry tart was delicious. Well done chef and the team.

Lovely traditional pub recommended by our Airbnb host and didn’t disappoint. For a Thursday evening it was pretty busy but we had booked in advance luckily enough. We were staying in Freshwater so only a 5 minute drive and definitely worth a visit. Parking is very limited so maybe worth trying to get a taxi . 👍

We're getting older now and don't go out to pubs very often, so when my son-in-law and daughter suggested lunch at the Red Lion, it was a brilliant surprise - and so was the Red Lion. In context, this was one of my favourite pubs back in the 1960s - in fact I was a child living over the road in Emberley House, and used to play in the yard of the Red Lion it was run then by a real character - Ron Legge whose idea of a 'ploughmans lunch' was to serve half a crusty cottage loaf with half a pound of cheddar cheese, and half a raw onion served in the then stone-floored public bar, where the occasional chicken would peck around your feet - totally brilliant and really rustic, So we were very pleasantly surprised to find that the Red Lion was still, well, not as rustic, but still a fabulous pub. And the lunch menu was really impressive, in that it was ingeniously creative,- a perfect marriage of the familiar with culinary innovations in their pickled sides, with dishes like isle of Wight Beef Crumpets proving to be totally delightful taste treats with triple-cooked chips, complimentary sauces and salads. And we finessed with a perfect double-expresso. And it was a perfect light lunch, served by wonderfully friendly well-informed staff - and the pint of bitter was great too. Thanks Red Lion, you're running a great pub, combining innovation with tradition and style...reminded me of halcyon days with our sail-maker Hylton Mortimer, Fliss Garcia and Milo Lewis back in the day...

A delicious and different food proposal from what is commonly found in places. We really liked visiting them.

Lovely atmosphere. Great service. Wonderful food. Excellent value and a good menu. Couldn't do any better. Thank you.

Really nice little pub with some great food

A lovely meal to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. Good range of beers and the menu was exciting and above standard pub fare. We had the fish and chips and the duck and goodness me they were delicious. Superb chips, pea puree of high standard and perfect fish. Duck was cooked to perfection and was thoroughly enjoyed. Attentive staff and lovely touches throughout (spare glasses to read the menus). A wonderful evening and we will definitely visit again in the future. Bravo.

Good food, excellent service ,relaxing atmosphere, pleasant beer garden coupled with a great location.

Really good meal here. An upgrade on the Traditional pub fare and everything super delicious. Staff really friendly and the pub had a homely welcoming feel. I had the beef crumpet and halibut. Convinced my 9 year old to have a cheese soufflé for starter and it’s safe to say she’s a convert!! Kids menu portions were generous and desserts delicious. Really happy to have found this place ☺️ It’s top of my list for the next IOW visit

Lovely pub, list of ciabatta’s on the wall, and plougmams was best ever had !

We didn't eat here but had a refreshment stop on our way to Yarmouth, (walking along the river) The atmosphere and old traditional pub feel is great. There are added little extras such as spare reading glasses on hooks to borrow and "Bottom Buffers" 😊 cushions for the chairs. Love these extra touches. Log burner for the colder days.

The place was cozy the fish n chips were tasty

We visited last week after a lovely walk from yarmouth to freshwater bay. Stopped by chance at this beautiful pub and sat in the sunshine out back. Surrounded by trees and a gorgeous well cared for garden. The pea and mushroom tortellini was exceptional and my partners burger had similar reviews. Will be back for more delicious food in a beautiful spot in the world.

