The Seaview Hotel and Restaurant in Isle of Wight

Delightful evening with superb food and friendly service. I booked the round table for 6 people in the window for a special evening with friends. The Aquitania came up trumps - yes, it’s a limited menu but, if everything is fresh, locally sourced and expertly cooked, I don’t have a problem with that. Our waitress, Gaby, was charming and, having originally come from Brooklyn before settling on the island, knows all about good service. I chose the scallops, lamb and finished with cheese. I asked for the soft cheese to be removed from the fridge in good time, which it was. Gaby offered more (homemade) biscuits without being asked. My friends all opted for the desserts, which looked amazing - one was a mini flower pot made out of chocolate and decorated with edible flowers. The portions aren’t huge, but everyone declared their meal to be delicious. This is not a gastro pub with extensive sea views but, if you’re looking for exquisite food and efficient but friendly table service, I highly recommend it.

We had 2 dinners in the Aquatania. We thoroughly enjoyed both. The menu is small but very well executed. The food was delicious and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Michelin mention 5 years ago was the draw for us, but was shockingly bad. Service was slow and awkward, 80s food and decor, full of old people, and priced at a whopping £39 pp - shockingly bad. Avoid.

Wonderful food. No question. For that: 5 stars. It has 2 rosettes, which are well deserved. What let it down, was the setting. Restaurant is dining room of old house. It didn't feel cosy. Right next door to the entrance of the hotel and the gastropub style eatery at the back. Doors were open so lots of foot traffic. Staff were friendly, just not up to the required standard in terms of etiquette: too informal, a bit too clumsy, the table service was more associated with a pub rather than a £45 a head menu. (Non matching glasses, bread was stale, no refills on the water, part of starter came too late, too much moving of cutlery from one plate to the other when clearing the table, no continuity in people serving, etc) These 2 factors sadly detracted from the whole experience. Nothing that can't be addressed with a bit of commitment. It could and should be great, but for now, it isn't. I hope they fix it.

A small but elegant room in the front of the Seaview Hotel offering a limited fine dining menu and a comprehensive wine list. The food is expertly prepared, full of flavour and beautifully presented.

Delicious tasty food. Highly recommend three courses- tasty, beautifully presented, excellent value & we were surprised at the excellent cheeses served to perfection. Good wine selection. Definitely visit here for dinner & recommend booking.

Small fish portions which wouldn't feed a child. So disappointing. I did complain. Depending on what chef you get alters the quality of your meal served.

I am no stranger to fine dining as my profile shows. We visited this venue during s time when staffing meant it was functioning within the hotel but not in its normal rooms. The staff were pleasant enough but clearly struggling a little with the quality expected. For starter I had a mille feuille duck liver parfait, admittedly not a combination I would have expected. The mille feuille wasn't the expected texture, quite solid and slightly odd. The liver parfait was a bit moist and taste wise a bit more like my heritage chopped liver than the sublety of parfait. The main was a braised short rib, a good texture but the braizing liquor wasn't as strongly flavoured as I expected and trimmings a little textureless. Dessert was sensational. Toilets clean and functional. Reviews had suggested a better experience. Waiter fed back that the parfait was as it was as it was home made, having had some sensational parfait, including Hestons. I assume that was home made too!

Not an extensive menu but a smaller menu means each dish can be prepared and cooked to perfection and it was. £30 for 3 courses is an absolute bargain for this quality, drink prices were also very reasonable

Had their 3 course fish menu. Very limited choice but everything was cooked to perfection and beautifully present. Setting, atmosphere and staff were all excellent. A real treat.

Our first visit to Aquitaina and we were very happy. A small but lovely set menu for £30 each and a good value wine list meant it didn’t cost a fortune. Beautifully cooked three course meal. Couldn’t fault it and will be back soon!

Arrived at 7.30 pm for a drink, plenty of outside tables with people drinking and some eating, we decided to have a drink and sat at an empty table, after a few minutes I went inside to ask what the procedure was for ordering to be told they were not serving any more as they were under staffed! I said we only wanted a bottle of wine and 2 pints of beer, a spend of over £30 but still told no. They obviously don’t need the money, we would have booked for a meal later that week but now going to the crab and lobster.

