The Blenheim in Isle of Wight

Nice pub, good service hope it does well

Nice pub didnt eat here but had a good selection of drinks

Doesn't do food anymore, but fab boozer, great atmosphere, cheap prices, great service

Lovely no frills pub where we have been made welcome and dog friendly. Absolute joy and the staff are great

We had two meals and coffee and both were very good and good value for money. Very friendly and a good find. Thanks

Superb home made food with excellent very helpful staff 👍 thank you well done

Having visited the Blenheim several years each time we have visited the IOW and found it a friendly pub, we decided to pay a visit during our recent stay in Shanklin. We arrived in Ventnor a bit early and when my companion saw a lady outside talking to someone (not the landlady) he asked what time they would be opening - it was 11.55am and they open at twelve- he was told "when we are ready as we are having a business meting" quite abruptly. When we were allowed in the Barmaid served a local before us and she could not even raise a smile. The Landlady was in the back bar and did not even acknowledge us. Needless to say we won't be bothering to go out of out way to visit this pub again.

Absolutely excellent food. Would recommend to anybody. Landlady and staff extremely friendly. Lasagne to die for.

Beautifully old-fashioned. Cracking pint of Birra Moretti & crisps!

Great place for a drink good atmosphere good music happy days

Lovely pub. Great food, good beers and very friendly atmoshpere. The Gammon Steaks are huge, juicy and very tasty and the Roast Pork Pie was really yummy. Will definitely be back. Thank You

Lovely pub great customer service and they have a court yard dog friendly as well ❤️‍🩹

The pub clearly has a good group of regulars given how everyone seemed to know each other, but we were made very welcome as holidaymakers looking for a meal. Although they do not have a kids menu, they offered to adapt some of the dishes for our 6 year old if we wanted eg make up a smaller portion or miss out an element he didn't like. The food was good; in fact my wife said her pie was the best meal she'd had in our whole holiday so far. Recommended.

Amazing homemade burgers pulled pork and beef only £9:95 and fabulous chips too. A friendly and welcoming service too on a soggy Friday lunchtime. Very dog friendly.

Lovely little pub in the town of ventnor on the isle of wight, nice cozy atmosphere and the staff are incredibly friendly 👍🏻

Great pub with a wide range of food options and a wonderful specials board. Found this place whilst wandering around the area, not really knowing what to do for the next few hours and we stumbled into The Blenheim. Quiet and small with a few of the locals situated at the bar - we found ourselves a table and got served by a lovely lady - whose name I can't remember. She was very accommodating and filling us with all sorts of knowledge and other places to go whilst in Ventnor. The food was great albeit a little slow for whatever reason, not that we minded because we were on holiday and it was nice to just take everything in for a bit. But I would highly recommend this pub if you are in the area and in need of food and watering.

A nice pub with a good selection of drinks. This place has a nice atmosphere and staff behind the bar. We recommend

Great proper pub,lovely food and wonderful service.

Great little pub. Excellent food. Recommended.

Busy, friendly, pub with very good food. The menu has standard items, but lots of more interesting items on the specials board. Good beer too.

Nice pub and atmosphere, always worth missing the bus for a nice pint.

Good 80 90 music friendly. bar staff made feel welcome and relaxed while waiting for friends good atmosphere .

Good polite helpful staff food is excellent so much on the fish and chips could'nt eat it all. We would come again. Wife could'nt eat all of her cottage pie too much after a starter.

Lovely local spot. Tasty food. I liked how the owner knew what drinks to give the locals as they walked in. Impressed!

Good beer, good food and good staff.

Decided to go blenheim for a meal with a friend, bloody lovely food, I had the burger and friend had steak, was soo nice I had crumble for desert and wasn't let down. Will defo go again. Very good price too.....

Loved this authentic pub. Six of us for dinner and all of our meals were delicious, especially the local sausage/mash/Yorkshire pudding. Terrific desserts too. Thank you!

Very friendly good food not over priced

Nice, old fashioned pub with character. Decent ales too. Handy for the bus stop, just outside, and co op just over the road. And dog friendly.

Lovely Sunday lunch, really good value really tasty and fab choices, Dont even get me started on the Mini Guinness cheesecake- it was amazing and made specially for us after a Facebook comment! Really friendly and would recommend :)

Excellent meal Debbie looked after us really well

Fantastic homemade food, would visit every week if we lived locally. Wish we had this establishment near us.

Bit worried when we walked in, but the worries melted away very quickly. Wonderful service, wonderful homemade food, very pleasant staff. What more can I say. Just go and try, you won't regret it.

Pleasant little pub in the main Street

Hi, not sure how to reply, so starting a new one - we were there March 11th 2023

Wonderful pub staff and regular customers made us feel so welcome. Well worth a visit

Best local in Ventnor, great staff and great atmosphere.