What a wonderful oasis of culinary perfection in a village on the Isle of Wight. Not often do you find a pub menu that contain emulsions and veloutes. Everything we had was superb - highly recommended

We can’t decide if we just didn’t opt for the right/ best options or if it’s a general thing about the food, but we were really disappointed with the food we had at The Red Lion. The starters we had (smoked mackerel) were okay, but looked a lot better than it tasted; the ‘smoked’ flavour was really lacking. We left quite a large amount of this uneaten. We both had fish and chips for the main. Sadly, this seriously did lack flavour; the chips were very crispy, but with little content. The fish was really, really disappointing; almost tasteless and coated in a very, very pale batter. Again, quite an amount of this food was left uneaten. The service was average; staff were genuinely friendly, but no one checked in to ask if our courses were okay, no one came to ask if we wanted another drink (empty drinks not long after main course arrived, no one came to take main courses away or ask if we wanted a dessert menu - we decided we wanted to leave eventually as no one was coming to our table, so we got up and paid). We did try to get staff attention 4 times, but to no avail. I had wanted to say that the main course was not good, but I genuinely could not get a member of staff to the table. After trying several times, I really just wanted to pay and leave. It was such a shame because the food looked great, staff were welcoming and smiled a lot, and the pub is lovely inside. The food really lacked flavour and execution - looked great, tasted average to flavourless.

Main was delicious! The lamb and the tartness of the ratatouille was incredible. The only letdown was the dessert. I ordered the strawberry meringue expecting a sorbet but was met with a gloopy mess. Moreover sections of the dessert tasted savoury and garlicky as if it was assembled alongside someone else’s main. I’ve given 4 stars because the main was so incredible but I can’t give it anymore with the disappointing dessert.

Called in when lost on Friday 19th the young lady was extremely helpful and we found our friends at The Maltings Thank you

Would not want to encourage more people to visit

6 of us stumbled across the Red Lion when searching for an early evening meal. The hosts couldn't have been nicer, the ambience was ideal, the food was wonderful and well presented. We had a very pleasant visit and all agreed would go back again next time we're on the island.

After a disastrous expensive outing to the Hut the night before we went to the red Lion in trepidation. An excellent choice! Total absence of intrusive inappropriate 'background' music started us off in a positive mood when perusing the comprehensive menu. Winelist had avoided giving in to 'fashion' and was reasonably priced. Food was well cooked and interesting - all 4 of us had the meal we wanted and enjoyed. We could not manage puddings as the quantity of strarters+mains was more than adequate. The bill was half the cost of the Hut for a superior meal in pleasant ambiance!

Booked for Sunday lunch - absolutely necessary The welcome and service were excellent Parking very limited Lovely area Food was very good quality but the Sunday roast was quite a small portion- one large cut of beef, 2 roast potatoes plus other veg

It is seldom that every dish delivers in terms of favour, but this place is very very special. Two of our party are vegans so enjoyed the tomato soup, which included a courgette and a side of focaccia. The main course was the pasta with mushrooms, mint and pea, accompanied by the best triple cooked chips you’ll ever taste. If you have room left try the apple crumble and vegan ice cream. We were lucky to be able to congratulate chef Sean on such a great meal. His wife is vegan hence his care and great skills in creating such wonderfully tasty dishes.

We were recommended to try the Red Lion by a local resident and had an excellent meal, I am ceoliac and were very accommodating. I had small fish and chips with gluten-free batter, and the parfet was amazing with homemade sorbet. My husband had the burger, and he said it was one of the best he had ever had (he is 60 and has had many burgers in his life!) The service was also very welcoming and attentive. Thank you

Stunning. Worth a visit but definitely book.

Great find. Will definitely be back.

FOOD POISONING FROM DINNER HERE 5th May 2024 - bank holiday weekend. Having seen this place in the michelin app we were quite excited to eat here and got a last minute reso just before kitchen closed. Oh how we regret that. Within an hour / few hours on the drive back home I threw up the entire dinner. Im sure we got served something that had been sitting. But this is ridiculous. Answer to the reply: — The fact that you attack my other reviews just make me want to engage less. — The fact that my wife had food poisoning in a fast food restaurant in london, and me at yours is completely irrelevant. — I have written 30 ish reviews. Yes usually the bad ones. I dine out 2-3 times a week, so clearly i review only where there is a really bad experience. The fact that we found you in the michelin guide is even worse. However happy to help - so here are pics of what I ate.