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Food in both restaurants and at breakfast was excellent and reasonably priced. Accent is on local fish and vegetables.

Having parked on the esplanade in Ryde, we enjoyed a pleasant walk in the autumn sunshine along the coast to Seaview, where we enjoyed a very good Sunday Roast in the hotel restaurant, before returning to Ryde. Food was very good and service, whilst impersonal, was efficient. They seem to have ditched the bar menu of pub style food, so it’s just restaurant style meals, which seemed odd, but we were happy with what we ordered.

Duck was a little tough but okay, otherwise very tasty meal. Attentive service, room a little cold . Generally good

The only Michelin Bib Gourmand in beautiful IOW - strongly recommended. It’s located in a small hotel in a small village by the sea, and the dishes were very good. The best meal we had in IOW by far, and pricing was reasonable given the quality (20 for a main, 7 for a dessert). Strongly recommended! I’d love to go back.

Stayed at the hotel and had dinner on 2 consecutive nights in the Seaview restaurant. Had the duck on the first night and plaice on the second. Starters, terrine and mussel linguine respectively. First class! Complements to the chef.In short, a great experience, it certainly didn’t disappoint! PS Nick Hayward, I’m delighted to report that the new proprietors have maintained your high standards!

We've been visiting for 20 yrs or so since that Telegraph review brought it to the fore.We had drinks & starters to share which was lovely & the staff were as pleasant as always. We'll definitely be back but I've had a continual bugbear with this hotel.On every single occasion I visit I have to ask them to 'top up' my pint of beer!!Every single time! It must be taught to the bar staff to do this & I find it extremely irritating & totally unnecessary.

Stayed at the Seaview, ate in the Restaurant the first night, it was lovely, only didn't eat there again because we wanted to sample other restaurants on the island.

Really very good food, nice patio at the rear. Situated by the harbour with lovely walks this is a real gem and you should pop in for a drink, snack or full on meal !

Our daughter has a peanut allergy so many restaurants usually have difficulty managing cross contamination in their kitchens. We even ate during Eat Out to Help Out– but the staff were all incredibly professional and courteous, and had no issue whatsoever with our daughter’s allergy regardless of how busy they were. We look forward to returning on our next visit to the island. Thank you.

Quite a small menu but all delicious food. Service was excellent, even though they were also mindful of the new rules and regs. Surprisingly quiet even though they were doing the “eat out...” thingy.

We ate in the garden of the Seaview Hote, having walked from Bembridge where our yacht was moored.. I have coeliac disease and have been finding it nearly impossible to eat out since Lockdown as most places have a reduced menu - usually beefburgers - and nothing available gluten free. The chef produced a beautiful meal of seabream and delicious vegetables in a tasty caper butter sauce, produced specially for me. Well done Seaview - we always love coming here and will definitely be returning.

We ate in the Bar at the Hotel, a large party with three labradors! We received a warm welcome . . The food was simple and delicious. It was disappointing to find that crab gratin was not on the menu but it was explained that the price of crab had gone up too much to make it no longer economically viable .

Lovely food and friendly staff. Food as always was good. Great atmosphere in the main large back restaurant. They manage to keep their staff so it’s lovely to see the same friendly and attentive staff each visit.

We stayed in Mertyl Cottage which caters for dog lovers as we enjoy taking our Puggy dog Teddy with us ! Fabulous cottage self catering . Right next door to the hotel . Fabulous breakfast available if you want it. Super Sunday roast beef lunch in the bar. Lovely rooms to sit and drink and eat if you want to socialise .. so best of both worlds! Total privacy or full on hotel facilities. We were well looked after and enjoyed a fabulous three nights in a home away from home . Thank you all

We all enjoyed a delicious meal in a friendly and helpful atmosphere. We were well looked after and well fed.

My husband and daughter booked this restauarant for my Birthday dinner last Monday and I was not disappointed!!! Very reasonably priced and the food was delicious.. To the point we were swapping dishes to have a taster of everything. The staff were wonderfully attentive, the bread absolutely yummy. I would take a one day trip nack just to eat here again. Thank you.

