The Crab and Lobster Tap in Isle of Wight

This was the nearest pub to our holiday cottage, so managed to get a couple of visits there. It looks tiny from the outside, but once inside it opens into a big pub. Really friendly staff & customers. Very dog friendly. Always seemed to be busy when we went. Great traditional pub with good vibes. Fully recommended.

lovely pub great landlord great atmosphere and great food..The oldest licence on the island and won pub of the year 2023 so well wortha visit

Nice little pub just outside the town centre.

Atmospheric Pub where we had a traditional Sunday lunch of very good quality and reasonably priced. Warm, friendly & efficient service. It’s maybe not a ‘special occasion’ venue but, based on our experience of some of the other local establishments, it was the best food & service (and that included a ‘special occasion’ meal at The Royal Hotel)!

First visit to this pub. Staff very friendly and had good atmosphere. Food was good and plentiful which I like! Would certainly visit again next time we are in ventnor

Great ales, live music, amazing atmosphere.. top location in Ventnor

Awesome pub, very friendly and excellent pub food at reasonable price. I always measure eating places by say 'would I come back?' and it's a definite yes. One guy serving behind the bar and taking orders - he was so efficient and friendly. We'll be back soon.

Great staff, lovely pub very accommodating. Food is great, homely but tasty. Would recommend 👍

Excellent Sunday roast today..Turkey was beautifully cooked, veggie option equally as tasty, veg perfectly cooked along with lovely gravy. Served with a smile..hot and plentiful.

Won Best Pub on IOW award 2023 say no more.

Friendly pub with great atmosphere. Booked table for 12 and we all had selection of meals from the menu and specials board. It was Boxing day and very busy but our meals were perfect .Large portions of delicious hot food and all allergies catered for too. You could see they were all home cooked and we all were totally happy and contented. Such a reasonable price too. Thank you so much.

We've enjoyed a delicious meal, thoroughly recommended

Fantastic Inn located a couple of minutes walk from the centre of Ventnor. Warm, friendly staff, lovely interior with comfortable seating, with a great selection of ales, beers, wines and spirits. A couple log burners for those cold nights would complement the already great atmosphere. We'll worth a look.

Lovely food, very friendly staff. Quirky. Good choice of games to keep kids (and big kids) entertained. Really enjoyed it.

We were very impressed, from the warm welcome to the food and drinks. We went on a Tuesday evening and there was a great atmosphere with a good number of people in. Centrally situated, a short walk from the high street. Highly recommend!

Loved it. Excellent food, great beer and super friendly service. A little gem.

We were a large group of adults and a number of dogs. We were welcomed by friendly and efficient staff and people and the dogs served with a smile. We had Sunday roast and a desert which was excellent and very good value. Would definitely go back again.

Excellent Sunday roast today..Turkey was beautifully cooked, veggie option equally as tasty, veg perfectly cooked along with lovely gravy. Served with a smile..hot and plentiful.

Average pub. Nothing to rave about. The waiter was friendly though. We expected the food to be better. We were a bit disappointed about the experience.

This is a really good pub serving good quality meals. Some of the meals are home made and we sampled a couple of them which were really nice. The pub has a good atmosphere and the landlord and staff are particularly friendly. Would recommend.

Friendly pub with great food and a good atmosphere.

We went here four times during our stay in Ventnor and the food was great, especially the Sunday lunch which was amazing and really good value. There was a choice of beef, lamb and gammon. The beef was beautifully cooked and the Yorkshire puddings were outstanding. The staff here are very friendly and the pub does a nice range of beers. This is a must if staying in Ventnor.

The Crab and Lobster has just been voted "Best local pub" in the local paper. Deservedly, as it has a great atmosphere and serves good value tasty food, except on Thursdays (quiz night). Good selection of beers and wine too. It is worth booking a table if you are going to eat.

We called in on a Saturday evening and were seated and ate a superb home made fish pie. The pub is lovely and the staff helpful and friendly.

Definitely recommend a visit here. It's a beautiful looking traditional pub. Great drink selection, recommend The Ale of Wight if it's on. We enjoyed it so much we went back for Sunday lunch, which was delicious. Service was really welcoming and friendly.

Went for late Sunday lunch. Welcoming staff and good value food and beer. Nice to see local IOW beers. Not too busy or loud despite big screen football.

As a young family with an 8 month old, this place was exactly what we needed while visiting Ventnor. The most welcoming pub we visited for the week we visited to the point that most nights we'd come for a drink with the little one. I cannot overstate how great it was to feel genuinely welcome in a pub far from home. The food is home-made and uncomplicated, again a perfect offering for a safe evening with a little one in tow. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place to anyone I know visiting the area!

Very friendly staff and locals. This pub serves a good selection of ales and wine. Plenty of board games if you want a challenge.

Great local pub to spend a late afternoon / evening watching the rugby (apart from the result) and enjoying a few beers and G&Ts. Plus a really good dinner from the choices on the menu. First time of having the "large" fish and chips which was actually huge. Will definitely opt for that again. All options were very good value for money and the staff, as always, were friendly and helpful.

