The Garlic Farm Cafe in Isle of Wight

Once again, a beautiful visit to The Garlic Farm for breakfast. Booking online easy, we were seated next to the window & loved seeing the red squirrels, they were busy foraging. Drinks order placed quickly & brought to us, we both had the Garlic Farm breakfast. Hot, tasty and filling, enjoyed alongside Garlic ketchup & Black Garlic ketchup. Will be back soon. Many thanks to you all, as always, smiling, friendly service :-)

It's a farm shop, cafe and restaurant. It's advertised a free entry which most farm shops, cafes and restaurants are! It also advertises farm animals and farmyard walks. These are not signposted and when we asked, we had to buy a map!.

We visit the garlic farm every time we visit the island because we love it so much but the last 2 times we have been it just hasn't been the same and it's disappointing. The sausage and mushrooms used to be so garlicky, we told everyone about it but we haven't experienced the same this last 2 visits. The price of breakfast doesn't appear to have changed so I can only assume they are keeping the costs low but changed the quality. I don't mind paying more for what used to be the best breakfast on the island. We will try again when we next visit and we hope it goes back to how it was 🤞🏼

This place is a little gem on the Isle of Wight, the food and service is brilliant, with a nice choice of items on the menu. We have visited here many times and are never disappointed in our meals or the great staff that work there. After dinner you can pop into their shop and pick up all the ingredients to make something at home with their famous garlic. What’s not to love about this place. Can not wait to return.

Actually me and my family are disappointed, food wasn’t good and no taste at all. My husband has pork burger- nothing special, my mum Has fishcake was not tasty , not seasoned and bland and very spicy, I have beef corn was very spicy also. We we expected to taste garlic in the dishes at a garlic restaurant but actually we feel just chili.

A must visit every time we go to the island and a must visit for any garlic lovers! Food is delicious (we had the sharing platter) and you can taste that everything is fresh and local. Good service and decently priced as well.

We were in the area and visited the farm shop and decided we would try this place. The lunch menu starts from 12pm so we booked a table which we had a walk around the grounds and walking trails of the farm shop until this time. The place was reasonably busy. For starter we shared the 'whole slow roasted garlic bulb' which was ok not overly the best and not strong enough. For the main I had the 'beetroot burger' this was nice and would have it again. We also tried the soup of the day which was very watery and didn't have a strong flavour. I had the 'garlic beer' which was nice. Overall the place seemed clean, the food was ok, the food we had didn't seem to showcase the star ingredient of 'garlic' which was a shame as this was one of the main reasons we visited here. The staff seemed friendly. Booking a table is advisable

Popped in for a snack and to visit the shop. In the Alium Cafe the board doesn't clearly state prices so unsure what we were paying. While we were ordering the previous customer had to come back 2 or 3 times for things that were missing. The staff were disinterested and not listening properly, we were under the impression we had ordered 3 food items, two adults had stated one of the items but it never came. We asked and she looked blankly at us and said there was none left, so we said we had ordered one. We had no receipt and the prices were unclear so we didn't know if we had ordered it. She looked at her till and said we hadn't so we assume we didn't pay for it. She didn't read us back the order , it just felt like customers were a nuisance.

We came here for breakfast en route to the ferry port. Wow! What delicious food. Fresh and tasty. The coffee was delicious too. Highly recommend.

Caught the front of the car on the white rocks, which as you turned into the space if there was a car parked either side you couldn’t see the rocks and it looked all clear had a coffee and left.

Excellent lunch . Quality food . Decent value and lovely staff. Really like the place . Lots of events also .would recommend

We stopped at the garlic farm shop, very good products all about garlic 🧄 we had lunch at the restaurant next to the shop and the food was excellent. The blond lady that looked after us was lovely, professional and friendly. We ordered following her recommendation bagel pastrami, mushroom frittata all with a hint of garlic. For desert we tried black garlic ice cream and chocolate with garlic brownie. Highly recommended!!!! See you soon again.

We were initially sat at the furthest point away from the counter squeezed in next to a piano (possibly due to not being islanders or regulars), which we felt was ridiculous given there were empty tables everywhere and immediately asked to be move to the area where everyone else as seated. The staff all seemed to be very miserable and did not smile at all. We ordered cakes and drinks and the cakes were a huge disappointment as they were very dry. We have been a few times including lunch for my birthday last year, when we visit family on the island, but based upon our last experience will not be returning.

