The Sloop Inn in Isle of Wight

We dined for a late lunch on a weekend out of season. The pub was rather quiet. Three of our party had the carvery which is reasonable quality and good value. As a veggie I wanted something else and expected to wait awhile compared to the others. After 25 minutes I had to chase and it hadn’t even been started! Another diner was in the same boat. Quality of the Leek fondue bake was okay when it eventually arrived. View of the river was nice and we liked the spacious dining area and plenty of parking

Great pizza, perfect family experience amazing staff very attentive very happy and funny would recommend this to anyone coming to the Isle of White for a family meal

Very poor service! We arrived at a quite time (many empty tables) and waited at the sign to be seated..... and waited.... and waited. Five staff walked past us in the 20 mins and all stated it wasn't their job. The queue behind us mounted up. When finally someone came to seat us we decided to walk out, along with two other families in the queue as the staff members had a disagreement about what station each of them should work at. Definitely needs better management and staff training. Can't say about the food as we didn't get any in the end.

This is one of the most underrated pubs that I have been to in a while! The price is very reasonable, the portions are great, the carvery is lovely and the staff are wonderful!

Great quick service and lovely atmosphere. Will defo be back when we are back on the Isle of wight. Also great value for money when you have the whole family with you.

Seemed like a lovely place to get some food while waiting for our ferry but should have gone elsewhere Arrived two families of four, when ordering our food we were not told there would be nearly an hours delay on our food being ready which is not ideal with children who were very hungry and a ferry to catch Severely understaffed and the one waitress we could see was avoiding eye contact Three people had carvery and that was great- no complaints with that However when the other meals eventually arrived the pizza base was raw and sticky, the adult pizza was practically the same size as a child pizza and the scampi and chips was nothing short of appalling- only 6 chips on the plate and wet soggy scampi Not to mention the terrible service- the plates were literally thrown onto the table with the words ‘chicken thingy’ which was really rude The children really looked forward to the unlimited ice cream but when they tried to use the machine all that came out was milk /vanilla soup where the machine was broken or not turned on properly. A manager was called but never appeared and the only alternative option we were given was a small fruit ice lolly which left the kids very disappointed. A bit of a shadow over the last few hours of our lovely holiday on the Isle of wight Would not recommend.

Went for dinner with friends on 20/12/23 - had a 8:15pm booking and we were told to hurry up to order as service was closing when we had only just arrived, food was fine but not the best. The staff clearly just wanted us to leave as they were hoovering and turning off light whilst we were still sat down! ( at 9pm) also dirty…

We visited as a family of 6 (4 adults and 2 children) for the Festive Lunch, and had the most wonderful meal! The staff were all so attentive and friendly from the front of house, to the carvery and to the table staff. It was a really lovely experience. The food was all really delicious, generous, such good quality, and piping hot. We'd like to thank Chris especially who clearly has an extremely good knowledge and understanding of food intolerances. My daughter is long-term medically diagnosed celiac and so cannot tolerate even the slightest touch of gluten. Chris was superb. Without any problem, he arranged completely safe plates of food for her. This is superb service! We were able to enjoy our meals together without any fuss, and my daughter had no adverse intolerance to the food provided. Thank you to all at The Sloop for a wonderful and completely relaxing time!

I can honestly say that this was the worst carvery that I have ever consumed Cold vegetables Congealed gravy that you could cut with a knife What on earth is going on Had a couple of friends over and recommended there for a meal Totally ashamed and embarrassed to take them there

Arrived about 7pm on Tues 12th December. Greeted by Emma who was very helpful. The place was practically empty. We both had the carvery. Meat was not bad but the vegetables were dreadful. Almost empty dishes and dried up. New dish of roast potatoes where provided when we asked, but they were nothing special. The gravy was almost congealed. Meal was certainly not worth almost £10 per person. Was not very impressed with my last visit, but this was far worse. A notice asked guests to leave a review on here to enter a draw for a meal for four in January. Please do not enter me as I would not eat here again....even for nothing!!! The staff do their best but I feel sure this place will be closing soon as it has reached the point of no return.