The food at The Crab & Lobster Tap was absolutely delicious.We had a Sunday Roast and puddings to follow.We will definitely have a meal there again.The staff are very friendly too.All in all a superb pub with fantastic food.

Fantastic little place. Food was really good, we had the goat curry and beef lasagna, but lovely. Friendly staff and good beer.

Was voted best pub in the IoW earlier this year, and I can see why. Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Busy with locals and tourists, but we had no trouble finding a table mid-week. Good beer. Delicious home-cooked food that you don't find so often these days. I had the lasagne and others had the goat curry and a veggie chilli. All very good, and inexpensive. Big screen on one wall for sports fans.

You need good fresh fish and well made batter for fish and chips and The Crab and Lobster achieved both in our meal last night. The batter was crisp and light, a kind of tempura batter. The fish was fresher than a bloke on his first date. Having been involved with pubs for years, this was simply the best pub fish and chips I have had to date. I told them so myself before we left and said I would tell you too.

Great little pub, only had a drink so I can't comment on th food.

Good value friendly pub with games for the kids/family to play whilst waiting for food.

Lovely home cooked food, good beer selection & friendly, helpful staff. A really fantastic place.

Good food tasted very nice, although the portion of the chilli con carne was a bit small. The other portions of gammon eggs and chips and goat curry were big, and I've been told they tasted very good

Great food and well kept beer. My fish was huge .Very friendly and attentive service.

2 minute walk from main centre car park. Deceptively spacious Inn off the main Ventnor Centre just round to the left from the Ventnor Heritage Centre. Reputedly once the only Inn in Ventnor and visited by Charles I. Staff friendly. Nice atmosphere with comfy sofa seats at one end. Large bar. Large TV presume will show sports. Music videos shown on my visit in afternoon. Dog friendly inside. Well worth a visit if in the area.

Fab selection of real ales and ciders. Able to sample a few too. Fish and chips was massive could have shared it and been satisfied.

Can't speak high enough of this wonderful little pub. Only visit it for Sunday lunch while on holiday on the IOW. Just like having your own home cooked roast dinner but better. Very polite & friendly staff and reasonably priced. I urge you to give it a go, you won't be disappointed.

Very helpful and kind honest people They make you feel welcome Kind regards Dave Pickin

Absolutely fantastic! The staff are very attentive, condiments come out before your meal, huge plus to me. This is where to go for your Sunday roast! £10 a roast! Dessert £4 95 I recommend the ice cream sundae, Not only Great value for money, but great food too!! I had roast beef and turkey, Absolutely beautiful turkey was cooked to perfection. A choice of beef, pork, turkey and gammon with vegan options also available. A bottle of cõtes du rhõne for just £18.50 :-)) I WILL BE BACK FANTASTIC

This pub is great. An amazing Sunday roast, Which was home cooked for £10 and lovely pudding. A lovely bottle of French red wine for under £20 and amazing bar staff to add to the experience . Forget the tourist pubs in Ventnor and come here instead.

Booked meal based on previous reviews must have been an off day as the fish pie was gloopy with v little taste.

Nice pub, nice staff, good value and one of the best pubs in Ventnor. From outside the Crab and Lobster looks tiny, but step through the door and it is a great deal larger than you would think it could be. Paul was on the bar when we first visited and found time to give us some really useful local information. Since we had not long moved to the island, it was a brilliant introduction to the area. Locals are friendly, atmosphere is always relaxed and it has become one of our regular go to pubs. There's an amazingly good value Sunday Roast, but you are going to have to book to enjoy that little delight!

Only went to watch football on the big TVs, but loved the venue! Very friendly bar staff who couldn't do enough for our party of 10, one of which is in a wheelchair. Food is excellent (I had the fish pie but enviously eyed the scampi and the gammon, eggs, and chips)! Drinks are typical pub prices but what grabbed me most was the great ambience.

What a lovely welcome! Extremely friendly and are looking forward to going again this week! So good that we are thinking of booking for my husbands birthday meal!

Smashing cosy locally run pub :) Staff were really friendly & accommodating, food & drinks were great. Plus dog friendly. We enjoyed a nice chilled afternoon playing the pub’s cards & board games, then tucked into some nice homemade food. Recommend the fish pie for hearty homemade grub.

Cost of meals seem high now and small portion same everywhere I guess friends stopped going because of it most things £ 15 now seems alot .

Always a joyous experience, tremendous people and excellent beer

Great pub! Friendly staff. Awesome beer selection

Comfortable pub with good selection of beer. Very friendly staff. Fairly standard pub food but quite good value for this part of the world.

Such a great visit, we thought it would be a bit chi chi but it's a proper British pub with great roast dinner, ale and atmosphere

Food lovely and nice atmosphere

nice little pub food was pretty good 👌

Visited on Wednesday 1st Feb Took advantage of the half price menu offer. Was not disappointed, great food and drinks. Friendly service. My steak was cooked perfectly and my wife's gammon was delicious. Thank you

A real pub . Good food, good beer and a place the locals go of an evening.

