The Sloop Inn in Isle of Wight

Love this place. Been here for breakfast multiple times and the staff are always fantastically friendly -such a rare quality these days.

The carvery was great but having to wait 30 minutes for an ice cream sundae was not ideal

Lovely food, roast dinner was amazing, chef from Australia was brilliant, would definitely just return to chat to him lol

Absolutely adore the sloop, carvarys , pizza everything 🤩😘 Outdoor seating available lots of great options on the menu, yummy food and good service

Despite having reviewed so many eateries, every now and again one runs into a gem. Donna and Michelle, kudos for the service excellence. The warm winter sun outside on the deck, the smell of the ocean, halloumi fries and a real fine cup of coffee made my day. I've eaten their Full English recently and was amazing. And I'll only post to review like this if the food and service are consistently this good. 10 out of 10

Excellent unlimited breakfast option for £6 during the week from 9am to 11.30 with hotel style options, and carvery at midday for £10. Venue is V good with outside area (facing the creek) for when the weather picks up. Staff are friendly and helpful. I forgot to add my vehicle No. plate on entry, received a ticket through the post..member of staff cancelled it after producing the ticket . Highly recommend

alot better than I expected lovely friendly staff, good food great beer

Always good food ,and choice, like the carvery

Great Sunday lunch. I had the works for £16.99 there was loads. Staff are super friendly and welcoming...highly recommended this place on a Sunday lunch time.

It was a cold, wet, windy lunchtime - and then on the journey - it started to sleet. Got there and made a quick dash to the door. It was so lovely and warm in there thankfully. We met a friend in there for lunch and she got us a couple of drinks. Then around the corner - too be greeted by beaming set of white teeth. He made us welcome was very chatty and I asked his name? "Yeah Man". Right but what is your name? "YEAH MAN".?? Soon understood why. 😁 To everything it was "Yeah-Man. We felt very relaxed with him and immediately exchanging jokes and banter. It was very quiet Customer wise - but it was a horrible day outside. We were there for the Carvery and there was a lot of veg on offer and I LOVE VEG. Only Turkey and Beef though as meat choice and loads of Yorkshire Puds too. We sat down in back overlooking the Creek. To be honest the food could have done with being a bit hotter. But hey-ho. The food soon went down and plates cleared. It must be difficult keeping food hot - but not too hot to dry it out-especially on a very quiet day. Once again - we had a lot banter with "Yeah-Man" again before we left. Learned that he has lived on the Isle of Wight for 24 years - to my 50 years. He certainly made the day for us and The Sloop Inn. We will go back on a weekend perhaps when they are busier - before making any further assessment and give them another chance. Thank you Sloop Staff for a great welcome.

Great value buffet breakfast. Also great carvery.

Christmas day at The Sloop Inn was fab! The staff were amazing 🤩

Food was delicious and service exemplary even under pressure in an extremely busy restaurant.

The staff are lovely and very welcoming. The food is amazing… me and my crew had an unlimited ice cream bowl for breakfast and the lady was lovely! Thank you so much 😄

Today was very poor. Plates were cold for the carvery so the food went cold. Dogs are only allowed in the garden but a customer has brought a yelping dog inside which is very loud ruining the ambience and the management is doing nothing.

This was our second visit to The Sloop. We couldn’t wait to come back as we enjoyed it so much the first time. The staff here are very accommodating and friendly and go out of their way to make sure you’re looked after. The carvery is always very fresh and you get a really generous portion of meat. Great value for money.

Not enough information on gluten free food Nice gluten free chocolate cake dessert

My brother and I had Christmas lunch today and it was excellent. The 🍅 soup was delicious, the carvery was as lovely as ever and the apple pie was really tasty. It was all exceptionally good value for money. I wish the new owners would leave the name as it is, this is what it has been known as since 1837 and means something to the islanders. Calling it the watermill is ridiculous as there is no mill. Happy Christmas to all of the staff.

One of the best venues on the island. Food ---- excellent Service---- excellent Atmosphere very good I find that on Sundays it's too noisy for me, but that's because it's very busy and dog friendly , but happy to recommend it to anybody that asks.