This place definitely deserves all of the food awards it has received. We had some of the best pub food we've had while living in the UK! A little gem of a pub - well worth a visit.

Where do I start! On arrival the staff welcomed us and we sat in a nice garden area with a pre-dinner drink. My pint of Otter bitter was lovely. We were taken through the menu at our table inside and I had the Stone bass and my wife had the cod dish. Both were amazing, beautifully presented and the construction of flavours were something else. The chef knows what he,s doing that's for sure. For dessert, my wife had the apple crumble with cinnamon and ginger served on a base of what I think was filo pastry, delicious. I had the cheese board served with sourdough crackers, oatcakes, apple, chutney and a small square of lemon cake which all worked well together. The shiraz wine we chose was excellant and the whole meal very reasonably priced. Cannot reccomend this place highly enough and we would definately return. Massive thanks to the Red Lion for a memorable meal.

Absolutely fantastic food and great service. Very accommodating.

Lovely food and great service. Highly recommended

Had been to the Red Lion several times allways had good pub grub at a reasonable price, visited it on 29th May with friends and we were all disappointed with the menu and all settled for ale battered fish and chips, the batter and the chips were very greasey and served on a piece of grubby looking wood, the only good thing was the desert I ate which was a rhubarb and blood orange panacotta, the food seemed very expensive for what it was.

Excellent menu in a perfect location

Despite not having a booking and being fully booked they managed to squeeze us in. Food was served promptly with lovely presentation and tasted amazing too. Decent pricing too. Well worth a visit. We have twice baked cheese soufflé and sausage roll for starters with fish & Chips and a pie & mash for mains. Superb.

Just a brilliant all round experience

Nice pub, nice staff, clearly verrry popular-we got the last table, but it was just a bit disappointing! My partner had the fish and chips which was 'fine but nothing special', especially the triple cooked chips which were so crispy there was actually no fluffy potato inside. I had the vegan option and while major props to it not being a chickpea curry, the execution of my 'gnocchi' was 5 huge flavourless dry balls of dough. Everyone around us seemed to be really enjoying their food though, so maybe we just ordered the weak links on the menu. Did think the selection of beers on tap was really lacking too. Did I see an AA rosette and something about Michelin star on the menu? That must justify the prices.

Service was a little frosty. The chosen main (called Squash) was very small - more like a starter - and consisted of an over cooked mixture of squash and gnocchi (deep fried at some point?). Not tasty and small portions. I was expecting a lot better considering this pubs reputation but was very disappointed. I suspect quality of the food might explain the slight defensiveness of the staff who, to their credit, kept on the right side of professional.

After not being here for a very long time, we decided to try the place again after hearing about the reviews it has been getting. A very pleasant surprise we had a lovely atmosphere and the food wasn’t bad either, all in all we shall be back. A lovely choice of snacks, starters and mains as well as desserts.

Excellent quality food. Highly recommend

Lovely little pub great staff and lovely atmosphere. We didn't eat so can't put stars for that.

The Red Lion was recommended by Paul at The Bay B&B - and it was probably the best meal I had on the entire trip. It looks like a traditional pub, but the food is very high end. The entire meal was wonderful - and of course, the sticky toffee pudding was off the charts!

Excellent meal - restaurant standard at (almost) pub prices in a casual setting. Quick and friendly service - couldn’t fault it. Thankyou.

I have been wanting to visit for a long time after reading reviews and I was not disappointed! One of the best pub meals I have had for many years and I eat out a lot on the mainland! I had the duck breast, a special mention for the carrot rosti, I could have eaten a mountain of them, so delicious. Everything was so perfectly cooked, it was good to see so much detailing on the plate, the chefs certainly go the extra mile. The staff were very friendly but also efficient, I am looking forward to a revisit.