Had a simple sandwich for lunch and a bowl of chips. Sat outside in the sun looking down the street and out over the sea. An excellent spot and the food was just fine. Sandwich was very good but the chips, the chips were to die for. I don't know if they were double fried, treble fried or whatever, all I know is that they were hot, crisp and flowery soft inside. I'd go back just for the chips. Other food being eaten looked rather good, so will be returning.

Delightful three course meal at a very reasonable price, with a Scotch Egg starter which was the best I have ever had, the mains and pudding exceeded our expectation.

We stayed elsewhere in Seaview but visited the Seaview Hotel most evenings Excellent beers in the bar Why isn’t this venue in the CAMRA GUIDE? And the meals we had there were very good quality. Friendly staff and locals as well as guests

Four of us for dinner , 7pm Saturday. Front of house staff are engaging and keen. The restaurant is clean, comfortable and you're not squeezed in cheek by jowl. The wine list is varied, if a little over priced. The home baked bread is a boon, as is the butter served with it. Having arrived a few minutes early, our starters arrived very swiftly, if not a little too swiftly. The goats cheese soufflé was a highlight of the evening and all starters were very good. However the mains were with us too quickly, and it was obvious the mash and greens (expensive extra sides) and one main (pappardelle with sauce) were cold. Only the pasta was replaced; the mash and greens got cold waiting for the replacement pasta. The bacon veloute for the stonebass was forgotten. The portion sizes were all very small, especially the pork belly, stonebass and pappardelle. Don't get me wrong, the quality is very good but a piece of meat or fish that is gone in two bites is not value for money, which is what Michelin's Bib is all about. Deserts were good, and larger than the mains - quite a surprise. We didn't kick up a fuss, but then we shouldn't have to. Factor in expensive drinks in the bar and cabs both ways from Ryde, what should have been a real treat turned out to be an expensive damp squib. We've been many times over the last 4 years. Sadly, this was our last visit.

I visited with a group of 4 friends and we were all blown away with a food, from the fresh bread all the way through the 3 course meal, everything on our plates was delicious. I am not hugely impressed by the environment /ambience in the restaurant. Its not bad but perhaps suffers from being part of a hotel so having to be multipurpose. I will definitely be back though

Great shame about this place so overpriced for such small portions we was going to have deserts but decided not to at £14 for 2 x deserts

Family of 8 visited a few days ago for lunch... a few of us ordered the roast sirloin of beef but were told the Yorkshire’s had all gone... surely a half pint of batter could have been knocked up for us

Had a fabulous and affordable meal here. Light and airy souffle made with local goats cheese, super hake and excellent meringue with peaches and raspberries for dessert. Brian was top form and danced attendance on us then gave us tips for cycling the next day. Restaurant lacks a bit of personality but pictures are great. I hear the chef is only a youngster and I would say he's doing very well indeed - lovely experience

Room lovely and clean, bed comfortable. Good breakfast, dinner menu doesn’t change so we ate out second night. Steak was a bit like cardboard but dessert okay.

The Seaview Hotel gets a lot of awards and recognition ... but I'm gonna throw it out there as an option for breakfast. My parents took me there on my 18th and 21st birthday and ever since I've thought of it as the place to go on special days. Recently I took my parents there after an early morning swim and it was as good as it's ever been - back to the Nick & Nicky Hayward days. Good to see Philippa too! We had such a happy time in the sun on the terrace watching the world go by - eggs, toast, coffee and juice. Perfect morning!

Much looked forward to trip back to the Seaview Hotel for dinner with family and friends. Yet again no crab ramekin, painfully small kids meals despite menu saying for up to 12 year old, underwhelming selection, informed of no mussels 20 mins after ordering, slow service. Waiter did his best but this restaurant is resting on its laurels and not keeping up with what's on offer in the area for considerably less money. Won't be returning again.

We had lunch here today in the hotel restaurant. We were initially a little disappointed to find that the restaurant is now where an extension to the bar area used to be and the nice restaurant (as used to be) is now a lounge bar. Apparently this happened years ago, but we haven’t been for ages! Service from the two gentleman who served us was excellent. Friendly and efficient. The only option for lunch (in the restaurant) was a set menu with 3 options for each course (the bar had a wider menu). I had a goats cheese soufflé as a starter and it was cooked to perfection. My wife had a crab risotto, which she also enjoyed. We both had loin of pork with pork belly as the main. This was served with tender-stem broccoli (which as I don’t like broccoli was swapped for asparagus). The meat was good but it needed an additional veg and more sauce for balance. For desert, I had banoffee pie and my wife had vanilla brûlée. Both were superb with lovely flavours. With gratuity and a couple of large glasses of wine lunch came to just over £60 which, given that we had the restaurant to ourselves, we were comfortable with.