Stunning location, fantastic food and super service. Highly recommend.

Would visit again as good value and pleasant staff

Carvery was terrible.carrots sprouts spuds rock hard and cold dirty menu

I have visited here before and it was lovely however tonight's roast dinner was dry the veg and potatoes had been under the lamps far to long and had all gone dry and hard.

Good service, vegetables were dry as presume sitting under heat lamps for long time disappointing

I recently received an unfair extremely expensive parking charge from visiting the Sloop October 2023. There had been a mistake in the company thinking I had parked my car and left the area which I hadn't and just gone in for a lovely cavery. I called up with my concerns to the manager (Donna) of the restaurant and without hesitation she sorted the problem out and could see I had only been in to eat and then left. She was incredibly helpful and reassured me it was going to get sorted. If you ever have this problem or need help the workers at the restaurant never hesitate to help and are so very kind.

Amazing breakfast Very reasonable price We highly recommend

Very good service and food. Good portion of food from the carvery. The meat and vegetables were cooked to perfection.

Food not as good as previous visit

Good food. Good prices. Nice staff. It was much quieter than I expected for a Saturday eve and last orders was just before 10

I was taking my partner out on our 1st Date and the customer service was excellent. Our table (30) was a lovely one but a bit small for all the food we ordered but a staff member kindly said we can move to another table (26) if we wished which we did and I thought that was very considerate. Dessert took a tiny bit longer to come out since ordering them, but the service was done with a pleasant smile and attitude that my partner and I really loved, made the night very special.

Lovely friendly place, staff friendly and welcoming. Carvery was good and value for money as was the pizza ordered. Desserts we had were delicious. Would definitely recommend to anyone.

Had a great experience and the only thing I'd say is maybe more selection at the carvery. Maybe some parsnips, crackling and cabbage? I did feel like the selection was rather limited but can't complain for the price.

Fabulous all you can eat breakfast, excellent customer service!

The food was nice, the carvery was surprisingly nice considering it was so quiet. The only problem was the lack of communication from the staff. We booked a table considering the time but no one spoke to us when we walked in and there was 2 members of staff at the bar, we saw a barely visible sign to say we should find a table. We ordered on the app and our drinks came with the carvery tickets which we didn’t know we needed. No one checked on us whilst we were eating but there was a blonde lady walking around talking to everyone else. At this point there was hardly anyone in the restaurant so it’s not like we could have been missed easily. It just seemed like the kind of communication you’d receive at a fast food restaurant, sort of felt like we needed to eat our food then leave. I’m just glad the food was nice. Didn’t even get a thanks and goodbye :/

Never fails to impress. Lovely mid-week lunch !

2nd time eating there , good value for money we will be back

Very friendly helpful staff. The veggie pizza was very flavoursome. Would come again.

Has improved tremendously since new owner ship. Carvery today was delicious, with a good portion size. Staff are very friendly, fast and efficient. Shout out to Elaine for being very welcoming and fast.

Delicious, cheap and lovely staff! X

Friendly staff, great beer & they have a carvery 😋 well worth a vist. Also have a lovely outside garden with a great view.

Had late lunch here while visiting the isle of white. Very quiet on a Thursday afternoon lovely but the food was awful. Meat was nice other then the hair I found in it(could have been a customer or staffs) but potato's way to hard, carrots hard and mash was horrible. Then to top it off after being offered free puddling due to issues I ask for 3 GLUTEN FREE brownies to take away get to the ferry check to make sure cake was in safe spot to fine its 3 slices of NON GLUTEN FREE FUDGE CAKE. could have made my little girl and partner seriously poorly. Edit as stated below by them the cake was infact gluten free but we was told by the manager on duty then who spoke to us that the browny was gluten free so that's what she was getting us. So it did throw us to see the cake with cream in our take away boxes as we didn't see the menu it just what she said so we was expecting brownie.

