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4,5

Based on 621 opinions finded in 2 websites

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Nº 185 in 954 in Isle of Wight

Nº 47 of 212 Other cuisines in Isle of Wight

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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

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Peter McCarthy . 2024-03-14

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

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Steve Philpott . 2024-03-11

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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.

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Trev Payne . 2024-02-28

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

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KoreStefan . 2024-02-09

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Won Best Pub on IOW award 2023 say no more.

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simon lewcock . 2024-01-15

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We've enjoyed a delicious meal, thoroughly recommended

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Mark Russell . 2023-12-26

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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.

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G . 2023-11-12

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

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Paul Favager . 2023-11-02

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

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Velo Bête . 2023-10-07

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Friendly pub with great food and a good atmosphere.

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Mark H . 2023-09-23

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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.

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Clive Odom . 2023-09-16

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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.

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Sue Beckett . 2023-09-11

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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.

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Graham Haveron . 2023-09-07

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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!

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Simon Robertson . 2023-09-06

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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.

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SHARON WILKINSON . 2023-08-20

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

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Dave Dupont . 2023-08-17

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

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daniel bush . 2023-08-13

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

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Jon Bull . 2023-08-08

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

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Andy Perry . 2023-08-02

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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

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Maddie Bell . 2023-07-31

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

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Nick Bertenshaw . 2023-07-22

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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.

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J Kfive (Jk5) . 2023-06-27

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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.

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Maria Digby . 2023-06-26

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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.

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Derek Prouton . 2023-06-18

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

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David Pickin . 2023-06-12

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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

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Hay Asher . 2023-05-21

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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.

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R A . 2023-05-21

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

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Sue Mottershead . 2023-05-04

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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!

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Stephen Green . 2023-04-28

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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.

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John Smith . 2023-04-27

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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!

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Lynne Cartwright . 2023-04-23

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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.

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Joanne Dring . 2023-04-16

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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 .

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Lin Arnold . 2023-04-09

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Always a joyous experience, tremendous people and excellent beer

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Patrick Gooden . 2023-04-08

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Great pub! Friendly staff. Awesome beer selection

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James Hutson . 2023-04-07

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

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Sarah Greenan . 2023-04-02

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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

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Lizz Clarke . 2023-03-17

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Food lovely and nice atmosphere

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David Boakes . 2023-03-10

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nice little pub food was pretty good 👌

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Evie Wormald . 2023-02-15

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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

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Mark Johnson . 2023-02-02

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

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Kevin Davis . 2023-01-17

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Well liked local pub great food and beers

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marc . 2023-01-08

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Had a Christmas lunch there very goid

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Teresa Barton . 2022-12-22

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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.

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Andrew Johnson . 2022-11-14

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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.

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Ashley Joines . 2022-11-13

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Excellent Roast & very good service

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Hilary Wright . 2022-11-07

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Great little pub, fantastic value Sunday roast.

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Stephen French . 2022-11-01

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

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Cora Leslie . 2022-10-20

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

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Ignas Žakaris (ownosourus) . 2022-10-02

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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.

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Michael Chadwell . 2022-09-28

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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!

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Andy Roberts . 2022-09-26

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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.

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Avis Tomlinson . 2022-09-06

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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!😀😀

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Tim Martin . 2022-09-04

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

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Matt Atkinson . 2022-08-31

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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.

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Calum Davidson . 2022-08-23

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Friendly staff and good service

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Charlotte Mallows . 2022-08-20

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

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Transport ETA Simona R . 2022-08-13

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Great dinner and friendly atmosphere

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Graham Long . 2022-08-12

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

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Jay Rylatt . 2022-08-08

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

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Simone Earl . 2022-08-08

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

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Gemma Major . 2022-08-06

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Cosy little pub, only had a drink. Very welcoming

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Chrissie Buckle . 2022-08-05

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

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Paul Roberts . 2022-08-04

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

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Carolyn Ansell . 2022-07-26

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

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Neil Bright . 2022-07-20

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

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Adrian Pinnock . 2022-07-12

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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 .

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Belinda Wallington . 2022-07-10

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Great Sunday Roast, Staff are very friendly too

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Darren Gourlay . 2022-06-25

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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!

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Charlene Elliott . 2022-06-25

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

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zane cohen . 2022-06-19

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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

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Chris Hollingshead . 2022-06-18

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

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Sharon Walker . 2022-06-12

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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

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Denise Claffey . 2022-06-06

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

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Kim Coburn . 2022-05-09

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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.