Saw a note on the web that The Blenheim does not offer real ales. WRONG! Nice section on offer with my nod going to the Doom Bar from the North Cornish coast. Our lunch was also very good and the service was pleasant and efficient.

Had bubble and squeak for lunch was disappointing

Fabulous little pub in the heart of Ventnor. Awesome atmosphere and we felt very welcome. Stayed locally for a couple of nights and this was our 'local'. Great booze, and the girl behind the bar was lovely, told us about lots of places to visit.

What a gem! Stayed in Ventnor for a couple of nights and this became our 'local'. Really friendly, great atmosphere and good booze - perfect combo!

While on holiday, we have twice visited here to have dinner. The first night, we were told there was no food that night as the chef had cut his finger. The second night - a Saturday, we were told that food had finished at 6 pm - it was 6.30 pm. It is a small cosy pub that has a strong local crowd, and finding a table/seat can be a challenge. The staff are friendly and the drinks are priced on a par with other pubs. Ok, for a quick drink but dinner is apparently not guaranteed.

Cute, warm, lovely and friendly pub!

What a cosy and welcoming place! Dog friendly and helpful staff.... Will definitely return on our next trip over to the beautiful Isle of Wight

Good reception, very pleasant staff, great range of beers, pricing fair.

Very friendly staff, great atmosphere, prices good. Didn't eat, but food looked good.

Really great little pub, we were served by a lovely lady who was very helpful with recommendations and dealing with our fussiness! Delicious food, we all really enjoyed it all round. Had quite a few veggie options and 3 vegan options that all looked good! It had a really warm comfy environment. Nice cold and good tasting beer as well with a few good options. I would really recommend this pub.

A fantastic pub. It has great atmosphere, and some of the best food you will find in any pub. The staff are freindly and welcoming. Recommended if you are visiting Ventnor.

Really nice pub with friendly staff and great pub food. Always nice wandering in on a cold winters evening for a hot coffee and some nice food. Highly recommended.

Love this pub! Great food amazing staff and fab entertainment of a weekend evening 😉😉😁😁

Not a great welcome and smelled terribly of damp (dehumidifiers dotted around all over the place).

Delicious Sunday roast 😋 and a lovely host

A lovely welcoming pub with friendly staff and very nice food. The landlady behind the bar made us feel very welcome, I'm sure we will return again soon.

Really friendly staff that went the extra mile and great home made food. Would definitely return and highly recommend

A lovely little pub in Ventnor High Street. Had a couple afternoon drinks with my family while on holiday, the staff were very friendly and welcoming.

Great atmosphere, good drink selection and really friendly staff. Dogs are also very welcome!

We visited the Isle of Wight on holiday. Went to pub for lunch. Service was second to none as was the food. Well done and thank you.

Lovely staff, had a great time there very friendly people

Popped in for a quick coffee. Tasted like instant. Yuck. Went in the courtyard for a smoke. It was covered in pigeon droppings. Courtyard should be closed off. It's a health hazard.

Great place in the center to grab a drink. Nice bartenders. Solid beer. Good music at a good volume.

Traditional pub in the heart of Ventnor. Friendly staff. TV for sports.

Lovely atmosphere, lovely home cooked food, very fresh. Very reasonable

Lovely pub, amazing staff!! Best land lady around!! We will be back xx❤️ Never been made to feel so welcome xxx

Staff friendly and polite. 2nd time we have eaten there and although you have a wait for the food it is well made/cooked, fresh and tasty. Good choice of gins. Great they sell craft ales though only 1/2, otherwise would have given 5 stars!!

A Little bit unprepossessing when we first went in, we thought it was a locals only kind of pub. It’s small but once we looked at the menu, blimey this is incredible. Not just standard pub grub either, this could rival the big chains and give them a run for their money in terms of freshness, value and quality. And quantity! I had a fried halloumi starter, at least a dozen pieces all totally delicious, followed by liver and bacon (thank you Alison, the classics live on) and it wasn’t just one tired piece either. Two big pieces of liver and three rashers of bacon, a huge mound of fluffy, buttery mash and lashings of onion gravy. I was in heaven and only gutted that I didn’t have room for lemon meringue pie. This place may look a little jaded but the food is fantastic - and amazingly good value too. What a find.

Great local pub with a good selection of delicious food.

So we moved here during pandemic , had to stay indoors for while this pub was super friendly from the start , Debbie is a great landlady and Alison the chef really delivers we have only had 2 meal one with friends when they visited and one on our own, food was excellent a reasonable price and produce was clearly fresh and yummy , we are going to have our first Sunday lunch here this week I know it will be faultless and the hospitality and bar keeping second to none . its a small town with a big heart and none in Ventnor has bigger than the Blenheim. X

We had a great meal at the Blenheim. Food was delicious and the service brilliant! Really friendly and welcoming staff, would highly recommended.