We were hoping that improvements had been made since our last visit in January. Had Christmas set meal, poor choice, dried mash potatoes, oily very hard roast potatoes etc but worse was the actual meat. Gammon hard turning with blood clots and appreciate some like blooded beef but not our choice. Lady serving us initially was chatty. Young man who continued service not versed up on how to carry portions (fingers in food) extremely poor service and off putting. Sloop inn definitely not a place to expect to have palatable food In.

Had a lovely family meal, we chose the carvery. I chose the snoop inn because they accepted a dining out card I had received which worked out nicely

This is the food I love the most, a really tasty slap-up roast. Juicy tender roasted beef, I can even eat it with false teeth. Sometimes I fancy a bit of gammon, but I do wish they’d get some lamb in. I’m not a great fan of turkey, it’s really just a Christmas birdie. The gravy tastes oh so good, and I fit extra in my Yorkshire pud. Roasted spuds tickle my taste buds with fresh veg galore. All served by the lovely Oliver – who could ask for more!

We arrived at 14.00 and was greeted and served by Oliver. What a lovely polite young man. He made us all welcome and was very helpful while we were ordering our food. He continued to be a joy to be served by when we ordered desserts and hot drinks. On leaving he wished us a Happy Christmas and New Year in case we did not see him before. He had served us the previous week and was just as polite and friendly then as he was today.

I was served by Michelle - she is an exceptional member of staff and was extremely helpful to me. I was there mid-afternoon, so very peaceful. Food was lovely - I will be back!

Worst carvery i have ever had Filthy place chairs and tables filthy Food was dried in hotplate Only 2 meat options Go elsewhere

I’ve not returned here for a year as used to go regularly even Boxing Day. My reason was the rudeness of the chef. Hoping he’d left we tried it again but he had not and he very obviously has a dislike for women. What to...

Arrived at 6pm with friends we all had a roast and this will be the last time we visit How difficult is it to make a decent roast most of the food was dry and roast potatoes looked like they had been there all day...

Food was not great, £5 for lager shandy, 10 days later I had a £100 fixed penalty notice for parking, after wasting 2 hours of my time and upsetting my 70 year old friend who also was fined, we had our fines cancelled. Donna the...

Roast dinners were lukewarm and unappetising. Staff very friendly. Reasonable price but overall disappointing.

I know you get what you pay for in places like these, however i do expect a carvery to be at least slightly warm. The meat was fine but the veg looked like it had died under the lights. All wilted and cold. Defiantly been...

We had two carvery’s, unfortunately most of the vegetables should of be binned as wastage due to being warmed for hours as it was all very dry. Brussel sprouts and carrots cold. It would of been nice to have some bubble and squeak but the...

From walking into the restaurant we were greeted with a warm friendly welcome the male bar person was quick to ask what we would like for drinks and he even offered to bring them over to our table once we were seated, the guy cutting...

We stayed at the hotel across the road,but decided to see if the carvery was worth a try.It absolutely was,tasty food with friendly and helpful staff.The barman Ollie deserves a mention,outstanding guy!I would certainly return.The negative reviews about this restaurant do not reflect the nice...

Following the recent poor hygiene rating and subsequent regrading to a better level, we decided to give this place one more try, having been regular and loyal customers since 2010. Three of us ordered the carvery and our daughter the camembert veg. roast. After half...

They charge extra on Sundays! Avoid this place! There are plenty of other pubs who do not vary prices for foor according to the day of the week.

As everyone is aware the Sloop was downgraded for hygiene this year, then was back to a 5, we decided to return after months not going for obvious reasons. Shown to a table only to have a dog right opposite us not under control at...

I would like to thank the chef the carvery was amazing the best one I've had and my partner had the chicken berger again amazing would recommend to anyone 5 🌟 and the stuff was friendly I will be back 😊

visited sloop yesterday for carvery lunch warm welcome good service and all at a good price have booked again

Very disappointed! Had to queue for quite a while before being able to order food or drink - seems the staff taking orders also have to process drinks orders from existing tables and deliver food - need another member of staff! We had booked for...