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Lorraine CosterCurnow . 2022-05-09

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

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laura reid . 2022-05-07

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

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Silence . 2022-05-02

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

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Barbara Wells . 2022-04-21

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

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adrian Robinson . 2022-03-25

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

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Joanne Cresswell . 2022-03-13

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

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Dan Hall . 2022-03-01

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Very friendly, good food at very fair prices.

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Richard & Ann Sheath . 2022-02-08

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

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Karen Wilson . 2022-01-27

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Nice friendly welcome. Half price January food special short term offer was much appreciated. Good beers on tap too

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graham cook . 2022-01-26

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Lovely food, great atmosphere and fantastic service.

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Koo Janzen . 2022-01-19

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Excellent service throughout our visit. Food was well presented and plenty of it Lovely friendly atmosphere as well

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Janet Green . 2021-12-22

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Best pub roast I've had on the Island

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Dawn Y . 2021-12-15

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Part of Ventnor legend... as are the owners. Proper people proper pub.

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Ben Scott . 2021-11-20

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Great service, lovely food and great staff

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Sam Smith . 2021-11-14

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By far the best pub and grub on the IOW! Where else are you able to get a locally sourced 10oz prime cut of steak cooked absolutely fantastic for £19.99 😇 - all the staff are very helpful and friendly - making this pub a very welcoming and homely one - thank you.

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Mark Calter . 2021-10-25

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We went here for a Sunday lunch (strongly advise booking well in advance!) and it was a superb experience throughout. They have a selection of 3 or 4 different meats plus veggie option, everything is freshly cooked to a very high standard with the Yorkshire puddings being of particularly good quality! The staff were all excellent throughout and I would especially like to mention the amount of care and attention our waiter and the lady in the kitchen went to accomodating my wife's dairy intolerance especially rustling up a dairy free dessert - it was very much appreciated. Final comment is about the price which was lower than anywhere I've been for some while which, when you consider the quality of food, is why we would highly recommend you give this place a try.

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James Fraser . 2021-10-24

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Had a couple of pints, rounding off a nice relaxing day. We immediately liked this place and watched a bit of footy. Landlord has had a bit of illness which is unfortunate. However I could tell that he’s a nice fella and him and his wife have a lovely bar. There was no food on the Wednesday and that’s a pity. We will return and eat there most definitely in the future

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Todai Imappy (Todai Imappy) . 2021-10-21

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Great little pub with real heart. Wonderful staff and delicious food. The roast was like a home cooked meal round your nan's.

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Faith Hesselmann . 2021-09-20

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Great pub, great service, lovely food

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Julie . 2021-09-15

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Brilliant pub. But don't take my word for it, try it for yourself.

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Jonathan Lamb . 2021-09-14

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Super menu and well cooked food served by friendly local staff, good bar as well.

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Mike Dancy . 2021-09-05

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Amazing friendly pub staff and landlord top draw

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Robb Taylor . 2021-09-01

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Excellent Sunday lunch and superb local ales.

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Tracey Mold . 2021-08-23

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We enjoyed our visits here so much last year we returned this year. Comfortable local pub to relax with a drink, play cards or game with family and enjoy a freshly cooked meal. Quiz night on Thursdays, needs booking, no food that evening. Would recommend booking in general to avoid disappointment. Staff were very friendly and very helpful catering to our son who has a dairy allergy. Happily adapted the special of the day (10oz steak) to be dairy free which son was delighted with as he didn't fancy the vegan (& therefore DF) options already on the menu. Younger son was impressed by the generous child portion of ham, egg and chips he received though he needed a little help to finish it off. The fish pie was delicious, creamy and piping hot. Hubby was equally very happy with his crab au gratin which unfortunately he ate so greedily I didn't get a chance to taste 🤣, he assures me it was delicious! Desserts are yummy too but not dairy free, hopefully the Crab&Lobster don't mind me saying that you can grab vegan ice cream and other allergy free varieties just down the hill at another great local business.

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Abigail Brown . 2021-08-21

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Such a nice pub, definitely the nicest we’ve been to on the whole island. It’s the sort of place you can bring a board game and chill out, have a nice chat with the guys behind the bar and enjoy some lovely (cheap!!!!) drinks. 11/10 would visit again

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Emma Hunter . 2021-08-09

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