This is the sort of traditional pub we've known and patronised for five decades. Lovely atmosphere, good beer, great staff. Perfect for a light lunch, or so we thought. We both plumped for smoked mackerel, served with beetroot and apple - all ingredients we really like - and have eaten on countless such occasions. What we were served was not what we expected. The dish came in a shallow round earthenware dish of approx. 15cm with straight sides. Lining the base was an off-white smooth puree about 6mm deep, with the consistency of custard, containing what might have been a few flakes of mackerel and minute lumps of pale beetroot. This was evenly topped with an aspic-style jelly about 2mm thick with slices of apple on top so thin as to be translucent. It was as appetising as cat food blended with baby food , and as nauseating. Neither my wife nor I could manage even half the meagre portion. Heston Blumenthal himself couldn't have done a more unnecessary job on a traditional pub classic if he'd tried. Thankfully we also ordered paprika skinny fries which were edible. Ordinary chips were, of course, not available. And no, this wasn't April the First or some of Lord Sugar's apprentices trying to be different. It was just very wrong.

Excellent friendly service, super food and some great beers in a pleasant village local. Appears to have a daily changing menu with a list I could have chosen anything from. I did manage a photo of a pannacotta dessert which came in a white chocolate shell

We had aimed to dine here on Tuesday but car trouble delayed our eventual arrival until Thursday and, oh my, it was well worth the wait! The pub has a lovely friendly atmosphere with bags of character. We were seated in a window nook which whilst still very much part of the pub hubbub, still allowed us a modicum of privacy. I had the pigeon with egg yolk and teeny mushrooms. How unctuous this all was and what skill the chef must have to create a crispy outer yolk shell with a gorgeous ooze of yolk within. The pigeon was tender and the dish just sang with flavours! If this was the starter it heralded greater things to come! Next I had the beef and ale pie in a suet crust with greens, mashed potato and gravy. Again absolutely delicious. The flavours were beefy, rich and velvety. I hoovered it all up! How can the humble mash potato be so transformed!? The chef is a wizard I thought. I was determined to get to dessert and so I did, ordering the much anticipated sticky toffee pudding with honeycombe ice cream. The sponge was moist, and had a warming heat of spices generously doused in gleaming rich toffee sauce. The freshness of sweet honeycomb ice cream perfectly balanced the pudding cleverly guiding the dish away from being heavy. What a grand finale this pudding was to the most perfect of meals. I wish I was a local!

Delicious, my husband declared his the best burger he'd had on the island. I had gnocchi very tasty, granddad the steak and ale which was 'very good' high praise from him. They fitted 5 of us in without booking, with an hour slot before their buffet clients arrived. Friendly and prompt service. I'd recommend booking as this place is justifiably popular. Dogs welcome too.

Friendly pub in a quaint little village. We didn't try the food but it looked good.

A very old public house, with plenty of charm. The staff are friendly and helpful, which makes it very popular for locals. Good quality pub grub at pub prices. There are a couple of tables at the front and a large garden with plenty of seating at the back. The old 11th century Church is close by. As is the river Yar and the beautiful Causeway, where you can walk the old railway line to Yarmouth lovely old town of Yarmouth.

Truly delicious food - lots of variety on price points. Beautiful roaring fire, very friendly staff and an absolutely cracking meal. We had a pie, venison, with a little tartlet, the beef crumpet and a delicious cheese soufflé. We’ll certainly be back! You’ll struggle to find a better job pub or restaurant than this!

Superb pint spot. Would happily park up and nestle in to a few here for hours.

Decent meal out. Fun place and a good vibe when we went as family on a Friday night. Food and wine was solid. Maybe a bit on the pricey side but not too bad. Worth a visit.

Wow this pub never disappoints - we have been coming here for years. We have never had a bad meal. This Sunday was the best ever… you are really spoilt for choice the menu is really inventive. We had the Cod Raviolo and Pigeon to start followed by the beef roast. Everything was cooked to perfection and so tasty. The dishes looked prettier than my photos ! There was also an additional serving of cauliflower cheese served with the roast, just out of shot. Wonderful atmosphere, welcoming, friendly and super staff. Can’t wait for our next visit. Thank you Red Lion.