Not been for a while and haven’t been one to write reviews but could t let this visit pass without a huge thumbs up! Once again the garlic farm restaurant delivers! A Christmas twist on the already amazing mezze sharing platter, I was not disappointed. The food was in my opinion cooked to perfection, the flavours were out of this world and as ever the staff were welcoming and very attentive. Already looking forward to going back again in the new year

A hidden gem on the Island and judging by the visitor’s word is getting around. Super delicious brunch but curious the lack of ability to switch ingredients....curious my local 'greasy spoon cafe' can do this better. That said a Truly lovely experience on our visit despite the IOW rain. Lovely walk around the site with an interesting history and the shop which was very stylish and provided some different Christmas presents. Thank You we will be back

Warm and friendly restaurant with lots of lovely garlicky dishes. Great selection of drinks both alcoholic and nonalcoholic.

Fantastic breakfast venue, nice wood burners for a cold November morning. As you would expect a lot of garlic !! I enjoyed the full english and my wife had a very tasty scrambled egg on toast ( and my garlic mushrooms) . Certainly recommend the food but for me the best event was seeing a wild red squirrel at the feeder. The shop was also very good with as you would expect all things garlic. We did not tour the farm too wet and too much rain.

We were glad we booked, as the restaurant quickly filled up. Within minutes of being shown to our table, someone arrived with menus and a offer of water. When we encounter a menu with loads of interesting items, we often order multiple starters, so as to try a greater range of food. And so it was. After ordering two crisp white wines, we opted for Dorset snails swimming in garlic butter- of course, the garlic mushrooms, which came with a rosemary mayo and local heritage cherry tomatoes. The star of the lunch and indeed the whole trip was a skewer of belly pork cubes- pork fritter, on the menu. The pork is sourced from Duxmore Farm, a whole mile up the road, and after we dragged ourselves away from the table, we drove there to see if we could buy some to try and make the dish at home. The restaurant service was friendly and faultless, the presentation and flavour combinations were first class. Huge thanks to the kitchen team and front of house. See you again soon.

We called in on the off-chance between seeing other attractions as someone had told us that the Isle of Wight was well known for garlic so we thought we should. It was well worth the visit, even if you are just passing by and don't have a lot of time to spare. You don't need to pay to look round and I wouldn't worry about paying for any of the tours etc. Just call in and take a look in the shop. There's information boards and garlic to smell, see, taste, and buy if you want to. If you do have more time to spare or want to spend money, then you can walk round or sit and there's a restaurant etc. and a small children's play area. We bought a single bulb of smoked garlic to take home which wasn't particularly expensive and turned out to be really nice!

Enjoyed a great tasting early breakfast here with the family. Also had a great spiced chai latte & latte! Service was friendly and quick. Got to see a peacock and red squirrel go past the window whilst we ate which made our trip.

It was amazing recommend to anyone who sees this go there just go there garlic bread is coated with

Have been coming to the island for many years and had no idea this restaurant existed. Best brunch I've ever had. Beautiful setting and lovely staff. Will definetly be back. Highly recommend the full veggie and the special (sweet garlic glazed bacon avocado bagel)

We visited just the farm shop initially but having seen the menu in the restaurant we booked for the following day! The food was delicious, couldn’t fault it…. I had the salt baked celeriac & iow blue cheese gratin & my mum had the monkfish scampi. Our waitress was very friendly & helpful.

We have been to the garlic farm but never visited the restaurant, a big mistake on our part. The food was fabulouss, especially the black garlic ice cream which is well worth the try.

Had a very tasty breakfast in lovely surroundings. The food is pretty good -we had the eggs on sourdought with Kimchee and we all liked it. Admirable that they pay a living wage too. When busy service is slightly slow but worth waiting for.

Our third visit. Lovely staff, quick service . Meals are excellent and we were so impressed by the ketchup we went back to the shop to buy some. Desserts , goodness ! The chocolate and fig tart was a triumph. We will return on our next visit .

Very interesting shop if garlic is your hobby or obsession. Slightly disappointed that we were early for the local harvest as the majority of garlic on sale was from their Spanish farm. However interesting half hour visit.

3 diff mains -all delicious: monk fish scampi; charcuterie board; prawn and pancetta salad. All yum! Charcuterie board was fab. Deserts even better! Best creme brulee ever and almond tart with garlic tart went down a treat. Surroundings are nothing fancy _ low key and rustic. Lots of families. Food really was surprisingly fabulous!

We came for a cream for 4 £40 later I feel a bit ripped off and disappointed with the quality of the food. My scone was a bit dry and flaky, the portions of clotted cream and jam very stingy. It was well presented, but ultimately disappointing. The restaurant is nice, it is dog friendly which is good. You can visit the farm Shop after which is good if you like garlic. Would not hurry back or recommend to friends visiting the island.