Very friendly bar, which is well used by the locals. Good pub grub and plenty of it; at very reasonable prices. It's situated in the town, so easy for shops ect. My only criticism is TV's are on at the same time as Music ..it was a little difficult to have a good conversation.

Busy town pub packed out with tells you a lot 👍

Great pub, unfortunately there was a bit of trouble, not the landlady's fault but it did spoil our visit, would definitely go back

Friendly Local with good selection of Beers and Larger and tasty reasonable priced food

Fab meal, popped in on the off chance they had a table for an early dinner after a day out. Child and family friendly, but no kids menu or high chair. This wasn’t a problem as we just sat the baby on our laps and...

Great food, drink and service! Mandy was very attentive and made us laugh. Only thing is that there is a pigeon problem in the back garden.

We went here to watch the football and even half an hour before kickoff we got a table. Plenty of space, quick and friendly service and a good selection of beer and mini bottles of Prosecco. The food is traditional pub grub, but its good...

This was a cracking little pub on one of the main streets in Ventnor, although we didn't eat the food coming out looked lovely. Very friendly landlady, good selection of drinks. Drop in for a drop!

Great place for a pint and bite to eat

Good welcome and great value, and the best gravy!

Lovely pub, nice helpful staff and the food is amazing

We had been out for a. Walk and thought to pop in to the pub. Decide to stay for food we had the liver and bacon and the cheese bacon cheese burger. Got to say my girlfriend loved the liver and bacon well my burger...

Had a lovely roast dinner today and pudding, staff very nice and friendly 😊

Nice little bar. Dog friendly, always a big plus for us. Food looked good but we didn't actually eat. Warm, cosy and recommended

Inventive cooking - had a Christmas dinner in a Yorkshire pudding wrap. Very filling.

No real ale only foreign larger

Friendly staff. Very helpful in providing advice on local area. Decent Guinness.

Nice tidy pub, just popped in for a drink, they do food, I was just waiting for a bus and the bus stop is literally just outside!

Really nice pub, I only went in to watch the sport. Met a couple of locals and enjoyed the craic with them. Nice place, engaging and friendly barman.

Good food, good drinks, perfect!

A fantastic pub nicely decorated and a great team. Very personal service and the land lady was a great host. We will have to come back for the burger now as the roast was so great. Thank you for making our Sunday a great one.

Did you forget your ID? Then no drinks but they will encourage you to get a soft drink! Went to get your ID? Then no refund! But hey, instead of saying no they will drag their colleague out of sight to tell them to say no... I am normally flatered by the ID request. But the attitude after? I did not appreciate at all. We went to eat and continue our drinks elsewhere.

Lovely traditional pub. Very friendly staff. Try to visit every time we go to Ventnor!

Popped in there after walking from Shanklin. Made feel really welcome by bar staff and landlady. Lovely atmosphere, highly recommend.

Very good food, the service is always with the smile , the atmosphere is very good , thank you so much 😀

Fantastic pub grub, lovely staff. Highly recommend by me!

Pleasant friendly pub. Good grub, staff really helpful and nothing is too much trouble.

Good beer friendly staff pleasant atmosphere

We were on holiday back end of August for 2 weeks and found this brilliant pub in Ventnor, where we were staying. Lovely landlady and staff. Very friendly and made us very welcome. We ate in as well. The food was very good with a great choice. We would definitely recommend this pub to anyone staying in Ventnor. Thank you Debbie, Amanda. Lloyd and Jaz. We will definitely try to arrange a weekend and come back and see you.

Having tried to get into many local restaurants all of which were all fully booked we tried the Blenheim & returned several times as a result of the amazing hospitality & fine food & service… One of the heads of staff Mandy was brilliant… Nothing...

We had tried unsuccessfully to book a number of restaurants in Ventnor but they were all fully booked due to the bank holiday. We had begun to think there was nowhere decent left to eat and went for a walk around the centre to see...

Welcoming, friendly, great food! Regular menu with a great selection of daily specials. Small, clean pub. Attempted to walk in on Thursday only to be told they were fully booked. Good for them. So I phoned on Friday and got a table for the evening. I went for the Cheesed-off chicken which proved to be delicious! Give me a bucket full of your coleslaw please!! Chips were perfect. All ingredients visibly fresh, tasty and well seasoned. For desert a lemon curd which was nicely presented with fresh fruit and a few drops of lemon and berry sirup (homemade I guess!). Zingy and delicious! Staff extremely friendly, chatty and observant without being overbearing. Never sat more than 10min without someone dropping by to ask whether I/food was ok. The perfect service! Toilets clean and well kept. Definitely recommend this lovely pub