Had a 50% discount off all mains, so it was very busy. Food took about 30 min to arrive, so all good.. pizza's were really lovely. Staff very friendly and proffessional. I had carvery, unfortunately not much meat left, no beef, little bit gammon. I...

Text: I visited Sloop inn on IOW (aka slop inn) - as a fan generally of M and B pubs however the roast here was tasteless and everything tasted the same - potatoes hard - veg boiled to death - beef full of fat -...

Called in for dinner but car parking was so confusing, after trying to work it out we just drove off as did two other parties arriving at same time. One area of the car park is designated "Patrons Parking" and the other is "Guests Parking"....

Tried to grab a breakfast. Spoke to staff. Advised that they were flooded. Tried later to book for Sunday roast. After getting soaked and walking through filthy water. No spaces.

We visited in both 2022 and returned in 2023 when we came back to Isle of Wight in hope it would be better - it wasn’t! In 2022 we tried the carvery, but was served a load of fat instead of meat - and some...

We are on holiday here and fancied a roast so the 8 of us, including 3 children, went here on Monday 11th September 2023 for a carvery. I have to say it's the worst carvery I have ever had. The chef carving the meat was...

We were looking forward to the evening carvery but it turned out to be very unsatisfactory. There was shortage of meat and most of the veg could only have been frozen not fresh. The women in the party had gone up first to no gravy...

Breakfast on the go with my work gang - good selection and not bad quality- banging coffee too - the lads loved their breakfast

Lovely experience with great staff , peroni in a chilled glass - love this - had a doritto burger and dirty clucker - both juicy and tasty - was on a 2 for 1 offer on the app - brill value for money

The staff are very friendly The food is amazing and very good value for money would recommend it lovely surroundings and amazing place

Today we went there as we all like carvery there was 6 of us including a child the carvery was only turkey available and when the beef did come out it was so tuff you couldn’t even. Cut it with a steak knife. The burgers...

Worst overcooked deep fat fried food. Stopped for a quick lunch before getting the ferry back to the main land. We were told 15-20 mins to prepare our order. 50 mins later in a mostly empty pub we had to request our meals were boxed...

We booked this restaurant for 8pm one evening. When we got there the pizza oven wasn’t working so we went for the Carvery. It was awful. Dried out vegetables, fatty meat, greasy potatoes and stale Yorkshire puddings. The whole place unfortunately felt grimy and it...

Very busy when we went and it was not peak time. The carvery was very nice with a good selection of meats and fair selection of veg. Ordering drinks was haphazard to say the least. Great views whilst eating if you are at the back...

Friendly and welcoming bar staff, lovely location. Reasonable prices but not so good food. Scampi and chips average. Carvery meat not too bad, but everything else dried up and bland. The chef appaeread to want to be anywhere but serving. Good luck even getting the...

Been several times and usually decent food. Pizza oven out of order but that can happen. Alternatives a bit pants though. Bbq chicken burger was a deep fried breaded chicken bread with a squirt of cheapo bbq sauce. Bacon cheeseburger was average at best, dirty...

We went for breakfast at 10.30am Paid at the till… no mention of shortages No plates No cups for tea/ coffee Cups arrived- no coffee No food on buffet People queuing for 45 minutes Why take our money when you cannot provide breakfast/ service Asked...

Vile! Potatoes so hard and dry they could break windows. Everything burnt and blacker than beyond the ace of spades! Mash potato that looks like it’s been borrowed from parkhurst! Absolutely disgusting. I had a “mushroom starter” not sure on where they got the chef...

All you can eat breakfast (with a stunning view ) is amazing for the money so much to choose from. All staff are so friendly & helpful! Will continue coming back when in area!

Been coming here for years and it used to be the highlight of our holiday but it just gets worse each year. The main feature of a carvery is the selection of meat but even though we were eating at 6 30, the carvery had...

My wife and I went to the sloop for a buffet breakfast all in all the experience was great the food was good except from the eggs instead of frying the eggs they oven cooked them and they were rubbery and the yolks were hard...

Super friendly and helpful staff. They went above and beyond :) Great breakfast, at a great price; highly recommend.

Was very disappointed with the carvery. Very small portion of turkey. The roast potatoes were dry as were the other vegetables. No one asked if I happy with my meal.

