The Coast Bar & Dining Room in Isle of Wight

Easily the best restaurant in cowes, that said, last time we went the service was quite slow which the staff blamed on a table of 25 in another part of the bar which considering our bill was £400 found the comment somewhat annoying which was the reason for not tipping.

Brilliant find after a glorious day visiting Osbourne House. Great menu, fresh seafood choices and much more. Our waitresses were very attentive and the food was delicious. Highly recommend this restaurant.

We were blown away with the menu, so many wonderful things to choose from. I chose a daily special of Seabass- it did not disappoint, husband had another special again he said it was spot on. Kids had pizza and pasta so they too were happy. Service was very attentive and friendly and we went away full and happy! The place was busy which is great to see. What a great find on our holiday. Thanks for looking after us.

Despite being wet and bit strangled, we received a warm welcome when we arrived at lunchtime yesterday Excellent choice of fish , meat vegetarian starters and main courses Two of us opted for the butternut squash soup with sourdough bread and one for the lobster bisque And shared bruschetta starter It was beautifully presented, seasons perfectly and tasted fantastic as good as it looked We plan to return to the Isle of Wight and another occasion it will definitely go back to try some of their other dishes All the staff were helpful and helped us with directions for our return cycle to Yarmouth Harbour

Outstanding service, very welcoming, great atmosphere and friendly staff. Lovely to see a busy restaurant on the high street off season. Will be returning for sure! Food was excellent on every level.

What happened? I used to frequent this place most weeks. Food is now grim, service is poor. Worst moules I’ve ever tasted and the olives tasted very medicinal almost like Germoline… bloody weird.

I couldn't fault our visit to The Coast this evening. Everything about it was perfect. The service was brilliant: staff were friendly, charming and just the right level of attentive. Food arrived at exactly the right moment. It was busy but all seemed effortless. The meals were excellent and the menu was inspiring. Lovely atmosphere and decor. Just great all round.

My mum and I came here for dinner on the Saturday just gone. It was a plate of warming beautiful food with amazing flavours. It was classic simple and extraordinary. The service was a bit slow near pudding but that was due to the mamouth amount of people that came in to enjoy their food. We loved it so much that I came back for brekkie the next day, it was one of the best full English’s I’ve ever eaten! I want to try it again! Also to add the decor was stunning! And we were able to bring our dogs in when we were eating inside, it allowed us to eat other then ‘pub grub’ and made all the difference to our trip to the island! Lastly the prices were so reasonable! Defo the best place we have eaten in on the island!

Had the very best Sunday roast beef ever today!! Succulent beef superb roast potatoes, parsnip & carrot. Perfectly cooked broccoli, French beans & onions. Huge Yorkshire pud & amazing gravy!! Crème Brûlée tart with ice cream for dessert! Absolutely delicious 😋😋 & not expensive!! I’ll be back soon!👌🧑‍🍳🤗🍷

An absolutely fantastic experience in a dog friendly environment with some of the best elevated pub menu food we've had in a long time. Everything was superb. Highly recommended.

Terrible for the price better food at cheaper restaurants

Disappointed that the star of the King Prawn Linguine dish - the king prawns - were not deveined. Manager stated unapologetically that these prawns were not prepped on the premises(?) and brought extra plate of cooked deshelled prawns “to bulk up the dish”. Unfortunately the disgusting gritty, bitter taste of the prawns intestinal tract ruined the whole dish for all 3 of us that ordered it.

Delicious food,excellent staff.

Went here recently for a work’s lunch and cannot praise the place enough. The scallops were beautiful and the fillet was cooked to perfection. Everyone’s food looked fantastic. I had a few dietary restrictions and the staff were there to help and ensure that everything was OK for me. I would definitely recommend the restaurant to others.

3 years in row we’ve been here (Cowes week). Best fish I’ve eaten in the UK. Go for the special whole fish. Beats The Hut

Great little find, only popped in for a coffee and croissant but would love to try on an evening .