Lunch time visit at hotel. Repeat visit to the island. Good service with friendly atmosphere. Good choice of food.

Lovely meal in this quirky hotel. Perfect crab risotto, rump of lamb and, taking the very personable and efficient restaurant Manager's advice, a divine blood orange parfait! Follow this with a coffee and a brandy in the comfortable lounge and it was a great evening. Many thanks.

We had a lovely time celebrating my husband birthday. The food was excellent and the staff really friendly. A very pleasant stay. Will definitely stay again.

Exceptional service, wine and food in a comfortable restaurant - will definitely return! Well worth the trip from the mainland.

Rather disappointing Friday lunch. We were very much looking forward to our visit to the Seaview, having read a lot about it, but our expectations have been subverted. First of all, our four-legged friend is here allowed, but not welcomed: if you hope to have lunch or dinner with your dog, be aware that you will be denied access to the main restaurant. You can only eat in the bar areas: one is quite cold and uninviting, the other is a windowless internal room. We picked the latter, just because it was a freezing, rainy day and the fire was on. As far as food is concerned, our meal was delicious. Very nice catch of the day (gurnard) and their famous crab ramekin, which was really exquisite. Portion sizes, though, more out of fashion Nouvelle cousine style than proper restaurant quantity… The perfect size if you are on a diet. We did ask to have the restaurant menu, but only got the bar one. To make things even worse, we just need to mention the algid, hasty and inhospitable staff. We did not draw a single smile – even a tight-lipped one - from the two gentlemen who were supposed to take care of us there for the duration of our lunch! One final point: the Seaview hotel may have a “sea view” upstairs. The restaurant and the bars downstairs don’t. If you like a lovely sea view enjoying the island, try the pub just ‘round the corner. We didn’t. And we regretted it.

Thoroughly deserves its Michelin award. Staff friendly with excellent service. Soufflé and hake very well cooked as was beef. Excellent wine by the the glass. Value excellent.

Went for my husbands birthday with family members. Great food, service and drinks. Would recommend to anybody be in the area.

A great setting, close to the beautiful seafront. Delicious food and fantastic service. Will definitely return and recommend to others.

We popped in here yesterday after walking from Bembridge and on our way to Ryde for a quick lunch on the terrace.

Dogs are welcome in the front restaurant as well as the back bar. The food was excellent ( I had a superb burger), nice choice of beers and food. The staff are lovely and we will be staying there on our next visit.

Five of us went for a celebration dinner, mostly because we wanted to revisit the Seaview Hotel and its host of maritime and WWII memorabilia. The wonderful surprise for us, however, was the elegantly presented Restaurant, modern in concept and very well attended by pleasant and efficient staff. The food took this to an even higher level: each course was beautifully presented and the combination of tastes and colour did not overshadow how delicious the food itself was. We were all really pleased with our choices and will definitely come back again when next on the IoW. Our compliments to the chef... a truly magnificent meal and much appreciated!

Absolute gem of a restaurant Set menu of 3 courses for £28 is an astonishing bargain ! Lovely ambiance, great service and fantastic food - what's not to like !

This was the best meal we have had on the Isle of Wight the only reason that I have given it 4 stars instead of five is that the parking is not good

8 of us arrived for a meal in the restaurant. I had a starter of mackerel fillet. It definitely was mackerel but such a small portion it was laughable! Next was rare rib eye looked very pretty on the plate but so chewy and luke warm . The potatoe was good but 3 " long and a nearly raw half an onion. Sweet was a brulee. shortbread was delicious and brulee was half an inch tall in a small dish. Not set! asked for a can of coke and got a small glass only. As well as this the waitress had long dark hair falling over her face whilst serving us and the waiter had the personality of a fish. That was just 1 x £28. Went home and ate again. Realise this hotel has a good name and there are always excuses for everything I have said but it is true and they really need to review their portions unless they are feeding small children. staff need training apart from the wine waiter who at least knew his job and spoke to us.