Bought the all you can eat breakfast at 11am and the breakfast closes at 11.30. We had pre-booked our breakfast but nothing was ready we then didn’t have time to eat. Food quality was not great. Unlimited tea & coffee was taken away sooner than...

Ordered on the app…. Nothing for roughly 20 mins, then asked at the bar regarding drinks and food, turns out the drinks have been sat there and was forgotten about! Food was average, was running low on some veg, the stuffing wasn’t great either Special...

Just had a great carvery at this pub this evening 19th July. £8.99 and better than Toby lol. Crisp roast potatoes nice meat. Chef carving meat was s great laugh bur staff realise also.

I have been here before and the service and food is usually as per expectations. It tastes good and is well priced. The food we had was good, but the experience wasn't as good as we would've hoped. We had ordered an aloholic drink each,...

Amazing time ,staff were so friendly and manger went out of her way for us.All kitchen team were very friendly and the food was brilliant .carvery was fresh and hot .Stella went down a treat .Thank you we will be back .

I used the sloop a lot before the pandemic and used to be great food but I visited for the first time yesterday in a few years and can honestly say this was the worst meal I’ve ever had the food was undercooked the pizza...

We nipped in for dinner with family and for daughters birthday meal.. various dishes, pizza and roast. Staff sung happy birthday to her. Nothing to much trouble, food was great. Also used my blue light discount code. Lovely evening, thank you. Def will be back.

We have used the Sloop Inn on many occasions as it's reasonably priced and they have good deals on various days. Today the carvery was dreadful, cold gammon, rock hard roast potatoes, cold,soggy veg and a chainsaw wouldn't have been able to cut though the...

Found en route to out Airbnb and really enjoyed lunch. 2 of us had carvery and they were delicious The pizzas were also delicious Friendly staff Would certainly recommend

Great meal has always, great staff has always, have been loads of times and cant fault it, reading some of the reviews i wonder where these people went. We will be back.

Poor roast potatoes more like small boiled potatoes not much veg gravy tasteless and dinner not hot enough and on top of that the price has gone up to £12.50 for a standard roast won't bother going again

Lovely Sunday roast. Went on Sunday for a rota dinner. Quick service for our food and drinks-opted for the carvery. The Restaurant had a great atmosphere, friendly staff that could not do enough for us, checking if our meals were okay and if there was...

Good value for money! And a full range of different options to pick from! There was 5 of us and we all had different stuff and glad there was vegetarian options as well defo be back

This has to be our worst experience of a pub/restaurant. Food was horrendous staff not great and everything felt grubby

Ashamed to be British. This place is the epitome of British service at it worst. Told an hour wait for meals, waited an hour and a half before questioning the whereabouts of our food to rudely told to wait or leave. The staff here haven’t...

The menu looked really appetising with lots of options. There were deals on the starter and the main meal menus which was great. Starters were the garlic bread with cheese and chicken poppers / bites. These were lovely. 2 of the main meal burgers were...

We had the Roast dinner which seemed a good option as the was a vast choice but the problem was some items had been on the hot plate too long and shrivelled up and some items had run out so we had to wait for...

All good, does what it says on the tin. Nice staff, cleaning all the time. We had burger offer on a Monday (2 4 1) deal .so cost 12.99 for 2 meals. Plenty of food, I had simple grill chicken (chicken breast) burger and chips....

Absolutely horrendous experience. Brought wrong order after waiting 30 minutes It took another 30 minutes to get correct order. Then I was told I had to have a receipt to get the meal. No receipt was given when I ordered although I asked for one....

Popped in for lunch, lovely position at Wooten Bridge overlooking the water. I chose the carvery, big mistake, cold plate, surly chef, very overcooked tepid cauliflower cheese, in fact all the vegetables were over cooked and tepid, meat was ok but only just warm, not...

On reading recent news regarding this place we decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and went for breakfast. We were there for 9am, breakfaat was already laid out. Everything on the carvery was cold apart from the sausages that were warm. Reluctantly...