Very cocktail. Great food. Good service 😊

We are always looking for vegan options and we were delighted to find this cute little restaurant. We sat outside on the street which was good for people watching but not the most comfortable. We had their Mediterranean sharing plate and it was absolutely divine, beautifully prepared and presented. It ended up being enough for our dinner! And we had a lovely bottle of wine which was well priced and good.

Simply outstanding food and service! Would recommend and will certainly be back.

Lovely early evening dinner. We were a table of five (plus two dogs). Everything was superb. The staff were brilliant, very friendly and welcoming, the food was perfect. Between us we had Whitebait, crab cake, lobster bisque, and scallops to start, then seafood risotto, cote de boeuf (shared between two), lobster and duck confit. All dishes were absolutely delicious. Highly recommend!

The lobster was tasty, we shared it for 2 people, but I would recommend not to share it because it’s not enough. Great place if you’re looking for sea food.

We had King Prawn Linguine and Risotto, both were excellent. Great quality and great value for money.

Excellent food & service, thank you 🙏

Place is really nice and look lovely for the front we was taken to our table which unfortunately was up stairs so not as nice as down stairs food was really good but the service was not good or friendly, but the place was clean

Really good service levels from all staff which was refreshing and impressive. We turned up on a whim and the host was great and managed to re-work his floor plan to squeeze us in. Luckily so as the meal was amazing (and the wine was great too). Highly recommended for a great dinner out.

Good food.is worth paying a bit more for. We were well-served by staff even on a Friday evening, when it is very popular.

As someone with a nut allergy, I was very well taken care of. I also came with my three year old daughter who is not used to eating out. The lovely waitresses were friendly and understanding, even asking if we would like her pizza to come out as soon as possible so she wasn’t waiting around. I’ve been here a good few times over the years, have always had duck in some form and every time I can honestly say that it is the best duck I’ve ever had. This time was a confit duck leg and it fell from the bone. It was flavourful and beautifully cooked. The truffle fries are delightful and I love the atmosphere. This is a restaurant who have gotten every aspect spot on. It is a treat to eat here and not to be missed!

Fantastic breakfast at The Coast, the best on the island!!... really good service, beautiful decor , highly recommended , even the loos are lovely! 🤩

The food really was lovely, we had a lobster which was on the larger side and plenty for two! It was also delicious, as were the starters of some nocerella olives and scallops. What was a problem was the tables were close enough that I could have easily eaten the next tables dinner for them without moving, and they were hammered and abrasive which really took the shine off. I know you need to get covers in but I wasn’t looking to be able to get to know the other guests *quite* so intimately

Superb meals, Classic Burger and a Caeser Salad. The latter was the best i have had in years!. The lady manager and her staff were extremely welcoming, professional, and attentive. We look forward to returning in the future. Keep up the high standards

Brilliant service from start to finish The food was amazing

Seafood risotto is amazing Lovely place for gathering and seafood

Had a meal for 4 'on the hop' on Monday 5th August - what a delightful surprise. Despite not having a booking the maitre d' managed to fit us in quite quickly and we were all incredibly impressed with the service, the ambiance and the food. A truly magical find that we would return to again and again. One of our party had 'the fish of the day', which turned out to be Sea Bass, another had Chicken Milanese, another had crab and the 4th had pizza - all arrived piping hot and delicious. Would highly recommend this venue to any visitors to the area - we will certainly be going back.

Lovely food and atmosphere. The highlight was the seafood.

My favourite restaurant in Cowes. Thank you ☺️

Had a lovely day out and lost track of time. Stumbled across The coast bar after realising that almost every other place had closed their kitchens for the evening. Easy access via the high street. Comfortable seating. Friendly staff. High quality dishes presented in a superb manner. The atmosphere was lovely. Absolutely nothing to fault. Well worth a visit.

Buzzing restaurant serving really good dishes. Very lively atmosphere. Not cheap but good value. Post script. Back again two years later, this place is still rocking! Excellent food, friendly and impeccable service and actually, relative to other restaurants now, competitively priced!

The seafood risotto is superb here!!

Such a gem in a beautiful little town centre. we walked past had a look at the menu and it was the highlight of our evening. highly recommend this restaurant, staff are lovely, food is to die for and the restaurant is quirky. Thank you so much for such a lovely meal.