Great veggie breakfast! Veggie breakfast can sometimes be an afterthought, this definitely wasn't! Only eat here if you really love garlic though because it's in everything and I love garlic but had to give my spinach to my husband , was too garlicky even for me!

The Garlic Farm Restaurant is set in the absolute prime of the IOW countryside, with stunning decor to match. However, the food didn't live up to the standard of the surroundings. The food was quite bland especially the mac and cheese, and the grazing board...

Simply amazing, we went on two occasions for Breakfast. We had the traditional one day and on the other day we had the vegetarian, which I would strongly recommend, it was wonderful. The front of house staff were all helpful, cheerful and kind. Thank you.

Really good lunch spot on the garlic farm (the farm and the shop are well worth a visit too!) lunch was garlic centred and all was delicious, the garden area is a really nice place to eat and service was friendly and quick. Would recommend...

Best breakfast ever would recommend to any garlic lovers. Dog friendly. Great service. Will definitely be back. Thanks

What a lovely treat. We went here with a friend who lives on the I-O-W whom we were visiting. She knew the place. Lovely pubby food in a barn-like setting - I had (can't remember what the official name is) basically tempura green garlic plant...

The food was amazing and the service outstanding - would recommend to everyone. I ordered scrambled eggs on toast and a caramel latte the eggs were perfect , tried the black garlic ketchup very nice.

Found on TripAdvisor and not disappointed. The restaurant, tasteful decor and warm welcome. Service excellent throughout Superb menu and food absolutely delicious Garlic shop also great

Great place to visit, ambience in the restaurant is really good and there was entertainment provided which was excellent. Food was wonderful, my husband had the charcuterie board which on foirst site look enough but once getting into it realised thee was a lot more...

Stunning service with very friendly staff. Food is stunning. Very fast service with food and drink. The food is worth every penny and then some. Top marks and highly recommend

Always visit when we’re here for the festival, so went for breakfast on the Monday after. We arrived just after 1030 and were busy but managed to get us in. Drinks took a while to arrive but everything else very nice. If you don’t like...

We arrived at around 3.30pm and went to the restaurant (which was not particularly busy) hoping to have a cup of tea. A waitress showed us to a table, but we were then totally ignored by the staff. The waitress who had greeted us on...

We were the first people in for breakfast and were seated next to the door to the patio. Constantly being passed and far from a relaxing breakfast. Our full breakfast arrived and the plate was fully loaded, making it difficult to find space to cut...

Booked our table online to make sure of getting in, as we were too late for breakfast/brunch the first time we turned up without booking. Generous portions, very nice well cooked food. Staff friendly and welcoming. I had mentioned it was our wedding anniversary on...

The garlic farm is well worth a visit the shop is wonderful. An Aladdin's Cave of Garlic and the smell is wonderful.

Always a delight at The Garlic Farm. Whether you’re on your on, with friends or with family, it’s a happy place. Serves quality ingredients. Fantastic atmosphere. Must visit!

I had the sausage on garlic ciabatta and my wife the eggs royals. Both delicious. Friendly and efficient staff and nice atmosphere. Had a brisk walk around the farm, visited the shop. Nice morning I have to compliment the owners on a great set up.

Amazing food! Lovely setting. Really nice service. Everything was great. The food was out of this world!! We had the garlic mezze for 2.

We arrived slightly early for our booked table but we’re told to come back later at our booked time despite there being a fair few empty tables. On our return we were shown to one of the aforementioned empty tables, and despite it being dirty,...

A really nice welcome and the farm explained. We were given a map and put in the right direction for a very interesting circular walk. Coffee and cake to follow, but seeing other visitors breakfast we should have got the timing right! Thank you Garlic...

We visited The Garlic Farm for lunch after a recommendation from Ainsley Harriott and Grace Dent and we absolutely loved it. My wife had the Moules Mariniere Tagliatelle special and I had the Monkfish Scampi then we both had the Black Garlic Sticky Toffee Pudding...

We visited this restaurant out of season midweek and it was still quite busy, so I would recommend booking. We opted for the Garlic sharing platter between us. More than enough for the two of is, various breads, houmous, chorizo, fetter cheese, cheese fondue, a...

Absolutely delicious. Really lovely restaurant in idyllic grounds with a playground for the kids. Every dish we ordered was spot on The Ploughman’s sandwich was large and really delicious, the soup was fantastic and the garlicky deserts on point. I’d absolutely go again.

