The Sportsmans Rest in Monmouthshire

We took advantage of the eat out to help out scheme for a lunch during last week of August Very generous portions, really delicious, well organised and friendly staff. Only disappointment was you didn't have any porter on tap!

A great pub to relax and chill out the food was great and the staff are very welcoming and helpful definitely would recommend

Wow we found out about this pub when it came on isles of Wight radio Fantastic good quality food very tasty huge fish and chips Well prepared for COVID 19 fantastic staff I must visit pub we can’t wait to go again

Not sure what to say about this pub, there’s so much promise and it could be a real money maker in the right hands but the clowns who currently call themselves the landlord and landlady are running it into the ground The landlady was quite pretentious and forthright she made sure we knew that they had only been the owners the last couple years and that they’ve bought it up from the ruins “like the Phoenix rising” (yes her exact words) she told us this three times in approximately 2 hours she also “bigged up” her husband and son as top “top class chefs” it takes a lot more training to be a chef than just cooking steak at a beefeater restaurant (as she later let slip) - hardly a top class chef!!! And son is a student who went to school with our daughter Firstly the whole place needs a good deep clean the outside is tatty with all the chalkboards n garish coloured cheap rickety tables and trellice with paint chipping off.the bins were over flowing in full view of everyone the inside didn’t fare much better (think 90’s working mans club with grubby snug area in the corner and sticky tables & chairs) Giving the Benefit of doubt as looks can be deceiving, We ordered a steak med rare and a scqmpi and a side salad and some onion rings Scampi was decent size portion, chips weren’t my cup of tea The steak was a a bit tough was more like well done again the chips awful, seriously who doesn’t know how to cook chips this “chef” needs to go back to cookery school or catering collegeThe oil had a funny taste, could be that it needed changing or it was a fancy oil they trying to promote that shouldn’t really be used for Deep fryingThe side salad was a joke small pieces of brown edged lettuce pieces of soggy tomato and some curled up cucumber I think we would have had a better meal at one of the sizzling pubs or hungry horse (and that’s saying something) definitely not worth the nearly £50 we paidI dread to think what the kitchen is like, looking at the state of the so called chef/landlord sauntering behind the bar in filthy tracksuit bottoms dirty trainers a dirty t shirt with a filthy apron one cloth over his shoulder and one tucked into the back of his bottoms! helping himself to a bottle of beer to take back into the kitchenThe waitresses didn’t look much cleaner in faded stained dark polo shirts hair loose and hanging all over the place that they kept playing with we asked a couple of questions about the menu and the local area, they didn’t have a clueTo watch them clean a table was comical (put it this way can see why the tables are all Sticky - I don’t think the cloth was washed once just the table sprayed and wiped this is why the place seems to be infested with flies)As a previous post mentions there was teenage kids loitering round the bar which isn’t a good sign if the landlady sorted her high and mighty better than everyone else attitude out that would be good start,Give the “chef” some trainingfollowed by a deep clean and refurb of the whole inside and outsideget rid of the silly immature waitresses and the teenagers loitering around the barI’m sorry but I won’t be returning and I’d find it hard to recommend to anyone Like a previous post I did post this review on the sportsman’s rest Facebook page and again it was deleted not once but twice there is also two review pages sent up for this pub/restaurant – ie left my review on both!!!I don’t think these clowns like criticism

Staff are always friendly, the food is amazing and the portions are generous will always come back. It's an amazing atmosphere and very homely!!!

Only our third visit to this little gem of a pub great food and friendly staff on honeymoon with my new wife and when we arrived for sunday lunch balloons bunting and drinks were set up how lovely thankyou so much to the owners and staff we will remember you all for a very long time Food was freshly made and very tasty at reasonable prices will visit again on our anniversary again Thankyou a great experiance and so unexpected all our love steve and mo

We pooped in the other evening after walking our dog, knowing it was a dog friendly pub as we had drank here before. As it was late we decided to eat at the pub, the first time we had with our dog. The staff could not have been more friendly or welcoming to him, even getting him his own bowl of water for under the table in the restaurant area.We chose from the specials menu, my wife had Maccaroni Cheese, which she said was very good. I had the USA Stack. OMG it was fantastic, Belgian waffle with maple syrup, breaded chicken Houston’s, bacon and a fried egg, all stacked on top of each other. A culinary and engineering masterpiece.We love it here.

I love this place. It feels like a proper, small local, pub rather than a glorified restaurant. Warm, cosy and friendly. The food was very nice, good portions and reasonable price.

We have returned from the Sportsmans rest well feed and pleased. The order of two roast beef lunches was delivered hot with the plate chock bloc with food. The beef was delicious very tender. The staff are very friendly and we fully recommend it.

Love this pub! Ideal setting, close to Newtown harbor and lots of walks. Excellent pub food Inc. Basket meals and a well kept cellar providing great beers. Home from home.

Nice atmosphere in a traditional pub ,with good friendly service.The food was nice and fresh ,and the double burger stack more like a family meal.We will certainly go back

Went for a walk down the public footpath from the main road to the shore, and back. We then had a drink and fish & chips in a basket at the pub. Food was excellent, chips home made. Would definitely recommend.

Miserable weekend so we called in for lunch Husband delighted to find they served London Stout! We both had a jacket potato with cheese and beans. Lots of fresh salad on the side Lovely cosy log burner, proper old pub, no gimmicks, perfect

From the outside the pub doesn't look that impressive but don't let that put you off we stopped one day just out of interest and have been back 3 times in the last few months which is a lot for us. On this visit there were a few friendly locals in the bar and a few people eating lunch .The atmosphere was very happy and pleasant and the lady behind the bar (think her and her husband own the pub) is always very welcoming and kind. We had 3 meals, steak and ale pie, steak baguette and chips and a cheese jacket potato with homemade coleslaw. All of the food is very nice, traditional pub food, a good price and a large portion size, drinks are reasonable too. The chips are proper homemade ones like my parents make and are very nice, as is the coleslaw. I thoroughly recommend a visit.

Surprisingly good traditional pub food. The atmosphere is very much local English pub and very friendly with a open fire and sofa to lounge on. Really pleasant all round.

We made a late family booking for 18 while on holiday at the Isle of Wight. The staff were friendly and attentive. The locals had a chat with a few of us and we had a bit of friendly banter over our football teams.. the food all arrived together and was cooked well, apart from one of the children's meals, which had a cooking implement inside the burger.. the staff were most apologetic and deducted the cost of the meal from our bill. Overall we had a great time at the sportsmans rest and the price of the food was most reasonable.

Mi familia de vacaciones en la Isla de Wight y fueron después de un pub que sirve comidas de la noche - sin que cuesten una fortuna.

Went last Wednesday after a four hour wait we were both exhausted and were hungry . Thought at last we could go back to my wife's hometown and have a mealall the old character had been taken down thus destroying its history.we both had fish and chips in a basket the chips were very rustic that they forgot to cook them properly the fish was a precrumed piece that wasbought in not prepared by the chef.In all the experience was poor hopefully they can sort it out or they will have to close.

Proper english pub with good food and great service. Steak was cooked exactly as asked and the portion was huge.

Una cálida bienvenida le espera en este acogedor pub de madera climatizada fuego. La comida del bar estaba delicioso. Teníamos casa sopa hechas y una cesta de comida de pescado y patatas fritas. Las patatas fritas eran sensacionales! Bien cuidado de cerveza. El propietario amable...