Well liked local pub great food and beers

Had a Christmas lunch there very goid

What appears to now be Dave the landlord was really rude with us because we were sat near the entrance to the cellar. We only sat there when the pub was busy and there was nowhere else. We didn't move the chairs there - that's where they were when we found them. Had been there several hours and only asked to move for him to get access once. Could have just asked us nicely to move but ranted and wouldn't let us speak. Really disappointed. Been before but won't be returning.

Warm, dog friendly welcome. The Sunday roast is exquisite. Proper home cooked food, delicious. The vegetarian option of nut roast is very satisfying. We highly recommend the experience.

Excellent Roast & very good service

Great little pub, fantastic value Sunday roast.

The staff were friendly but slow at taking food orders. Our food was nice enough but meagre salad was disappointing.

A cosy pub with a great atmosphere. A wide selection of draught and spirits

Brilliant Sunday lunch and such good value. Lovely accommodating staff and a nice feel to the place. I will be visiting again when I'm in the Isle of Wight.

Fabulous little pub, one of quirky Ventnor's best! Great atmosphere, friendly service and an excellent selection of real ales and real cider (Grazed Knee). Occasional Live music!

An amazing place, really good food, fish pie was best I've ever tasted and the apple crumble and custard, mmm Staff were so helpful and friendly. Highly recommend, we'll be back.

Nice friendly pub/staff, booked in for a Sunday dinner, looking forward to it........................had the Sunday dinner and all the great 👍 reviews are right! Wonderful food, great service.............cannot fault it!😀😀

Lovely home made food and thoughtful attentive service. Felt at home here. Would recommend.

Very pleasant chap managed to fit us in as a booking on the day for a Sunday roast, highly recommended. The roast was perfect, service was excellent, and a pretty cool pub to boot.

Friendly staff and good service

Very friendly staff and locals. Food average but drinks were nice.

Great dinner and friendly atmosphere

A quaint and very friendly pub. The Sunday roast is amazing for the price ☺️

Amazing had fish pie 🥧 Saturday, then went back for the Sunday Roast the best I've had in a long long time..... delicious 😋

Great price, good conpany, very friendly place to eat and drink. The first back to front clock ive seen!

Cosy little pub, only had a drink. Very welcoming

Nice looking pub with lots of plants outside, tucked away round a side street. Nice sounding menu, but closed when we found it.

We went whilst Ventnor fringe was on ,it was very busy, the food was great ,staff all friendly and welcoming. We will be back

Always a great welcome in the finest pub/restaurant we know. Diane's vegan chilli is to die for.

Always the best welcome. Best beer. Best fun. Dave and Diane lead the way in hospitality.

Had the most amazing roast today . Cooked to perfection , very generous portions and great value for money. The staff and locals very friendly and the pub itself, is really charming . Definitely recommend you pay a visit .

What an absolute pleasure it was coming to this fine establishment! We were looking for a homely pub meal which was family friendly and the Crab and Lobster Tap certainly delivered! The owners were so lovely and welcoming and the food was simply yummy! We tried their fish,chips and mushy peas, the seafood pie with potato mash on the top, the gammon ham, eggs, chips and peas and the kids enjoyed chicken nuggets and chips. For our pudding we had sticky date pud with ice cream and rhubarb crumble with custard....an absolute delight to eat! It is simple foods done really well. A lot of love and amazing service makes this super special and we will definitely return again one day!

Great Sunday Roast, Staff are very friendly too

Great little pub in Ventnor. Always friendly and good service. If ever you in the area take the time and pop in.

Really nice experience in a quirky pub. Central location but nicely secluded. Good selection of beer and other drinks and top customer service and product knowledge. Will make sure to return next time I am in the town centre

Staff very friendly and accomodating. Great drinks, especially a choice of caskbales and gins ( especially Mermaid gin from I of W)! Delicious Food.

Great service brilliant staff and a fantastic cook best dinner I have had in a long time hope to go back before my holiday ends

Lovely friendly service and staff , welcome us and made a fuss of my puppy which was so nice, roast dinner fantastic!

You can't beat the Crab and Lobster for a good value Sunday roast! How they do it for this price amazes me, and just as good as any other pub I've been to.

Wonderful, friendly, helpful and kind staff and a great roast dinner. The Crab and Lobster make Sundays perfection!

Enjoyed Sunday roast in this lovely pub with great service and value for money

Wonderful hosts great food. Congratulations on getting joint first place for your Sunday Lunch. It was fully deserved.

Lovely home cooked food . High standard of food .staff very friendly and great value for money . Dogs welcome.

A lovely pub with a great atmosphere and very friendly staff. The Sunday Lunch was excellent and great value too.

Seriously good pub food, and really friendly staff and customers. Highly recommend this place.

Very friendly, good food at very fair prices.

Fabulous pub, great food and drinks and always a good welcome.