Disappointing ! Have eaten breakfast here a few time before but today really poor. Overcooked sausage and tomatoes NOT cooked. No butter on the toast and handed a small packet of sugar with my tea. Everything felt BARE minimum and it’s not cheap to eat...

We love garlic so we’re absolutely blown away with the Mezze of wonderful local produce. So tasty and very good value for what you get. Was very accommodating of our dog too. Make sure you book as it’s a little gem

I visited with my folks at the beginning of November so I couldn't experience the outdoor activities, but the farm shop itself is chock full of garlic varieties and paraphinalea. I thoroughly recommend trying the Vampire Slayer hot sauce it will blow your socks off....

This was my 3rd Visit to your wondeful Restaurant and location! I truly can't fault it - Brilliant * Food was superb * A fine bottle of Malbec * Excellent service from... Lucie I/We shall definitely be returning!! Thank you so much!

We stayed in a yurt on the farm so ate 2 breakfasts and 1 lunch here - all meals were absolutely delicious! Lovely friendly staff too. Highly recommend!

We had read about this and had it on our list of places to visit while we were on holiday. Ordered lunch and found the staff very friendly. Our food came quickly and was delicious. Our only concern was that dogs were aloud in the...

Can’t say I was that impressed. We are locals and tend to treat ourselves to breakfast out at weekends once or twice a month. At the end of the day, this is a tourist attraction and that is exactly what it is. A mecca for...

We had 4 small dogs with us but were given a table near the door with room for the dogs under the table,The food was very tasy and we enjoyed the coffe,and mys on in law loved the garlic beer. The waitress was very helpful.

We visited here as both like garlic and interested in what the different types were and tasted like. We shared the mezze board and glad we did. Each little dish was delicious with real attention to detail. We also just had room for cheese cake...

After driving for 45 mins we arrived at 10-47am. Can we order a breakfast, we ask. After the waitress checks, NO, we have stopped serving. In todays climate, id suggest maybe a little give on times. We had saved this place for our last day...

Staff were amazing! Very friendly, very helpful and all smiling. Menu offers full lunch or light bites and pricing was very keen. Quality of light bites element was stunning. Garlicky snails were packed with flavour. The garlic cloves marinated in chilli were crisp with a...

did not manage to do the audio walk, could not find the garlic farms! overpriced produce especially when some of the garlic is locally grown and has not had to travel too far.

This is a lovely venue with a great outdoor space. The full breakfast is superb with really tasty good quality ingredients. The service was warm and friendly and once you’ve eaten the shop is definitely worth a visit

Apart from the fresh and tasty food the staff really are great making it such a relaxing visit. Had to wait ages for the cycling part of our party to arrive but this was not a problem.

We've been to the island several times but we'd never been here. If only we'd known what we have we been missing!? It's such a lovely place with great food, atmosphere and customer service. We were shown to our table quickly and despite the terribly...

Visited the garlic farm on a Sunday morning and decided to go to the restaurant for coffee The restaurant was practically empty but we had to wait 5 minutes to be shown to a table! Not a good start. Then after waiting 15 minutes for...

2 sets of visitors in one week, we just had to take them to our favourite place on the Island - The Garlic Farm Wednesday evening was magic night with a fabulous young magician called Huxley who did table magic to each table and then...

Really disappointed with our visit. My Camembert came with one small piece of bread - for £15 I’d have expected more and when I told the waiter he said he’d get more bread. 15 minutes later the bread hadn’t arrived (how hard is it?) so...

Lovely lunch cafe. Everything with a fun garlic twist. Limited gluten free options. Salted caramel brownie for dessert the best I’ve ever had.

Amazing, this has to be the best breakfast on the island. We cant wait to go back. We had a mixture of children's option of Beans on Toast , Vegan Breakfast and the Garlic Farm Breakfast. All were excellent and well worth the visit. Need...

we have been visiting the Isle of wight for 10 years and still always my favourite place to visit. outstanding food and beautiful surroundings!can't wait to come back!

We have been to the garlic farm restaurant for breakfast a number of times over the last few years and I’m pleased to say it just keeps getting better! The vegetarian gluten free breakfast was delicious and nice and full too - very good sized...

We had a lovely lunch at the restaurant. We ordered the mezze, and 2 other smaller dishes, garlic mushrooms and the scotch egg. We really didn't need to order the other dishes as was lots of food. Everything tasted fantastic but the garlic mushrooms were...

We stopped for lunch at the Garlic Farm, excellent menu, light bites or a full meal with loads of choice and specials of the day, reasonably priced.