After a long hot day with the grandchildren, D and I felt like a quiet evening... so strolled down the road to the Seaview Hotel.

I wrote to Philip and booked this restaurant for 2 and was given the opportunity of sitting at a beautiful sized table with a sea view without my asking. As it happened, we sat outside as the sunshine was too enticing.

Our stay on the Island at "Hillside" in Ventnor

A 3 course option for 28 Pound is a bargain for the food standards hence the award it holds. The service was excellent, the food very good too and the restaurant was nice peaceful and not loud. I would recommend this restaurant again.

We took a hotel package that included an evening meals in the restaurant. This turned out to be a great deal as the food, presentation and service were excellent.

We stayed here with friends and ate in the restaurant, everyone enjoyed their food, the presentation is just right, not too fancy but certainly not run of the mill. With some interesting twists on classic food, and efficient service I would highly recommend it.

This week we celibated the anniversary of my successful quintuple heart bypass. The Seaview Hotel seemed to fit the bill. We where greeted by warm and friendly staff that made us feel very welcom. The starters where amazing. Especially the crab. For mains we had the lamb and the pork. Bother meals could not be faulted. To finish of the meal we had the pineapple upside down and the soufflé. They where both exceptional but OMG the soufflé that was out of this world. All in all the evening was fantastic and I would definitely recommend eating there for your special occasions

we were lucky to win a meal for 2 at a charity event in Gurnard which brought us to the SVH. Obviously extremely popular, the food was very enjoyable and the service top class. The decor was a bit disappointing and surprising for the style and age of the building but that is only personal taste. The bar also looked like a really enjoyable local pub.

On a cold February night our group received the warmest of welcomes. The staff and the comfortable surroundings made us feel immediately at home as we enjoyed our pre-dinner drinks in the lounge. Following this, an excellent meal in the classy restaurant. The menu, wine list and service suited our group of a dozen perfectly and there's no point in reviewing every item served - one just has to say we were all delighted and had a truly memorable evening.

We stayed at the Sieview Hotel for Dinner, B&B.; We were warmly greeted and shown to our room which was clean and comfortable.

We received a very poor service in the front bar of the Seaview Hotel.

If you don’t fancy a third class service you may not want to have dinner in the front bar of the Seaview Hotel. ( Seems like the local regulars know about this and weren’t surprised when we mentioned it the next day)

So we have recently moved back to the Island and we have found many new restaurants opened, far too many of them are trying too hard to be up market or attempting 'fine dining' lots of foam and smears with food piled up high on the plate but to date we haven't been very impressed, we had dined at the Seaview many years ago and had fond memories as the place was like a mini Langan's Brasserie doing modern European.

We celebrated our friends birthday in the attractive restaurant. The food and service were excellent. Each dish was superbly presented and absolutely delicious. Amazing value for money. Would highly recommend.

Second visit in 2 weeks and food still amazing!!! 1st visit was to celebrate a 70th Birthday. It was so spectacular we decided to re-visit for a random dinner. Service was spot-on, menu was just as varied and catered for vegetarians perfectly. Beautiful meal. Will...

wow, the food was divine, the service was great and very good value too. will definately be returning

The food here really was very good. We started with salmon & crab, She had pigeon, both were very good. Then it was duck for her and pork for me, both dishes were very pretty yet cooked perfectly. Our deserts were a little bit disappointing, not because there was anything wrong with them, they were very well executed, they just didn't show the same flair, imagination, and attention to detail as the other dishes. Our little boy ate delicious fish and chips from the children's menu and the batter was beautifully crispy.

My wife and I had dinner at the Seaview Hotel Restaurant last night to celebrate my birthday. We have been to the restaurant many times before when Bruce was Head Chef and always enjoyed the food and service so we were interested to see new Head Chef Liam's was getting on with what promised to be a new menu.

With the children babysat, my wife and I had a lovely relaxed mean at the Seaview Restaurant. The dishes are well conceived and executed. Fish features strongly and is extremely good. The wine list is extensive and has a good range to accompany any choice on the menu and the desserts, whilst straightforward, rounded off the meal very nicely. A very good meal, with good Service in a relaxed setting.

