The Sloop Inn in Isle of Wight

Came here last October and it was very good, but today's visit awful, the carvery was bland, tasteless and poor section of veg. The pizza was burnt and one meal was forgotten, no ice available, glasses dirty, the ice cream was yellow and melted very quickly, the who place felt grubby and a dog had shat on the carpet, dogs shouldn't be in restaurants, except guide dogs obviously. We won't be back, shame great location.

Waited 30mins to receive our food and when it did arrive had been plated up wrong so two meals weren't what they ordered currently waiting for replacements. Let's hope it's not another 30mins won't be returning which is a shame as I love the calzone they serve when it's correct but each time we have been we have had problems.

Great little boozer, good carvery and outside seating area with views over the river

Very nice pint of London Pride. The garden at the back is a delight

I had a carvery which was excellent value, but have also eaten here previously. Nice view of the harbour and a spacious garden out of the back.

Came for breakfast 2 adult and 2 kids, clean and tidy. Great selection of food and all fresh and hot. Very welcoming atmosphere and the staff were brilliant. Couldn't be more helpful. Especially Ollie and Elaine!

Disappointed in the food. Stopped for lunch sandwiches for 2 of us. They came served with roast potatoes. My roast beef and horseradish sandwich was awful. Obviously meat from the carvery, which was very overcooked, dry and with bits of string in it. The roast potatoes were inedible. Extremely greasy, soggy and just rank. Poor. Extra star given for friendly and helpful staff.

We went for the all you can eat breakfast twice during our stay, the food was nice but my god can they burn bacon!! Service?? What service literally three staff members chatting at the bar when we went up to the bar before we even said anything one staff member said can find a table and then come to the bar to order!! Place could do with a little update inside felt drap and dreary!!

Filthy dirty place, food was really bad, got the carvery the veg was dry and bland the potatoes were horrendous as though they'd been fried then reheated in a microwave...the gravy was the best thing on the plate, the chef who served us was downright rude, the atmosphere was ruined by feral kids literally running about being far too noisy, needless to say will not be returning!

Carvery was disappointing, bland and overcooked so unfortunately I need to rate it 2 star. Perhaps we came the wrong time of day, better to have a shorter time slot but ensure fresher food? But the staff were very nice, prices were good and a good view over the water.

Over cooked dry meat and stuffing, even when fresh vegetables were brought out the veg was over cooked and mushy, roast potatoes were over cooked and dripping with smoked in fat so an awful texture and awful taste, overall the worst carvery I've had in a long time, I just couldn't stomach the food enough to finish it, oh and to top it off lots of flies trying to land on the food. Avoid it and go elsewhere!

Great calvery, pub needs some TLC

Absolutely disgusting carvery. Beef had been left out too long and was extremely tough. Sausages were dried up and tasteless. All the vegetables were dried up and tasteless. “Vegetarian” Gravy had been out for far too long and lumpy (no proper gravy option). The chef serving (eventually) had no interest whatsoever. All in all this was one of the worst restaurant experiences in my long life. The others eating with me had slightly better experience with their salad and burger. Even the atmosphere in the restaurant/ pub was stale! Maybe I was just unlucky.

Not the best, long wait for food and kids meals poor quality. Carvery was tasty but had to wait 45mins for kids mains and our tickets. Lovely man serving the carvery, very friendly. When we asked a waitress for some more cutlery it was dumped on the end of the table in a pile. We'd booked a table but there is nobody to greet you or help with finding your allocated table. Wouldn't return or recommend.

Food was great and wasn't too expensive, didn't have to wait long after ordering. Was a little disappointed to not be shown to our table (we had booked in advance) but instead just be told a table number and have to find it ourselves. Also, when our desserts arrived, our table hadn't been cleared of our mains plates. Would visit again though.

Turned up to find no one greeted us eventually my daughter wondered around to find our reservation on a piece of paper left on the table. Nice atmosphere and the carvery was cooked very nicely. The gentleman serving the meat made everyone smile and feel very welcome. Parking was very good. Nice to be able to park right outside.

Found this place whilst visiting the IOW. We visited as a family of 4 (2a,2c). The service was great. Everyone was so polite and friendly! We all had the carvery and that was really nice, big portions! We were all full after our meal. However, there is still space for dessert! Big desserts! I had the lemon meringue sundae and the wife, chocolate fudge cake. Both really nice. I'd recommend this place. The location was nice, and what we did notice was when a table party had left, they cleaned the table super fast. We would happily return if we come to the IOW again. Keep up the good work.

Friendly staff and great food. My family and I stopped off for they menu buffet. It was a great start to our journey back to Norfolk.

Very unpleasant experience, rude and incompetent staff

Decent carvery! Staff are all cheerful and helpful. Food is pretty good, as expected from a Stonehouse, not Michelin star quality, but tasty enough! Views from the back garden are stunning

I went here with my family for a nice meal really enjoyed it!! There was this really lovely lady behind the bar I believe her name was alice she gave amazing service along with being really lovely to chat too can not fault her she’s a credit to your team !

Absolutely amazing staff! So friendly and smiley. Carvery is good priced and delicious

i waited 40 mins for a kids meal and if i did not go ask them where it was it woulds had been an other hour

Nice and hot full English breakfast. Great Tuesday deal with half price stonebaked pizzas and calzone. My family had the cheese, hawaiian and surprisingly a carbonara one which is great as I can't eat nightshades! Also the carvery meat calzones which come with gravy and two Yorkshire puddings. Great food Great price.

Excellent with allergies, helpful and cheerful staff

Very happy with service from waitress Emma, wasn’t too keen on the gent who was behind the carvery Lika? Very loud and a bit creepy. Other than that very happy with the service

Food was ok but the winner for me was the service. We had Emma serve us and was extremely happy with how accommodating she was tending to all our needs with professionalism and a smile. Will come again.

Thanks Emma and other staff members for a great service and lovely food, a really enjoyable reasonably priced meal

Thanks Emma and staff, really enjoyed the food, thanks for the brilliant service, keep up the good work,

Ate here today ,can't believe how down hill it's gone ,toilets are awful leaks and smells.carvery was disgusting yorkshire puddings hard as rock ,same as the meat dry beef was the only meat that was soft . Puddings had to wait 40mins and they were a let down . Staff were friendly enough , except for the woman on the front desk didn't even get a smile . Hope things get better in there won't be back .

Chef shouts a lot and creepy with the lady’s . Ok place nice garden with view of the river

Food off the menu was great, carvery was basic as expected - beef was pretty fatty. Had to wait 50 minutes for my pizza as the chef “thought he had sent it out” it wasnt busy so was baffled by this. Prices were cheap.

Had a lovely roast dinner with my family this evening and everything was cooked perfectly. The staff were all very polite and the food came out very quickly. We will definitely be coming back!

The carvery was very poor with little choice, vegetables nearly cold. Meat good but served by an irritating chap who thought he was funny but should just get on with his job. All in all, we won’t be going back to the Slop again as there are far better places on the Island, who serve a far better carvery.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Amazing breakfast Very reasonable price We highly recommend

Food not as good as previous visit

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.