The Dell Cafe in Isle of Wight

This is a lovely little eatery, with great views over Ryde beach. I visited with my partner for lunch. We also had our dog, so we sat outside. There was a good varied selection on the menu, all was a reasonable price. The food was presented very well and was tasty. It was a little on the cold side but warm enough to not be too much of an issue. The staff were also friendly. I was a tad perturbed at the end of our visit when I used the loo inside the restaurant, my partner was waiting at the table outside and I was asked by the server if he was paying… I felt a bit like he thought we were going to run away without paying which I found a little offensive. That and the Luke warm food was the only reason I gave a 4/5 otherwise it was a lovely lunch and we enjoyed it. I would visit again.

Felt awkward being there. Like we were a nuisance. All tables are reserved, but with no actual time on them. You have to be seated, yet no one comes to seat you but instead stand around chatting to other staff. If you’re a local, then this place is probably fab. A tourist? No chance.

This place really is a little hidden gem. Dog friendly, delicious food made with high quality produce and lovely staff. We’ve been every time we’ve visited the island and will continue to visit. Lovely coastal walk as well from the cafe to Ryde and dogs can go on the beach. Would recommend the crab sandwich and the pulled beef open sandwich, both were excellent.

Although the restaurant and setting are delightful, sadly our experience was not. I was very pleased o find somewhere to eat with a good menu that suited my dietary needs too. We both ordered crab fish cakes with chips and salad. The presentation of the food was excellent, and we looked forward to our meal. In my brothers first crab fish cake there was a large piece of crab shell which he had bitten down on and subsequently thought he had broken his tooth. Not wishing to complain he continued the meal to find an equally large piece of shell in the second one too. The response of the waiter and the owner was shocking. He was told that crab shell is to be expected in a crab meal. We were not looking for compensation, just an acknowledgement for future customers that the crab meat would be checked before being served in future. This was not forthcoming. As an island family we were deeply disappointed by the treatment we received.

The views and location on a warm sunny day were the main draws. We went there two days ( Monday and Tuesday) in a row for late lunch, which finishes at 3.30. We had good service. On the second day we booked and sat there from 1.30 till 4.00. The food was fine. There was a large drinks list with three options (175 ml or 250ml glasses) for red wines and a number of rose wines. The clientele were an eclectic mix, some there simply for the lager or coffee. Surprisingly there was only one toilet! There must have been at least ten outside tables for up to six people. It certainly is dog friendly! Many people bring there dogs. On a warm sunny day it must be the best restaurant on Ryde seafront. I will definitely visit again.

Fabulous location, friendly staff, delicious food, cold lager. On a sunny day, it’s about as good as it gets for a relaxing lunch.

On arrival waited to be seated, felt we were a nuisance for turning up. Eventually shown to a table. Waited 15 mins for the waiter to return to take our order. Tried to attract attention but after giving them another couple of minutes we left.....very poor customer service. Our previous visit was also marred by waiting to be seated by staff who frankly looked like they didn't care if we stayed or left. ONE TO AVOID!

Started with cake and both portions stale and sent back. Then starters of tempura stem broccoli, crab ball & chicken skewers all very good. Mains were ok, lamb, chicken katsu beef brisket, all ok but dry and rice was cold and fries cold and tasted like left overs. Wondering how you stay so busy with such low standards and no hint of what shall we do to make up for such dreary mains apart it will be good to tell the chef. Usual English sloppy standards. Service was friendly

Excellent service with great food at a reasonable price. Beautiful venue with super views. Will always return when back on the IoW.

We went to The Dell four times in July (with friends, family and on our own) A short walk along Ryde beach and you are there. On a sunny day you can dine outside under umbrellas, looking over the beach towards Portsmouth. Always had good food and really friendly service. Good idea to book online as they get very busy.

Service was particularly bad today. A new eaitrose with pink hair was oblivious to guests waiting to be served. It was clear Management was not present. Also the menu has changed again. Preferred the winter menu

Very underwhelmed by the welcome - chap writing out the specials board as we entered didn’t even acknowledge us - so we went and sat down at a vacant table. After waiting nearly 10 mins we were asked if we’d like to order - at which stage we hadn’t even been offered a menu! Chap flung a drinks menu at us and we resorted to going to look in the cabinet to find out what cakes were on offer. Order finally given and another 10 mins passed before the coffee & cake x 4 arrived. Our order was placed on a tray on the counter, right under the noses of customers waiting to pay, where it stayed for a good three/four minutes - before being brought to us. Unhygienic?? Wont be going back.