My wife and I wanted to take lunch, albeit on a Monday, id the restaurant. Despite waitresses hovering around we were told that they would not serve lunch that day but we could have a bar snack - not really the same. We were shown into the bar area, sat down, but no one was serving and the room had a nasty aroma. We moved into a room at the front of the hotel and again no one was serving so we left. Not really a good image. We have previously stayed at this hotel and enjoyed the food in their restaurant

Last year was excellent . This year was poor in ever department. Unprofessional poor quality food , seemingly catering for middle England noisy loud folk. Not the fine dinning from last year. The food was expensive and poor quality. I think they should dispose of the microwave !

Siempre nos pide una mesa en las zonas de bar, pero las mesas estaban ocupadas, así que nos dieron una mesa en el restaurante principal, pero con el menú del bar. El tiempo de comer en el bar o el restaurante el ambiente es bueno y la comida muy buena. Está un poco apartado de la mar, así que no hay vistas al mar a menos que estés en el patio del frente

Por suerte, llamamos al hotel con antelación y sabía que no había mar, porque de lo contrario me hubiera sido muy decepcionado! El hotel parece tener diferentes zonas donde puedes comer con menús diferentes: comida de pub, restaurantes informales y luego hay que Michelin Bib fijo de 3 platos. Creo que las críticas en este sitio web reflejan todas las diferentes áreas de comedor y así los lectores de tripadvisor puede conseguir un fiel reflejo de cada zona.

While stayiing in Seaview we visited several times for drinks.Visited for evening meal, which was very good and reasonably priced. Staff were all very pleasant. Would recommend.

We enjoyed an excellent three course dinner which was also extremely good value. The choice of dishes was very good and the food was delicious.

Was out walking from Puckpool to Seaview - we were not familiar with the area and asked some locals for somewhere we could eat. They directed us up the road to either a cafe or The Seaview Hotel. We decided to try the Seaview as was was told it was open to the public too. Lovely sun trap outside at the front. Dog water bowls down which was handy for our dog. Had to order inside and the drinks and food were delivered to us. I had the tuna and cucumber sandwiches with crisps and salad which was nice. My friend ordered the burger and chips which although looked nice she said it was awful. Burger was not homemade and too hard. She did not like the brioche bun and although I did not try that I did try the chips which were cooked on the outside but not on the inside. Customer service was poor too. Waiter did not say much or ask us if everything was alright during us eating. Great shame. Maybe if staying there or eating in the restaurant may have been better???

Seaview restaurant is in Seaview but the only seaview you'll have is in the plate (or pictures and warship model). This inconvenience sorted everything was excellent. We came in 40mn late with our 2 years old daughter, the table was booked nearby the window and far from others. We had the gurnard and the hake, both at around 18£ and really we can taste the quality of the chef and his team, it is delicious. You'd need a side to your dish if you are very hungry. I had a south african chenin blanc by the glass which matched perfectly. Desserts are also high quality with efforts in the details and presentation.

Sadly we were disappointed with our evening meal experience at the Seaview hotel.There were four of us and we ate in the front bar, my first impressions were that it was very quiet we were the only table but despite this we were not greeted by any staff. There was a sign informing us to order at the other bar, which was fine but having seen a few members of staff floating around, a little acknowledgment of our arrival/presents would have been welcome. We made our way to the other bar many times during the evening to place orders for drinks and food which made our experience less enjoyable and more of a chore. (We chose the hotel as we decided the service and food was likely to be better than just a pub.)The food was average and nothing particularly special, Macaroni cheese was bland, lacking in seasoning and a real cheesy punch, Still prices were fair. The one thing that stood out and spoiled things was the terrible choice in back round music! Really obnoxious heavy sounding metal and rap playing??? Not really my sort of thing, not great for setting a relaxing atmosphere. Sadly the worst part of the meal had to be dessert! I ordered the chocolate pudding, it came with banana ice cream. My husband hates bananas and we were sharing so I asked for vanilla instead. The bar man was very kind and friendly but he said sorry no I can not change ice cream flavor- it comes with banana. Why couldn't he just walk the 8 feet to the kitchen and ask for a change? The pudding came and it was to be honest horrid, cheap tasting chocolate, dry and over cooked in a tea cup with a dollop of banana ice cream melting on top. not the well presented, rich, gooey, moist dessert I had imagined. Luckily for my husband it was quite bland ice cream and you could barely taste any banana. My mother had rice pudding she said it tasted lovely but presentation left a lot to be desired (school dinners springs to mind) My advise save your money and don't order dessert.So sadly Seaview Hotel not very impressed really and have no reason to wish to return. I apologies for having to write this review- for many reasons we really wanted to enjoy our evening and meal, but the standards of food and service just were not there.