Been here a few times for carvery and can't really complain other than the other options for mains are pretty poor when I've had them, chicken burger was grim. Their breakfasts however, stunning! The waffles are an extremely welcome touch to my plate every time! Staff can sometimes be hard to find during breakfast hours if you want to purchase drinks ect but the staff themselves are warm and accommodating.

Were served by Elaine tonight. Excellent service as usual. Thank you

Very lovely staff, great food, nice view over the water, brilliant hidden gem that is sadly often overlooked! If you haven't been for a while, I recommend giving it a go.

Breakfast was great today and the staff were lovely. Very happy!

The staff were amazing and the carvery was absolutely first class.

Food was very cheap, special offer on mondays. Was good value for money. My friend sat and watched us eat as his food never turned up! Completely forgot about him which is unacceptable nowadays. Excuse was the printer was running out of ink so it they didnt see it on the order. He got refunded and went without his food. My burger was decent, lemonade was flat though. Would come back at the price we paid but would not if it was full price

Amazing place, had a really lovely meal here the other night. Carvery chef was really friendly and informative. The old lady behind the bar Donna I think her name was really friendly.

Had a lovely Roast Carvery for takeaway from the Sloop inn, cheap on the price and tasty! They also helped out with a parking notice and closed this instantly- top service! Thank you again 😊

The Sloop seemed like they were having an off day, as two meals were forgotten about. However, they more than rectified the issue with free drinks and desserts. Overall, it was definitely a positive experience, but they can easily get 5 stars if they get more organised. Also, big shoutout to the effervescent man doing the carvery. He was very entertaining and friendly.

Very very long wait for our food order considering the place was quite empty could wait any longer for our afters hat to get our money back

Staying nearby, we visited on a weekday evening for dinner. Ordered via the qr code & had to wait nearly 45 mins for 3 pizzas to arrive. They were great pizzas, but the wait was frustrating. Our dips didn't arrive until we'd almost finished. Ordered a sundae using the qr code again and had to chase for the bowl - the area to make the sundaes was messy; sauce and sprinkles everywhere & the ice cream was pale yellow...

Had a fabulous breakfast at the sloop today.Elaine waitress was extremely helpful friendly and courteous and kerry the head chef came and spoke with us to ensure if everything was good which it was. Would definitely recommend this establishment and will be returning.

Excellent service ,good value for money,friendly,excellent food,

First time visiting the sloop Inn and I would highly reccomend, the chef was very chatty and friendly, staff were also Lovley and the food was amazing! Great service. We had a homemade pizza and carvery which was hot and very delishious. Enjoyed the food so much we came back for breakfast before our travels home. Again food was hot and great choices. Highly reccomended if your visiting the island.

Is there another number I can contact to get this fine cancelled? I've been calling the past 4 days and no one answers or calls back after leaving voicemails!

Great carvery. Staff very attentive, also the man who was carving the meat was a great entertainer.

Absolutely delicious carvery, choice of 3 meats and lots of different veg to choose from. I had a small carvery and it was huge. Staff were so friendly and welcoming, nothing was too much trouble. Huge menu and lots of choice for everyone. Toilets could do with a lick of paint. Maybe some better lighting as place seemed a bit dark. Overall a really great meal and experience. Will definitely be going again.

Excellent in every respect, staff were very professional, a credit to the company and community, especially the lady who served us at the bar , no matter how busy it was she was excellent , all the staff were cheerful , even when it got really busy , well done

Lovely place to stop off before getting on the ferry👌

Nice food, friendly staff and clean pub. The beer selection could have been better, but we all like different beers .

Toilets closed for Gents cubical.

Great lovely position with beautiful views. Food really good and great value. Staff went above and beyond. Will definitely be back thank you 😊

Beautifully cooked food. And great atmosphere. Reasonable prices too. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Brilliant place! Ruby even helped me take some meat home for my dog!