Visited the red lion again whilst on holiday, I had the ale beer battered haddock and chips which was exquisite. The service was also fantastic. Thank you very much, see you again next year.

Having arrived following a wake at 7.30pm on a Thursday. The team couldn't have been more accommodating for 6 of us to just sit down and eat our own interpretation of what we needed as an evening meal following a tough day. I had the Cod as a safe bet I wouldn't over fill but I'd enjoy all the same. It was the most outstanding fish dish I have had the pleasure of eating. I've eaten in some fantastic places under chefs that are renowned for their michelin worthy food. Blown away. Great Cod. Lovely hospitality and a pub that I will return to without a doubt in my mind.

Food, atmosphere, and service, all outstanding! Already looking forward to the next occasion

Excellent, well-presented, good value food beyond the usual pub fare. The pub goes for quality rather than quantity, but the portions are just right. Friendly, helpful staff. Good range of beers. Authentic pub atmosphere. Parking a bit tight on popular nights.

W had a great time in here. Beautiful weather and absolutely fresh and great foods. And very friendly staff. They have car parking space available. We tried mushroom risotto, catch of the day(bass), trout pastrami and slow cook beef. All of the foods was very fresh. Really enjoyed 🤩🤩if we back to Isle of Wight, we will definitely back in this pub. And it’s near the needle point, so easy to come. 😍😍 They don’t have high chair,but still 👍 good

Nice old pub ample parking , friendly staff and first class Sunday roast would recommend.robert

Booked for the 7 course Valentines menu, everything was superb- highlights included the mushroom & truffle pearl barley risotto and the fillet of beef main course. Excellent value at £55 considering the ingredients used, faultless.

We were in IOW for a month and tried most pubs, cafes and restaurants in this area. The Red Lion had good beer and was a lovely traditional pub. We enjoyed a couple of visits having drinks. One Friday evening we booked dinner but the experience was poor. We ordered a cheese soufflé starter for my wife and one bass fillet and one suet steak pie. After about 20 minutes a single plate with a couple of tiny balls of what looked like choux pastry with grated cheese on arrived. It was plonked in the table without explanation. We assumed this was a chef’s treat (amuse-bouche) while we waited. Minutes later the main course arrived. It appears the cheese soufflé order got lost. We raised the issue but clearly the staff were untrained so there was no point asking them what was going on. We ate the main course and decided not to risk a dessert. Upon paying we were charger £9.50 for the “doughnuts” served at the outset. I paid and decided not to make a fuss but never to return. As to the main courses, the bass was served only warm, and the meat in the suet pie was tasteless, only the gravy gave it any flavour. The Otter beer was great. Not sure why there is a Michelin a claim on the menus? Perhaps for the beer!!

A great first visit, great food, lovely staff. I will certainly be going back.

We have been coming to the Red Lion for many years , but this time we were visiting someone in a Nursing home near by and stopped in for a drink. We looked at the Menu and decided to have a starter each. My wife had a 3 baked Cheese Souffle and I had a Beef Crumpet. Both delicious, the food has always been above the standard of other pubs on the Island, and we are returning in a few days time after another Nursing home visit !

Traditional pub fayre cooked to perfection. Gluten free well catered for. The gf fish and chips were beautiful

Once again, another delicious lunch at the Red Lion. Always well looked after too by the friendly and efficient staff. Highly recommended. Until the next time..... Thank you

This best burger ever. 100% quality beef and gorgeous fries. I had the white chocolate and passion fruit cheesecake to follow. Amazing. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely atmosphere, food was delicious! Very dog friendly. Parking was good, it’s in a nice area. An all round lovely pub for food or drinks.