A really great location on the beach, with helpful staff, however, food pricing was found to be at the top end of the market i.e. for fairly average food quality / quantity (Full English Breakfast). Since my visit, I have.checked out nearby competition (x2) and found their pricing to be much more competitive / realistic (35% less) Sadly, this will be my first and last visit to the Dell Cafe for now :-( Foot Note: The Dell Cake's website has not been updated since 2020 and the prices shown are some 40% lower than current actual charges, also, the single male/female customer toilet facility is very tiny and could do with some TLC...

Almost missed this little gem. A friend told us about a great cafe on puckpool beach and after dropping into a near by cafe and not being inspired we decided to stroll along the beach and that’s when we found the Dell tucked away at the end of the bay with great views of the Solent. Very impressed by the menu, Original and imaginative with a couple of vegan options for me and vegitarian options for my partner, which were obviously as well thought out as there other item and not just some baught in afterthought and I greatly appreciate it! I had a mushroom and cashew cheese Ruben which was delicious and my partner had the halloumi and mushroom burger with chips which she thoroughly enjoyed. Service was fast coffee and good. I noticed they also have a licence for a small bar. Also dog friendly and considering there location is a no brainer. My only very minor gripe would be the music was slightly to loud. And if I brought my parents here they may find it an issue but all in all we’ll definitely be back. Went way above what you’d expect from a small seaside cafe

You have to wait to be seated and is the worst part of the experience, getting an acknowledgement that staff know you are waiting is almost impossible even when they are quiet, food is good and service is friendly but so laid back it's almost horizontal. I know the Island is stuck in the 50s but sometimes I feel like shouting 'am I invisible ' when at this place.

Lovely little gem with peaceful views. Great cakes and super friendly staff. Sat outside with our dogs who were also welcome. A very enjoyable experience.

Lovely views good coffee but expensive. Pumpkin latte cappuccino. Drive into Puckpool park to park as far as you can drive.

We ended up here after having walked the length of the prom. We really only wanted a drink as it was too early for lunch but I spotted that they served crab sandwiches and really fancied one. I was told that was on the lunch menu which hadn't started yet but the lovely waiter went and asked the chef who very kindly did one for me. It was delicious and gluten free too. Thank you.

Stopped off for lunch as we live in Ryde and our first choice was closed unfortunately. Wasn't overly keen as found the service lacking in the past, but my partner and son both like it here and to be fair the breakfast's are good. Whilst my partner was in conversation with our waiter the owners interrupted her to bark orders at the waiter. Didn't say 'excuse me' or any kind of apology for cutting her off. I would of walked them but my partner didn't want to make a fuss so we took the table on offer, which was still dirty from the previous customers by the way, My partner had the moules which looked fabulous and she said they were delicious and my son had a chicken burger which he said was decent. I tried a dish from the daily specials which think was supposed to be a courgette and sweetcorn type of rosti or fritter. Mine was lukewarm and underdone in my opinion. Didn't finish it and none of the staff bothered to ask if there was anything wrong with the dish. When we came to pay the owner stood over my partner and told her service wasn't included and gave his thoughts on how much she should tip! Unbelievable. Then to top it off started to clear the table whilst my son was still eating. Noticed that his attitude is very different to regular customers whom he fawns over and obviously thought we were tourists who wouldn't be return customers. Well he did get that right at least! Would avoid if you want to be treated with any sense of civility.

On arrival at the café we had to wait to be seated, then we were asked if we were "only having a coffee,in a presumptive way,we actually wanted lunch. We were then told lunch was not available until 12.00, it was five to. We were then grudgingly shown to a table, food arrived quite quickly, and was quite good,but with such a poor welcome I would give it a miss.

We visited Dell's Cafe through this summer as it is such a special place. The location is amazing, the staff are friendly and endlessly helpful and the food (coffee, rock cakes, breakfast, brunch, supper) is always delicious. It does get busy in the summer but just need to sit back, relax and enjoy the view!