Enjoyed out visit so much we went back several times. Food is good , coffe is great. We enjoyed the walk around the fields and to top it all we were lucky enough to see red squirrels from the restaurant!!

We had a nice light lunch here and the garlic content was spot on! Not a great choice of gluten free options particularly in the smaller cafe. Staff very pleasant.

If you're in the Sandown area you have to go to the garlic farm. We went for lunch here and I was persuaded to go for the mezze sharing platter by my husband. I do wish I hadn't though, we thought it was a bit...

On our stay at the Garlic Farm (in the yurts which are amazing!) my partner and I decided to have breakfast at the farm one morning. The staff were really welcoming and the chefs cooked parts of my cooked breakfast in separate pans to avoid...

We came here for lunch one day during the half term break, booking a table in advance. The food was really nice but the poor service would put us off eating here again. We waited 40 minutes from ordering to our starters arriving, and then...

I was so looking forward to our visit to The Garlic Farm and it didn't disappoint. A few different walking routes around the farm. A well stocked shop and an amazing restaurant. The only negative was I booked online but did not receive any email...

Wow, the food was outstanding, the service was impeccable and the setting was perfect. Glad our friends recommended it to us. If you are ever near you have to visit.

The menu has something for everyone. The food we ordered was well prepared and delicious. A great opportunity to try garlic in different ways. Definitely worth a visit

Firstly I love garlic and my tolerance is high so not sure how much I stunk after this but my Wife said I was aromatic so bring mints! Service was mixed. Young waitress was lovely but older lady with Tattoos seemed irked by something. Hopefully...

A restaurant dedicated to garlic - fantastic! Fab rustic food - a simple pot of garlic mushrooms & a roasted garlic - came with a wedge of bread. Nothing more is needed as the flavours were incredible. Sitting outside really made our visit brilliant. Service...

Delightful tourist spot. Nice menu (lots of garlic - of course!) food was excellent, cooked well & presented very nicely. First class service & a reasonable price point. Highly recommend & will definitely return.

I’m not sure if we were just unlucky as compared to the other reviews here I feel like we ate in a different restaurant! Service was incredibly slow, I understand that good food takes time but it really was just an average breakfast when it...

Another visit to the garlic farm restaurant and yet again very good service and food. We ordered the platter and were disappointed to have to point out that there were a couple of items missing which is a shame, but they did resolve this quickly....

Stopped at the restaurant after stopping by to buy a few garlic items from the shop. Thank god the first cafe we tried was closed otherwise we wouldn't have found what I can only describe as the best cooked breakfast ever. It was truly fantastic....

We visited the farm, cafe and restaurant and enjoyed the written history of the farm and the garlic cultivation. A previous trip was when the tours were available. The cafe sold delicious homemade cakes and good coffee along with a mouthwatering quiche! Definitely a good...

Always a fantastic breakfast. Staff are never not friendly and the food has never been disappointing. There is good choice, from full Breakfast to Eggs Benedict. Food works for all members of the family including little ones.

Most delicious locally sourced food- beautifully presented and excellent, slick service despite being very busy. Definitely needed to have precooked but we’ll worth it!

My boyfriend and I came here for his birthday breakfast and it was perfect! The staff were so friendly and helpful and did everything they could to make it an exceptional visit! The food was fabulous and so speedy! Loved everything about our visit

We had a fantastic time when we visited the Garlic Farm restaurant for lunch yesterday. We didn’t really know what to expect but the food completely surpassed our expectations. We shared a selection of soups, hummus, halloumi and delicious cheesy garlic breads. Thoroughly enjoyed by...

This is the place I visit most often when I’m on holiday in the Isle of Wight. The setting is magical with a wild flower meadow you can wander through after your meal. It’s dog friendly so you can combine it with a day out...

Delicious fresh food in a beautiful rural setting. Great choice, excellent quality and super friendly helpful staff. It was certainly one of the best meals we had during our visit! Thank you

Visited for breakfast. A lovely setting with a nice atmosphere. Breakfast was very tasty. Children’s menu was limited but we enjoyed our breakfast. Mushrooms were particularly good. Children then enjoyed a run around the play area outside before we visited the shop. We would come...

On the spur of the moment we decided to end our trip to the farm with a light snack in the restaurant. We were amazed at the range on offer, the quality of the food and the very reasonable prices. I would happily eat there...

A clean and spacious farm restaurant with a varied choice of menu. It is also licensed to sell alcoholic drinks and the garlic beer is one that I would recommend.