We went back to The Sloop after not visiting for over a year when the food was atrocious and the floors were dirty.. Well,it’s got worse.. We didn’t think it could get any worse,But I’ve honestly never eaten a carvery that tasted so bland,uncooked and just awful.. The potatoes were tasteless,The stuffing had no flavour at all.. The carrots and peas were rock hard like they had just been taken out the freezer to defrost and that’s it.. The gammon was really salty.. The home made mash had a sour taste.. The whole meal was awful and we all left our carvery’s after paying over £50.. I’m not one to moan.. I’m laid back and take everything in my stride,But this was honestly the worst meal ever.. It was also warm and the place & floors were so dirty.. We won’t be going back and definitely won’t be recommending it to anyone.. Flies all around the food area aswell.

Visited on 22nd October. Great service. Carvery up to its usual high quality. Only exception was beef too tough this time which is very unusual. Elaine was very cheerful and friendly.

Went for my daughter’s birthday. 5 carveries and 2 Mac & cheese. All meals were bland and tasteless. Lesson learnt!

bar girl was very pleasant, The carvery what there was, was awfully, there was only one choice of meat, roast potatoes were cold and hard, veg was cold and lumpy and don't get me on about server behind the meat counter wiping his nose on his sleeve. I was not surprised to see a cut and pasted response from the the owner/manager, like he has done on so many negative feed backs received, how about doing something original.

We came to iow last year and the Sloop was recommended for Sunday lunch we liked it that much we came back again this year.The food was very nice as were the staff.We were mortified that a customer Sat her dog at the table with their party and proceeded to feed tge dog from her plate. We are all dog lovers but hiw was

A nice carvery for £9.95 you can add a couple of extras like pigs in blankets. The first time we went the carvery was not serving so we had to order alternatives from the menu. 2 courses for £12.95 which was nice. We established that the carvery finishes at 15.00 and starts again at around 16.30. On the second visit we had the carvery and this was very nice. Plenty of gammon, beef and turkey given and a selection of veggies. If I had one criticism it is that the roast potatoes were a little hard.

Slow service. No local drinks. Guinness was almost a no. Food smelt and looked good in the carvery. Didn't stay to eat. Car park but you have to enter your reg when you go in. Garden is nice with lovely views and a sweet cat.

we had a carvery vegetables were cold, chef who was slicing the meet if he had spoken to us like he did to the person in the queue in front of us we would of walked out he was really rude and appeared to not wanting to be serving people.

Been tonight and had a lovely meal would highly recommend this place friendly staff and great food perfect evening had by all

Just been here was absolutely disgusting food was vile I watched one of the chefs finger my pizza rolls and took them off a tray with a dirty knife that had clumps of other food on it. my macaroni was definitely made from a box, the orange juice tasted like water with a scoop of sugar added I went to go change it to just a water but no took 20/25 mins to get that Done so I just left it me and my boyfriend both had a couple bites of our food then left never am I coming back here again vile food also may I add the younger chef was walking around with his hands in his trousers disgusting I’m livid !!!

I have visited here for the buffet breakfast for some years now. Always a fantastic range of food available and a lovely friendly service. I adore my mornings there at weekends or on a day off, chilling out looking at the river views and just relaxing with my feast. It's dog friendly and my Buddy used to enjoy it there and the odd sausage or two!! Great to go to for food then walk it off after at Firestone or along the train track. Sadly he's no longer with me but I still enjoy a visit to the Sloop and a walk afterwards. Hats off especially to Kerry the Chef who cooks the most lovely runny eggs and is always so pleasant and friendly. And to Elaine who is lovely.

Kerry the chef makes amazing fried bread for the breakfasts

Nice pub in a great location, the views out the back of the pub are great, when the sun is out. Staff are friendly and helpful, food is great , the breakfast is a great way to start your day off. Or a carvery for lunch and dinner. We always call in when we are in the area.

Ordered 2 pizzas, took best part of an hour to arrive. Floor carpet doesn't look like it's seen a vac in months, crumbs everywhere. Tables sticky, menu sticky, bar sticky. Won't be returning.

£100 fine for not signing car registration in 'the book' What a way to look after loyal, local customers

Came in for lunch with my family the other day and received amazing service and the food was quality Defo recommend the Katsu Banquet 😋😁

Beautiful roast dinner for all of the family and was originally put off by reviews of huge queuing and lengthy waits for food service. I saw none of this and think if you plan for a quieter time of day the service is superbly run.