Amazing place for dinner, beautiful fresh food and lovely menu.

The staff are fantastic. Attentive, friendly and nothing is too much h trouble.

Excellent service, great staff and fantastic food. I am really fussy and was worried about the steak (chefs nightmare, I like it well done). It was the best steak ever! The dessert was also lovely. All the dishes were served with great presentation. Staff were so helpful and informative about the menu.

Came across this restaurant whilst looking where to eat. Superb service and the food was even better nothing was too much trouble. The food was superb as must visit and the little court yard at the back was superb to sit in on a summers evening

Tasty food, quick service, reasonably priced and great atmosphere, best food we had while on the island.

The scallops and risotto were mouth wateringly delicious dishes and I'd highly recommend!

Sat in the upstairs bay window as requested. Great view of the high street. Excellent service.

The best restaurant we have attended whilst on the island the Lobster was perfect although other restaurants that claim to be the best did not came close the the coast restaurant They even done a candle in my pudding for my birthday and the wife steak was cooked to perfection Thank you for your service we will be back next year

Nice atmosphere and friendly service, Average food, sea bass over cooked, Veg under cooked, risotto done way too fast and too salty but all eatable as long as your standards are reasonably low

Quality food with reasonable price. This place is excellent value. Just had dinner for 4 (2 adults 2 young children). Service can be a bit faster but overall, food is amazing. Kids mopped up their pepperoni pizza and fish coujon in no time. Our muscle and sea bass were divine. Portions are generous as well. So really good value.

Creatures of habit, we last came to The Coast when we visited the Isle Of Wight two years ago...and it didn't disappoint! As a family of 9 spanning over 60 years, we headed straight for The Coast after arriving on the Island for a late breakfast. Opting for a range of grub, from simple scrambled eggs on toast to a full English breakfast, we had a short wait for grub which were all presented well. The only (small) gripe was that the toast option was a sourdough variety which was very hard to cut with a knife let alone bite into. Moreover, the cute foil-wrapped butter sachets were a great addition to the "...on toast" options, but it meant we had to remove our eggs from the toast in order to spread the butter. Really not a biggie, but denture-wearers may want to update their warranties. Onto the loos, the lock wasn't entirely dependable in one of them, almost coming away from the door. In addition to the flush handle not working especially well, the loos would benefit from a bit of tlc before the peak of summer season. Mindful that we sound a bit high-maintenance and hard to please, we could not fault the staff at all. They were absolutely lovely, the food tasted amazing and the atmosphere was fab. We will deffo be back in two years...I just won't be having the toast and will make sure I whistle loudly in the loo!

Super exlusive dinner restaurant

Wrong drinks served, wrong food order taken, steak tough, and the price expensive. I'm not sure how this place remains so popular.

One of my favourite restaurants! So delicious.

Sorry . Whilst it was not a disaster. It was ordinary. Fish and chips , duck and fish cakes were okay(at cowes prices) the extra portion of chips could have been from mc donalds. As for the wine ...the house red (from chile) was ,with respect, not good enough. We hope they can improve.

Very nice food with a varied menu, with friendly staff and good service. Restaurant has a nice vibe, perfect for solos, couples or groups.

Liked it. Good location in centre of town. Good menu full of choices and reasonably priced. Inexpensive wine list with a good selection of grapes. Very good service

Our first visit to the restaurant....called in for lunch with our little dog Bruce during a trip to Cowes. We had a lovely lunch in a great lunchtime atmosphere.... the food was delicious (we had whitebait, caesar salad and pizza) and the service spot on....we were happy to leave a tip for a great island experience....10/10

We had a superb meal here with our family of 4. Pizzas are superb, and the seafood was top notch! Atmosphere and service both excellent. Would recommend!

Great restaurant in Cowes - kitchen doesn’t close until 10pm on some nights which is really useful for when you’re coming over on the ferry.

Absolutely phenomenal food! Simply delicious! Personal opinion, it would have been a 5⭐️ review but as the venue is “dog friendly”, people have to put up with dogs around while you eat. Big negative for me. Unhygienic and not what everyone is comfortable with. Especially in such a small room.