Went here with some friends for a drink and brush. Having been given a table, we asked where to order and they said it's table service. Drinks were ordered but took well over 15 minutes to come out which is a while for two coffee and a tea. Ordered food, I ordered poached eggs on toast. Again took some time to come out. The eggs were stone cold, the toast was cold and rock solid. Clearly had been sat waiting to be taken out. A little later after finishing we asked for the bill. Again took several minutes to come out. Overall the service was very slow, and my food was stone cold. Only awarding a 3 as my friends said their food was nice.

Walked up to the dell from Appley park. They obviously didn’t like the look of us and instantly reserved all the tables and even refused us a take away coffee because they were suddenly “too busy” Shocking!

When I visit my Daughter and Granddaughters, I love to go to the Dell Cafe, (the last time I spent £94.00 - 12 April 23). However, we have always received short tempered, very poor, troubled, unfriendly service by what seem like unhappy staff. Every time we come here. I complained yesterday about the lack of service and being totally ignored, so unacceptable that after wasting 30 minutes we got up from our table. The staff were not at all interested in us, looking away, 'rushed off their feet' - when they were not, so I left, devestated, screaming "I couldn't get served". We know it is best to book so we rang the Cafe yesterday at 11.30 but were told 'fully booked'. We had our meal elsewhere. Later we walked from Ryde to the cafe hoping we could have a table to just have drinks and the girls could have their favourite 'luxury milk shakes'. Oh dear, everything seemed too much trouble - there were plenty of unreserved empty tables available! We thought 'forget it', but we sat being totally ignored by every member of staff while we played trying to avoid being stung by wasps, as we continued watching the staff rushing around with 'I hate doing this job' look on their faces. Why is this happening? I plan to revisit The Dell Cafe tomorrow and I know 'how busy they get' and that 'it's best to book in advance' but I want to see some improvement here. To the customer they could do better and give us a super experience. Look where we are! The staff, I certainly feel they should do much better!!

Fortunately our local friends had booked this (we were five in total, plus dogs), it was really busy and we can understand why, what a stunning location overlooking the water. As it was busy the service wasn't speedy but that was fine with us, we enjoyed some rose and chose from main and specials menu, my fish from the latter was stunning. There was no full dessert menu but we saw the local ice creams and had to dive it, oh yes, delicious

In Ryde on a day trip & looking for lunch, we pushed a bit further up the beach front and found this gem. Friendly service, great view & great food - what more could you ask for?

Beautiful location on the beach but quiet enough. Lovely outdoor seating area. Staff helpful and good service. Wonderful food, our second time and both times been great. Quality food the best breakfast on the island for me!

Booked for 3, extended to 5and turned up as 6 - all handled by online booking. With 6 dogs. Orders taken promptly by young staff. Food / coffees all arrived in good time. Great breakfast/ brunch options. Sunday morning - it was busy but we...

Called in early afternoon (well after the lunch period) to be told only tables inside available. All outside tables reserved yet whilst we were there (at least 1.5 hours) no-one came to these tables. We only wanted a quick snack but unfortunately this took a...

We called here as we often do after walking up from town on a Sunday afternoon to stop for a coffee before walking back. As with previous reviewers we felt that we were second class as only wanted a drink.....' we've only got inside tables'...

Loved it here - perched bang slap up against the water on the edge of the beautiful green park in the western part of Ryde. Really delicious breakfast dishes - beautifully presented - great coffee, freshly pressed orange juice. There's nothing not to like. The...

Lovely food and setting but the service was terrible. Had to ask for a kids menu despite entering with two toddlers then had to request child’s cutlery which they didn’t have. Really poor attitude from all staff we encountered

I'm not sure what some of the moaning is about on here, I have to assume people didn't book and just expected to rock up and get everything they wanted. Our experience was very different. We booked, and it was a good job we did...

Remember this Cafe so well and how great it was if you just wanted a drink, it appears that they were only interested in customers who book meals and I have no doubt the food is excellent. All I wanted was two teas to take...

Disappointed as lovely location but failed to make us welcome for coffee on Friday morning indeed we were positively a nuisance as we were seating ourselves at a table just for a drink when it was booked for food 45 minutes later - would do...