This was a short break and our first time staying on the I O W we had a wonderful time at the Seaview, the staff were super, the food brilliant at all times and a great location. Would recommend to anyone.

We were staying at this hotel and had dinner included. I had crab to start and then Seabass followed by chocolate and caramel tart which were all beautifully presented and tasted fantastic. We had an excellent elderflower wine. We were well taken care of in the restaurant too. The only issue was that we were on our own by 9.30 which felt a bit strange but it was a weekday out of season.

A favourite place for an above average pub lunch as this area has the same standard as the restaurant and walkers can go in with heavy footwear etc.Delicious fish soup and corned beef hash imaginatively served with new potatoes and spinach. (and very good it was too says other half)Good beers.

So disappointed with our lunchtime visit. No front of house staff, the waitrress knew nothing about the lunchtime special offer- even to where we could or could not sit - and when seatede we had to wait while the menus where printed before we could order. Starter portions were slow to come and small. Main portions then took 45 minutes, again were too small and when we complained that the fish, potatoes and vegetables (6 beans) were all smothered in butter were told we should have asked for the fish without butter. The explanation for the delay was that everything was prepared as ordered, for a lunchtime meal I would expect a brisker service. Ifeel the restaurant rests on its reputation and needs to up its game.

The food was amazing. Starter, main and breakfast, Repeated the next day. Lovely local food cooked to perfection. Throughly enjoyed and will be returning to sample again. Well done. Yum yum.

We had a wonderful stay at Seaview hotel and the food was excellent. A wide variety of options, all beautifully cooked and served by polite, welcoming staff. The breakfast options were superb - poached eggs (Royale and Benedict) to perfection. Nice little touches that elevated the very well cooked and presented food above the norm. Thank you Seaview.

Had a lunch here ordered roast beef sandwich without horseradish mayo.Turned up with horseradish mayo, I informed the barman that I had ordered without the mayo.When the sandwich was returned it was clear that the kitchen staff had simply scrapped off the mayo.Totally unacceptable.

Dinner here is from a fixed price menu - £28 for three courses, less for two - and allows you to choose either a starter or main course portion from most of the 'savoury' dishes. We both had beetroot tart and roast cod, followed by creme brulee (hers) and my panna cotta. Sound mundane? Not a bit of it; these were all creatively (but not fussily) devised, and the sum of them made for an excellent meal. With an aperitif each, ditto dessert wine, a bottle of wine and sparkling water: £!00, before gratuity, and good value for the quality.

Don't be deceived by the outside go in and walk to the back where the restaurant is situated, here the service was attentive and the food superb Interesting menu allowing most offerings to be had either as a starter or a main course.the fish dishes excellent and the desserts divine.I will return to this modestly priced dining room

Some really great positives, some more neutral to negatives. On food, ingredients very fresh, particularly the fish, very well cooked and presented, all very positive. Win list well balanced and priced. Neutral, depending on your point of view, you had to select whether you wanted a course as a starter or a main. This leaves us unsure of quantities, particularly for mains, where a pro active suggestion of a side plate would have been helpful. Negative was service, which was slow. We were advised (pro actively, no question from us) there had been an error on placing our order with the kitchen, hence a very lengthy delay, which wasn't a problem, it can happen, but other tables around us also had slow service. Ending on a positive, the serving staff were great, they had pride and passion in the restaurant. Given the quality of the food, I have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant and would return next time in Isle of Wight.

Divided between a large pub bar and dining areas this restaurant offers something for everyone. The menu offers a good selection of choices and special offers are in place from time to time. On the occasion we visited £20 for a three course meal so they do offer very good value! Good selection of drinks with a popular bar used by the locals and refined dining.

We had breakfast and dinner at the restaurant and both were high quality.The service was alright, but it took a long time between courses.