Fantastic place for a meal in Cowes, can’t recommend it enough. Visited here with my husband and two children while staying on IOW for the week. The service, food and atmosphere was great and we will definitely be back next time we visit the island. Super detailed allergy menus online too which meant my son enjoyed starter, main and dessert which is pretty unheard of! Thank you for a great visit!

We booked dinner for 2 at The Coast after it came highly recommended. Suffice to say, we arrived very hungry after a busy day out and were left unsatisfied. Despite a booking, the service we received was manic. Three waitresses for a full restaurant. We ordered ‘nibbles’ to begin, with our order being served to the wrong table. We continued to wait, addressing the staff of our concerns in the process, with the table next door receiving their main course before we had our full compliment of ‘nibbles’. We arrived first. The lights were dimmed, practically turned off, half way through service. In the midst of a loud environment with inattentive service, we were uncomfortable. Once we eventually received our order. The duck, served on sweet potato mash with a red wine jus had no flavour and resembled baby food. The fish cakes were predominantly potato and bread crumbs. Both of which were not value for money and required side dishes. We paid in full, despite the staff knowing we were not happy. We left the restaurant to a ‘see you later’; we will not return.

Visited for lunch on a day trip to Cowes. Its hidden gem, one of the few restaurants you must visit while visiting IOW. This was our second visit, but definitely not the last. Full of character, great atmosphere, buzzing. They were really busy, and because we didn't book table beforehand, we waited around 10 min for them to get one ready for us, but it was worth it. The food was incredible as always, with plenty of options. The stuff was great, very attentive. We'll be back.

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G thank you so much, it was our first visit. The food and service were excellent we will definitely be back. Our waiter was so attentive, We had the seafood linguine, pizza, fish cakes, burger, mushroom pie, duck it was all awesome 👌

Visited for lunch on a day trip to Cowes. Its hidden gem, one of the few restaurants you must visit while visiting IOW. This was our second visit, but definitely not the last. Full of character, great atmosphere, buzzing. They were really busy, and because we didn't book table beforehand, we waited around 10 min for them to get one ready for us, but it was worth it. The food was incredible as always, with plenty of options. The stuff was great, very attentive. We'll be back.

Found the restaurant by luck but we was pleasantly surprised by the food. Excellent sea food starter with sea bass for main. Cooked perfectly. My girlfriend had steak and she was very pleased too. Slightly overpriced but worth it for the quality of the food. Service was ok.

Nice atmosphere, great food - very busy.

The best restaurant on the island, food is always top tier as is the atmosphere The service is both good and exceptionally fast

Had a lovely meal at the Coast bar, we had mussels which were delicious and steak which was also great! Cooked to a perfect medium rare, only problem was I hate garlic and made the stupid mistake of not asking for the garlic butter to be left off. But I ate it anyway as punishment for being so stupid. Service was great and we thought that the prices for such a nice restaurant where very reasonable, even the drink prices were great, would definitely recommend.

The emphasis seemed more on the look, such as the layout of the flowers, tealight and salt and pepper on the table rather than the service. It took 20 minutes to get two americano coffees whereas tables ordering cakes and prosecco were served within minutes. Not impressive, and not a recommended place to visit.

Last min trip to Cowes for lunch and came across this lovely place by chance. Excellent food, great service, good atmosphere and full on a Monday lunchtime says it all.

Excellent ... great scoff and service! If you want to have the perfect Seafood Linguine come here. Shame the football result we were checking wasn't as good it didn't spoil a very special lunch!

Service super warm and friendly. Nice Pizza and atmosphere

Une ambiance classe et feutrée. Un service plus que parfait et souriant. La cuisine est travaillée et il y en a pour tous les goûts ! Pour moi un incontournable !

A last minute Sunday late lunch was most enjoyable. Food was excellent. I had the wild mushrooms on toast and my wife had the soup. Both dishes arrived quickly. Service was probably the best we have received in a long time, home and abroad. Georgina was friendly, extremely efficient and kind, Often restaurants use students at the weekend and can be a bit hit and miss but Georgina reminded us that providing great service is a real skill. Hats off to her!