Managed to get parked and thought we would go for afternoon tea, two thirds of tables full, the other third 'reserved, with no one sat at them. It was 2.30, they were obviously reserving the tables to close, pretty poor show considering the time. I...

Gorgeous location with tables overlooking the sea but service was incredibly slow and food needed more seasoning. Hopefully it was just an off day.

My 1st trip to the IOW and the fact that many places only open 11-4 is getting annoying! Anyhow, found this place when out walking on a Tuesday and had a few drinks because amazing views! So went back on a Thursday when on another...

AVOID AVOID AVOID Stood waiting to be acknowledged for 10 minutes. Eventually we asked a man who was standing around with a card machine for some menus. The look he gave us was almost like he was surprised... Got 2 menus, chose our food then...

We visited the Dell Café in Ryde, after walking along the picturesque Appley beach on a midweek early evening and finding the cafe there. The café offers both indoor and outdoor seating and we opted for the latter though many of the tables here were...

Had a really well cooked tasty full English breakfast here after an early morning walk. A slight wait but it was all freshly cooked and good quality ingredients. Highly recommended.

While walking our dog my coeliac wife and I stumbled across the Dell Beachside Bistro near the dog friendly beach. Most of the food was available gluten free and was delicious. Service also top class and the location right on the beach front tops it...

Had a wonderful Breakfast on the seawall....the bubble and Squeak with Poached eggs and halloumi was delightful and loved the harrissa Bloody Mary! Our server Charlotte was lovely and the owner Jason was very friendly too!! Would definitely recommend this hidden gem 💎 👌 🥑🍳☕️

They’d do well to remember here that manners maketh the the man. As an island resident I’ve enjoyed this cafe many many times over the years, introducing it as a “hidden gem” to family and friends and frequently recommended it. However the welcome from the...

We come here regularly for coffee and/or lunch. This restaurant is perfectly located with stunning views over the sea. I particularly like the views when it is low tide. The food is great. The menu is diverse but we don’t have a favourite. It’s all...

We will be back!!! Food was delicious, welcome was warm and food very reasonably priced.Amazing even for vegan husband and autistic sons

I visited The Dell Cafe for lunch with friends. What a varied, fresh and utterly delicious menus. Service was spot on. Such a great venue! Adore the decor and the view. Visited this morning for breakfast with the family and friends the best breakfast I...

Food was amazing. We went for breakfast. Lovely look over the water, friendly staff and not long to wait for food. We went for a walk and then got cake and a drink after - beautiful cakes too!

Stunning location and brilliant food. My partner had a crab sandwich with fries which she said was absolutely delicious, i had a bowl of mussels in a white wine, cream and garlic sauce which were fabulous. Huge mussels perfectly cookec.

This used to be one of our favourite places so when we had a friend visiting from South Africa it was one of the go to places for breakfast. Such a disappointment. The small breakfast was a mini one, two of us ordered two poached...

Popped in for coffee and cake recently. Shown to a table with crumbs and ordered a latte a cappuccino and a slice of cake. The coffees were both short of coffee dose, weak, and both had burned (over-heated) milk. The cake was disappointing, coffee and...

The food tasted excellent but unfortunately my chips had a thick dark hair lying on top which they did replace the chips for me, but when my pork ciabatta was then brought out it also had a warm coloured long strand of hair inside the...

Excellent food - slow roasted lamb wrap and pulled pork on fries - completely let down by uninterested staff. A large notice by the bar proclaims “No service or payment taken at the bar”. So after our meal we spent a good fifteen minutes trying...

Had a lovely visit here after wanting to visit for ages. The food was delicious, the service friendly and the views stunning. An added bonus was the live music which was excellent! Can’t wait to visit again - recommend!

Stumbled across the Dell by accident on a walk along the coast from Ryde and serendipity struck again! Wonderful lunch (I had the panko coated chicken burger and my wife had the bang bang cauliflower and supergrains bowl) and reasonably priced for the island! Definitely...

The menu was very interesting and different. The beetroot and walnut burger was interesting and incredibly tasty. Crab on chips is much better than it sounds! No sandwiches if you’re looking for that type of lunch though. A tad expensive but worth it as a...