We've walked by the hotel many times but never been in or eaten here - we've really missed out! The food here truly is excellent. We had beef roast (thick, succulent slices) and the duck&gammon pie (bursting with flavour). The kids had chicken goujons and fish goujons - both said they were the best they'd ever had which is really saying something. Service was friendly and the price reasonable (2 adult mains, 2 kids mains and 4 drinks came to £42). Will definitely come again

Food was faultless. Excellent value and superb quality of ingredients, preparation and presentation.Let down by the interior somehow. We were seated in a soul less room which no doubt doubled as a breakfast room for the hotel. The pictures on their website showed a space with white table cloths. This room did exist (not sure what that room was all about) but that was not where we were seated.The welcome on arrival into the hotel was a bit haphazard. We weren't sure which area the restaurant was, the space with the white table cloths or the soulless breakfast room. There was someone making drinks in the bar of the first room who seemed so engrossed in what he was doing that we just stood in the corridor totally unnoticed. Eventually we were guided to the soulless breakfast room. Service was pleasant enough but slightly forgetful. Put some life into the interior of your main restaurant and you are onto a 100% winner.Excellent value for the quality of food.

My wife and I were on the Isle of Wight just for the day having made the trip from Lymington to Yarmouth. Knowing that lunch would be required I did a little research in advance and found the very positive reviews on Trip Advisor for the Seaview Hotel and used those as my guide. I telephoned a couple of days earlier and received an answerphone response so left a message. I quite expected not to receive a call back but a couple of hours later a very polite and friendly lady returned my call.I explained I wanted a restaurant lunch for two the following Sunday and it was immediately explained to me that they were not serving roast dinners on Sundays. Actually that was good news for otherwise I would have asked if the a la carte menu would still be available - I don't like Sunday roasts!I made the booking for 1300 and on the wonderfully sunny September day we made the crossing. The Seaview is at exactly the opposite of the Island to Yarmouth so we had a gentle 22 mile drive across. The route got complex after Ryde so we found the sat-nav invaluable for the last six miles or so. Passing by the front of the hotel we were a little disappointed by the appearance - from the outside it looks like two domestic properties joined together - and easily found a parking space immediately outside. Only later did we realise that the hotel has extensive parking at the rear too.It was a good sign as we entered the hotel to see a number of people happily eating and drinking in the area immediately outside the entrance but we continued inside and reported to reception. The fact that we were an hour early did not throw them at all and we we shown to a bar area for a drink. Even at just 12 o'clock it was good to see locals enjoying a drink there.The menu was extensive including a good a la carte selection together with bar snacks and mid range choices. We both chose a mixture of both and were soon seated in a modern and obviously recently refurbished dining room. Spotlessly clean, light and airy and well laid out, it was a good start.The food did not disappoint. Obviously cooked to order it was all tasty and well presented. We were served by a selection of friendly and efficient young ladies who were well presented and knowledgeable about what they were serving.We enjoyed the experience hugely and considered the restaurant well deserved its excellent reviews from other diners. The whole place has the feel of somewhere trying hard to ensure its customers are delighted.Highly recommended

We recently stayed at the Seaview, the whole experience was excellent. The breakfast menu would put many establishments to shame, and each breakfast was a treat.Dinner was another story with exceptional quality throughout all the courses. The lamb was without doubt the best we have ever eaten, honestly it was truly exceptional.All the staff were very attentive and helpful in what ever they did.

I have not yet had a bad meal at the Seaview Hotel and the food is always amazing.It is also fantastic value with a high class 3 course meal in the main restaurant costing under £30 per head. In most other places a main meal of this quality would cost £30 alone! The tables are not on top of one another so you do not feel crammed in and there is a very calm and relaxing atmosphere. You feel well looked after and if you wish to linger after your meal you never feel that the staff are pushing you out to fill your table with more diners. Make sure you keep hold of your chef Seaview Hotel - he is an absolute find.

We booked in the restaurant for the last evening of our holiday. We have been before a year ago and loved it then. We had another beautiful meal. Three really good courses. I had the brill followed by the lamb and enjoyed every mouthful. The new raspberry ripple arctic roll with Italian meringue was so pretty and tasted just as good as it looked. The service was good too. We will be back.