Not our first visit to the Red Lion but probably the last! We went for Sunday lunch with friends but were disappointed. We shared the Parmesan truffle donuts but they were chewy. We all chose the roast beef and the beef was incredibly rare… it was so thinly sliced and was ‘stringy’. The red cabbage was like jam, it was so sweet. The potatoes and cauliflower cheese were good but none of us ate much and we mentioned to the Waitress that it wasn’t great but no one came to talk to us… which we thought rather odd Such a shame as it’s such a pretty pub

Visited after overhearing a member of staff at the Isle of Wight Gin Distillery raving about this hidden gem. Went for lunch on a quiet January afternoon and thought it was so good we went back on a Friday evening for dinner. The whole dining experience was sublime! If we’d have found it earlier in the week we’d have gone through the whole menu.

Excellent food and good beers. However, diffident, unsmiling staff behind the bar today who made no effort to make one feel welcome and who seemed to enjoy being slightly inflexible (you MUST order at your table, if you don’t have a table number, go and find it) and mildly grumpy. Shame, lovely pub otherwise.

Disappointed that there was no sea food choice as apparently the chef has a seafood allergy. The food we ultimately chose was good and very tasty. The staff and service was good. Nowhere on website does it say “no seafood” and we only found out at point of ordering.

Booked a table for lunch here on Boxing Day. The options for food and drink were great, and our chosen dishes and tipples were fabulous. The menu included numerous game dishes, which suited my husband and me. We had a pigeon starter and venison for mains; these dishes and the others we had were truly delicious and served beautifully. All this was topped off with friendly and attentive service. I'd thoroughly recommend The Red Lion.

It looks like a typical village pub, BUT it serves the food of a high end restaurant, the best lunch we had on the island.

The smaller portion roast was perfect for lunch and all very tasty. Friendly, cosy and efficient.

Visited while on holiday with our dog, staff were very friendly and helpful as my wife is on a special diet. Food was really good and we, including our dog were welcomed.

A friendly pub catering for diners and locals alike. We shared a starter of mousse. My partner had the steak and ale pie which she found excellent - and the vegetable were good too. I went for the Confit of Duck. What I received, in my opinion, was a duck breast (not confit) but, to be fair, it was very good and served in an imaginative way with suitable vegetables and was thoroughly enjoyed. The only disappointment was the wine - a French Merlot which was thin, acidic and tired. I spent my life in the wine trade and like to think I know a good wine from a bad one. I only visit the Island once a year and will continue to dine at the Red Lion. The chef has imagination - so often lacking.

Just dropped in for a casual lunch and we were gobsmacked at just how good everything was. Sean Jeffers' team, including Nick Gerring, formerly of the White Lion in Niton, cook astounding food; exhileratingly good grub! Don't know how they do it. And the front of house is calm, efficient and friendly - all very joined-up management. In truth, the best food we've ever had on the IoW

The Food was lovely , staff pleasant and friendly. Such a lovely pub with great home cooked food

Not sure about some of the poor reviews submitted but we visited for Sunday lunch and it was fantastic - had the beef crumpet, roast beef and the chocolate Malteser cremaux with honeycomb and it was delicious. What a gem of a place - wish we had a pub serving this standard of food where we live. All I can say is lucky Freshwater and IOW residents

Wow, what a great little pub. The food is great, really worth a visit. Very friendly staff. Thanks for a great evening.

Called in by chance whilst on a circular walk from Yarmouth. Ordered food (Tuesday Lunchtime) and it was outstanding. Really impressive. Would highly recommend

My family and I came for dinner here last Saturday night. There were 6 of us in total. We were greeted by friendly and attentive staff. We tried a variety of dishes between us including the Parmesan doughnuts, beef crumpets, tartlet, burger, vegan gnocchi, and suet pastry steak + ale pie. We were going to skip dessert but couldn’t resist trying a few between us!! The crumble was perfect for a autumnal evening and the ‘Malteser’ dessert was a masterpiece!! The chefs are extremely talented. Every single dish was beautiful presented, and tasted fantastic! You could tell the produce used was all of great quality- they even have their own fruit n veg garden at the back! This isn’t the first time we’ve visited and certainly won’t be the last! 5*