Slightly pricey, but has an unusual menu so it means you try something different. Enjoyed our meal and the lattes were excellent and stayed warm. Great location and views.

Really good and interesting choice of food. served quickly by very polite and helpful staff. I had the Crispy Lamb poke bowl. Was really, really nice. Can recommend. thank you

We came in and were grateful to be seated as we hadn’t booked and it was very busy, had lovely food and service from our waitress Anna, only issue is the food took a little while to come out so we were sat waiting for...

Excellent location (far end of Ryde/Appley Beach), amazing views over Solent, surprising range of menu and super friendly staff - what more could you want? Food was top quality and great value (IMHO) - every taste catered for, weather a quick snack, or bigger lunch...

Great view lovely food but you do need to book on line first You can grab a takeaway drink or Icecream from the hatch

Great service from Jaibel (apologies if spelling is incorrect) and a really delicious dinner. Will definitely come again next summer

Always enjoyed coming to Dell Cafe for the views, nice food and milkshakes. Came here three times this week. First was cycle ride stop off for a coffee, was first customer of the day but had to wait 20 mins as staff had forgotten to...

Love, love this place. The menu is constantly evolving with so many tempting dishes. Yet again we loved our dishes so tasty, well cooked and beautifully presented. I’ve read a few reviews about the service. It’s really busy, there was a little wait for one...

I visited the Dell cafe with my family today and had to leave due to staff incompetence. We were sat down, waited over 10 mins and we had to remind staff we hadn't ordered. The waitress said she wasn't allowed to take our order and...

Turned up at this cafe this morning before catching our ferry back. Full of young, incompetent, disinterested and arrogant staff. Had to ask to order our drinks as no one came to our table. Excuses made and they weren’t even busy. Milkshake machine broken so...

Lovely cafe, fabulous view by the seashore to Portsmouth and beyond . Fabulous to go as the sun sets. Delicious food and coffee. Young staff but very attentive and professional. Very tasty chicken burger and fresh interesting salads. Excellent experience all round

Great service and food. The posh eggs with avocado was excellent. Staff all very young but attentive and efficient. View across the Solent is amazing! I could sit there all day ferry spotting and people watching. We will be back.

Booked this cafe months ago. On arrival to the cafe I tried to let the staff member know I had booked. I never finished my sentence and he looked at me and said No. I explained I had a booking. He said your table is...

I live locally and always visit the cafe for a takeaway coffee. Today I asked if a table was free and was told no, only two minuets later he sat a different couple down. All the staff were so rude and could not u Der...

Always good to come here and chill out. Food great, service friendly and prices fair. Look out over The Solent and watch the water lovers catch a wave or a 🦀

This is the first time I have written a review on trip advisor… Have visited Dell Cafe on a few occasions. Food is good, drink selection is good. However, had pre booked breakfast yesterday morning and it took 20 mins to be asked if we...

I was recommended here by family. Loved the decor and even though we had not asked for an indoor seat,they found us one. The food was very interesting,not many comments on Tripadvisor about the food! We thought the menu was so different to many seaside...

Excellent food - katsu chicken, crab gratin and the lobster were all cooked to perfection and absolutely delicious! Finished off with a caramel espresso martini. The service was good and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The view was stunning! We had great weather...

Beautiful location, wonderful menu and great food. Unfortunately time and time again the service and welcome just ruins it. I do understand at busy times it can be stressful but I have actually come to feel a bit awkward eating there as the reception you...

Great location, right on the beach with easy parking in the park behind. We went for breakfast and dinner. Both times were really enjoyable with excellent food and reasonable prices. Several reviews mention poor service but this wasn’t our experience. Staff were friendly and cheerful....

Awful experience. Waited half an hour for a milkshake, coffee, coke and frappe. Coffee arrived freezing cold and coke was flat. Probably didn’t help that we saw our order sat on the Side for almost 20 minutes. There was no eye contact or communication from...

We booked for the Saturday evening for three people and four of us arrived - this was no problem and we were sat overlooking the beach. We ordered cocktails, wine, mock tails and each of us had a different dish. Special note to the lamb...

The perfect place to visit, caught the hovercraft and walked along the beach at Ryde to this lovely cafe. Breakfast was delicious and the team are great. Always popular so make sure you get there early.