Currently closed due to a leaking roof! Not sure when it will open again.

we went into the sloop and the service was amazing especially from one member of staff her name is barbara we had been waiting for an hour for our food and she went above and beyond for us she was the only interested member off staff that i talked to her service was amazing she deserves more recognition for her great serving skills she was helpful kind and respectful i hope she gets recognised for her service and hopefully a better a raise/promotion

Very slow service, got to Carvery no gammon no beef not good at all 1.5 hours wait for our grandsons pizza’s the Same for a bacon and cheese burger .

Burger tasted ok not alot of flavour, VERY small meal 9 chips with the adult burger! Chips were disgusting and over cooked. Would not recommend and would not go back!

Dried out ,frozen veg . Disgustingly left to disintegrate in the dishes. Roasties inedible as rock hard. Total disgrace

Male server for lunch carvery on 17/8/24 was very sloppy . Absolutely no interest in his job. Dropped some turkey on the table top and continue scooping it up for customers! Horrendous hygiene! Bar staff were friendly

Nice Stonehouse alway cheap and great food.

Went with a mate for a bite to eat, we were going to have the carvery but thankfully we looked first. All the veg looked as though it has been sat for hours, the peas looked dry, potatoes barely looked cooked no colour, cauliflower cheese looked dry as anything and the meat looked as tough as old boots for the chef to cut through. We ordered drinks, the barman didn't understand humour and our banter was received with a look of a puzzled person. We then sat outside as we both smoke, we literally only saw one ashtray so ended up having to stub our butts onto the floor. All the tables look like they could've done with sanding down and repainted. We both ordered hot and spicy prawns (£4.99) with a spicy honey sauce. They were not spicy at all the sauce was just honey from the taste of it. My mate ordered the scampi which looked like it had been fried to within an inch of it's life, I had the porker burger which tasted ok however there was no hot sauce in the burger as was stated on the menu. We would've complained at the time however it took them almost 50 minutes to make and serve our food. We noticed people who came after us and got food before us which prompted my mate to go and enquire about our food. He saw it sat on the serving plate so how long it was there is beyond me as there wasn't a lot of temperature to the food when it arrived. Probably won't return due to the standard of food.

Fab visit as always. Thank you Donna and your lovely staff

Lovely meal as always, thank you Donna

Lovely place for a meal with friends and family

It’s a bit rubbish. The environment is shabby and dirty, the service is slow and odd. The roast was pleanty full but lots of it (including roast potatoes) were over cooked and or had been under the warmer too long and so inedible. They even mucked up cocktails serving everything in a rather sad looking tumble rather than the glass in the pictures. They had also run out of some simple elements of drink and food.

Amazing food, great carvery, friendly atmosphere and service as well as a lovely location. The sundae was the best I've ever had (strawberry shortcake sundae).

Never been before but thought me and my boyfriend should try it out, we sat down and ordered our food on the app, took 20 minutes after ordering to receive our two pints of coke and then another 40 minutes for our food, when it arrived the chips where soggy and low quality, my pizza was dripping with grease and just tasted rank, the food is way to expensive for what you get, i would’ve rather went wetherspoon’s. never returning again.

What could be a lovely pub with its great setting , I felt as if it could do with a strip out and deep clean , it was disgustingly filthy with sticky dirty tables a chairs carpets and floors , it felt like it is run with I don’t give a c- -p attitude . Food was dry overcooked and lukewarm. I saw a waiter using his hands to put someone’s burger back together at the counter as it had come apart on the plate , How they got a five star hygiene rating certificate - I don’t know.

Been coming to the island for over 15 years and never been here before, we will certainly be going back, great value for money, great food, shame about the ketchup 🤣

Pretty decent carvery, roast potatoes not great though. Everything else was great

A vary dirty place food not great all out of tins or packets don’t go there

Breakfast was delicious and staff were very pleasant and helpful and we will be back Well worth the money