This place has a great buzz. Reliably good food and welcoming staff.. One of our favourite places in Cowes. I particularly love the tomato salad side dish, the mussels when in season also the pizza is really good!

Had a lovely evening thank you.

Me, my wife and kids had found this place on Google, luckily they're serving during noon time as well. Food was amazing, brilliant service,the place itself is nicely decorated, I can only give 10 out 10!!!!

Really nice service, very friendly and attentive. Really nice food and ambiance.

Never visited before and definitely not disappointed. Very busy, families, couples and doggies. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommend and will be returning 👌 the food and portion sizes really good. Highly recommend

Large party booking of 9. Perfect ambience, service was fantastic and food impeccable. Priced on point. Cannot recommend this place enough.

From the moment we stepped in, we were greeted with quick and friendly service that made us feel right at home. For starters, we indulged in the delightful fritto misto and olives, which set a high standard for the evening. The main courses were nothing short of spectacular: the chicken supreme I ordered was perfectly cooked and bursting with flavor, while my friend’s burger was equally impressive. To finish, the desserts - Tiramisu for me and a Brownie for my friend - were the cherry on top of a truly memorable meal. Thank you for such a wonderful experience. We look forward to visiting The Coast Bar & Dining Room again!

We had a lovely visit to The Coast for my birthday lunch, the atmosphere and team were brilliant, it is super dog friendly and our dog was very spoilt, we had burgers which were delicious and after seeing the pizzas being served to other tables we will definitely be trying a pizza on our next visit to Cowes. Thank you to the team.

One of the best pizzas on the island, can't beat real fire 🔥

Fantastic food, great atmosphere and staff were great

Had a lovely meal here our first time here and wont be the last. Food was lovely all cooked perfectly tasted great . really good presentation staff was really friendly and great customer service and nice atmosphere a lovely night thank you we will be back.

Great wood-fired pizza. Really tasty and served quickly

4 stars all the way - everything could be made slightly sharper, but good overall experience

Great food, but tables are a bit close together.

We had the loveliest Christmas Eve meal with the friendliest welcome and attentive wait staff. The food was yummy - we had the roast vegetable starter to share and a couple of the wood fired pizzas. Our dog was well looked after with a blanket, water and treats, and the atmosphere was warm and jovial. Thanks for a gorgeous evening!

What a find, the staff are brilliant, great food and cocktails, on a comfy sofa with a roaring fire, a cosy winter refuge.

Wonderful place for a celebration dinner! Nice staff, good vibe and music. And of course the meals and drinks are absolutely delicious and wholesome! Thank you x

Good food and service. Quite expensive.

Love this place! Professional and friendly service. Had the wild mushrooms on toast with poached egg as a brunchie snack. It was so delicious I had to stop myself from licking the plate!

Good food but £5 for a bowl of fries was a bit much, one of our party had a vegan burger - very small and not value for money. £11 for a large glass of Malbec… I don’t think I’ve paid that in London restaurants! However, food as good quality and good service….

We ordered Cote De Boeuf between my husband and I and my bestie ordered the filet. All cooked to perfection and rested well. The tart suction was divine. The service was excellent and swift, the ambience also great. We ordered the bottle of house red, which was pretty decent. Totally recommend this restaurant.

Always very welcoming whether coming as a couple, a big group or with children.

The clue is in the title, this is place that delivers on several fronts. Whether you're looking for brunch, lunch or dinner The Coast is a fantastic choice. Join them at any time during the day and your tastebuds will be delighted by the dishes available. Not that you have to eat. The bar space is a great place to stop for refreshment at any point during the day. The bar staff know how to serve a cracking cocktail too! The bar and dining room has a warm, chilled out vibe - think bare bricks and wooden floors - even when it's buzzy busy. A visit is made all the more enjoyable by super friendly front of house staff and a manager who knows how to keep customers coming back for more! It's a top spot in Cowes and not to be missed!

Only stopped by for a coffee, which was OK.

Had the best Sunday dinner ever; lovely ambiance, great roaring fire and an exceptional team who made us feel most welcome. Thank you for a lovely evening.