This is a truly lovely beach side cafe serving good food with friendly service in great location … so good that we visited 5 times during our week’s stay on the IOW. It’s situated, on the coastal walk, between Seaview, where we were staying, and...

Booked for lunch for some colleagues coming over had a wonderful lunch . Service was excellent they always have the right mix of attentiveness . Staff polite and friendly. All our food was perfect more than happy to slightly adapt a dish for one of...

We have visited the isle of wight every year since 2002 but never found this little gem until last year, so returned again this year. The views over to Portsmouth are fabulous and the food is top notch. Parking is available a very short stroll...

Although we visit The Dell Cafe regularly (we live locally). Whilst the menu and food are exciting and tasty unfortunately consistent lack of warm welcome and consistently bad service lets this wonderful café down time and time again. Service is always unwelcoming, slow and shoddy....

We've eaten lunch here a few times. Every time the food has been nice enough but the service is always very slow and the staff aren't friendly. On our most recent visit all we ordered was sandwiches. It took almost half an hour to get...

Great meal and good service: there is a lovely vibe at the Dell Cafe - would recommend and will certainly be returning on my next visit to the IOW

Came on the 9th of June with my husband and son for breakfast. We were met by a member of staff who was friendly, who then seated us outside overlooking the beach. The guy gave us our menus and asked us if we would like...

My first visit to the Dell Cafe but won’t be the last. Visited today with my six lovely friends after walking to Seaview. We were seated inside and immediately served with water and drinks. Our orders were taken very promptly and what a treat we...

Dreadful customer service. Dreadful. Disgusting, to be precise. I'll never come here again and I would never, ever recommend this place. Rude staff, rude responses on trip advisor - just look at the defensive remarks to all of the negative reviews. Sort yourselves out or...

Could be AMAZING. but TERRIBLE service We came for drinks, between food service. There were 6 members of staff. All inside. Mostly hanging around. We waited 45min for our drinks. Which had been sat on the bar for 30min. No one seemed to be doing...

This place has a wow location with tables with views over the beach towards the mainland which makes the walk to visit to this cafe. Slightly expensive food menu but had an ok full breakfast with latte here & my wife had the chorizo hash...

Visiting for the weekend and thought this looked like a lovely place to stop. The “hostess” was rude and unfriendly to the point we deliberated leaving but just thought she must be having an off day - sadly the rest of the customer service we...

The Dell trades on its location with a elaborate (overpriced) menu, that said the food was good but NOT value for money. Awful service, completely lacking in concern for customer satisfaction not once we’re we greeted with any respect, no one enquired if our meals...

Best lunch I’ve had on the Island in 25 years. Soft shell crabs, monstrous crevettes, sea bass, crispy lamb, Pan Asian British seafood fusion. Crisp cleansing white wine, live music, best and immediate seaviews, need info on?!

The Dell has a gorgeous view, attentive waiters and delicious food. Make sure you dress warmly if there’s a north wind and you want to sit outside, the view is worth it but it can be breezy. We will definitely be back. Can’t wait!

Called into the dell for a drink and snack. Table service only, I pressed the call button 4 times during the 10 minutes we were seated. Although we had been shown to the table neither of the 2 front of house staff acknowledged us once...

Found this place by chance. We went with a nearly 3 year old and a 4 year old. The food was incredible, so much flavour and looked amazing. Kids enjoyed the burger off the kids menu as well. Great views as well.

Came across this cafe while walking from Seaview to Ryde. Saw on a map there was a cafe, came across a lovely eatery right on the seafront. Stopped for a drink, saw the menu and that was it. Two weeks later booked this time, had...

Went there for dinner purely by chance. We had had lunch there before but never dinner. Happened to be in the area, so thought we would try it. Food was awesome and was just the right amount. Staff and owner service was faultless. The views...

We initially walked passed this place as we were headed elsewhere but as they wouldn’t/couldn’t serve us we returned and wow we couldn’t of been happier! 8 fully satisfied adults enjoying a post long walk meal! We sat outside along the prom taking in the...

Enjoyed a lovely meal on a warm sunny evening overlooking the Solent. We were staying in Seaview for a week and during the course of our stay had eaten in the Seaview hotel, the Boathouse and the Old Fort, but the best meal by far...