Lovely spot to have a drink or food.we had dinner last night .it was great value for the money. And the stall and service was first class .

what a dump it is i will never go back very poor service very poor food i now call it the slop inn

Sunday evening carvery. Food ok, but some of the meat could have been warmer. Some serve yourself carvery trimmings not replenished. Service at carvery slow, and queuing too close for comfort. Staff seemed indifferent and disinterested. In all it was a bit disappointing

Lovely food. Lovely service from the staff. Had a burger and the service was prompt. Would definitely come again for some lunch

We had a very nice meal but wish we’d had the carvery when we saw it. The seats in the back area has a lovely view my favourite spot in the pub.

Disappointed usually have great food but how is this acceptable to serve? Staff are friendly though.

Arrived for breakfast with a group of friends to find if very busy. Staff very helpful and managed to clean a table quickly for us. Food was lovely and fresh and hot. Will definitely be back.

Food was wonderful and the staff were so friendly. Lovely location and we will back in the summer. Would definitely recommend

We visited on a wet and miserable evening but as soon as you open the door the atmosphere in the Sloop lifts your spirits. The bar staff were really friendly and the Chef at the Carvery puts a definite smile on your face. We were...

We had a pleasant experience. The food was hot and tasty. The staff were helpful and provided our drinks quickly. We look forward to returning.

Last week I called in for lunch but left soon after not eaten.A cat was walking around he carvery area,next it was jumping on tables near to a couple .Never again.This needs urgent attention

Visited for a carvery last week. A cat was wandering around below the carvery counter. It then jumped on chairs then proceeded to jump on table tops walking from one table top to another, next to where people were eating. No staff were to be...

I am a regular at The Sloop for breakfast as it is good value and quality. This morning, Saturday 11th, I was greeted by a very surly woman who remained silent when I said good morning to her. She then overcharged me for breakfast and...

Visited the Sloop Inn on Monday this week served by Steve, he was extremely friendly and helpful! 10/10! Would recommend you visit!

Had a lovely Sunday roast love that they do veggie options too ! Was tasty and had great service from Steve on the bar, all staff were really friendly . Thanks guys !

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been here now but it’s always a good meal. On this occasion we visited for the Christmas menu and what an amazing price it was! £14.49 for 3 courses! I started with pizza pin wheels which...

Lovely warm welcome for my dog Luke and I today by Ollie (and staff), fab lunch and coffee we will definitely be back. Happy Christmas to you all ❤

We attending the breakfast buffet on sat the 3rd to celebrate my partners grandads birthday and honestly the service we received from Jo and seb was absolutely outstanding! We come for food fairly often and everytime we see either or both of them we know...

I took a group of old folk to the Sloop today, including one in a wheelchair. The manager couldn't have been more helpful, especially in getting us all to a table with a view down the creek. Everyone enjoyed themselves hugely and relished the excellent...

I dont think you can go wrong here - good value roast, friendly staff. Also popped back in for lunch before getting the ferry - very nice

We had been really looking forward to this dinner, as we usually call in when we are on that side of the Island. So we went in paid for the dinner and queued up, and waited and waited, we were at the front of the...

We have visited The Sloop several times previously on frequent family holidays to the island, but it appears over the past few years the level of service has gone rapidly downhill. We booked in advance to ensure we would get a table, on arrival we...

Large pub with Buffett style breakfast. Cheap but poor quality and understaffed. No butter for the toast and the kitchen would make each breakfast item one at a time so you have the choice of not having all the items or waiting for them to...

Over 4 days we had 2 breakfasts and 1 carvery at the Sloop. The breakfast are all you can eat for £5.49 +£1.99 for tea and the choice is incredible. There was bacon, sausages,fried bread, black pudding, baked beans, tomatoes, waffles, pizza and mushrooms although...

We had two goes at the Sloop. The first was yesterday for their Sunday carvery. The food was good but it was quite an unpleasant setting with tables crammed close together, screaming children everywhere, and our little allocated time slot (which we didn’t need because...

My husband and I were visiting the Isle of Wight from the States. We spent a week on the Island together with my brother and sister-in law. The carvery buffet was excellent. It included baked Ham, Roasted Turkey and Roasted beef, together with a good...