The Vine Inn in Isle of Wight

This must be one of the friendliest pubs I have ever stepped inside, dog friendly with bowls and treats on offer, staff were excellent made us feel very welcome, even the customers were very helpful with giving me recommendations for a garage as my car developed a small issue on the way down, meals were spot on, very fresh, my partner commented on how nice the calamari tasted and not chewy like other places, the nacho bowl with pulled pork also very tasty, mains we opted for hunters chicken and Gregorys tagliatelle with lemon meringue and deep filled apple pie to finish, all very tasty and if your in the area well worth the stop

Great Easter Sunday Roast. Well done to all the team

Pub was quieter than expected but pleasant and very friendly

A favourite when we are staying in St Helens and even though we weren’t this time we made a special journey. Traditional pub - welcoming feel, good beer, good food and great service. Hopefully be back later in the year.

Exceptional food, service, and atmosphere. Honestly, I would eat here every day if I could. Fresh, high quality produce cooked to perfection and such a reasonable price. The service we received was so friendly and efficient, making the whole experience absolutely perfect. Loved it so much we went back the next day, hence so many food pics for just 2 people.

Delishes roast dinner, lovely staff and atmosphere. I would highly recommended.

The food is very good and at an amazing price. Highly recommended

On holiday and this was the local pub, staff were friendly and made you feel welcome. The food was lovely and reasonably priced, nothing to dislike here. Had a quiz night and a band on, which we enjoyed and also very dog friendly. She had plenty of attention, also short walking distance from accommodation, but there was a car park opposite if driving.

The Vine Inn is my local pub, this was a lunchtime visit using a voucher from The Price is Wight, 2 courses for 3 people for a set price, it was very good value & the food was good quality as always, the staff too, both behind the bar & delivering food were very friendly. Definitely recommended.

Really nice Sunday roast.Very welcoming on arrival, good service. Nice to see a pub busy and well supported. We thought the prices were very reasonable. Will definately go back. Recommend booking a table .

Had 2 light bites really good value. Lovely pub very friendly staff and dog friendly. Have outside garden. Thoroughly recommend this pub

Booked a table in advanced, was a very friendly greeting and seated straight away, being told what specials where on offer. Plently of choices of gluten free options for myself, choosing the large nachos to start and a chicken curry for mains. Kept the kids quiet with pizza and the cheesy pasta from the kids menu. Arrived quick and plently of. The dog was made a fuss of and given a treat with water also availble. Unfortunately was too full to try the chef's homemade brownie but will definetly make a trip back for it. Definetly worth a stopping by with the family

Really good well priced food, friendly staff, enjoyed our meal.

I visited while on holiday with family recently, really friendly staff, good quality pub grub, & a very tasty liver & bacon with some excellent real ales. Would definitely return if back in st Helen’s & highly recommend.

Lovely pub, great food and service

Staying at the local campsite we visited for our final night. I ordered what was advertised as Chicken and Chorizo pie which was in fact steak and mushroom, not a problem I like either or. The pie came out and while it was filled with steak it was dry and bland l, clearly been reheated multiple times. We also ordered the kids cheesy pasta, again bland and boring with zero taste. We also had a burger which was actually very nice as where the chips. Will not rush back. good point are the free boardgames on offer.

Very nice meal, reasonably priced with helpful and friendly staff. Would recommend.

Lovely pub with great food and beer. Bus stop just outside (hourly service). Good views and on the green at St Helens

An excellent pub. Good beer and food. Nice aspect. It's a 90-120 minute walk from where we live, but we'll be back.

Had a great time after our Quiz Walk today at The Vine. Cheerful, helpful staff serving os all (36 of us) drinks & tasty food. With Thanks.

Service was what I would expect from a pub like restaurant. The atmosphere was also okay however the food was abysmal. I am writing this review months after going because I am still gobsmacked at the appaling meal I was served. I ordered a cheese and tomato pizza with garlic bread and yet they took something so beautifully simple and turned it into a weapon against my senses. The cheese and tomato pizza was quite literally that. It was a pre frozen base with slices of tomato and THEN a layer of rubbery cheese. I mean that is just wrong. Let alone the garlic bread. They would benefit highly from just cooking a frozen garlic bread from aldi as they've decided to use SLICED BREAD with garlic on. They are trying to be different to which they have succeeded but in all the wrong ways. PLEASE don't waste your money here as mine was wasted. I will forever deter anyone from this place if asked by friends or family. I think if a family member suggested this please I would have to never speak to them again. If I could give 0 stars. I would. The worst place I have ever had the displeasure of eating at.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff. The best Guinness on the east side of the island. Lots of locals that help creat a very nice vibe in the pub. Lots of local music each week.

Popped in quickly for a mulled wine during the St Helens light switch on, very busy but the service was quick, staff were fantastic and the venue is absolutely beautiful will definitely be bringing my family for a dinner very soon.

Really good service and good food. Highly recommend 👌 starters really good too.

Beautiful place with beautiful staff

I've had mixed reviews of the food here, and i thought it was time to try the food out . The service was good , the food came quickly but sadly was cold, the chicken was still hot but the vegetables were stone cold and so was the plate. That was disappointing. It was very tasty, and i was hungry so i didn't leave any behind . The staff behind the bar where shouting a lot to each other across the pub which wasn't pleasant. Not in an angry way but just very noisy and unnecessary. Which made the atmosphere not nice when trying to talk to friends . Food, good amount but sadly cold. Atmosphere not enjoyable for us sadly . Personally i will not be back again. The cold food put me off from returning .

Greeted with a warm welcome, explained what was available then shown to our table which we had reserved. Browsed menu then went onto bar to order our food. We ordered a stater each then the main meal and our drinks. Paid for our items and went and sat down. Starters arrived quickly and hot. Once cleared away our main meal arrived which was the Sunday roast with vegetables. All of which we would highly recommend as was very nice. Finished our meal and was offered the choice of desserts from the board, both options of hot and cold . what we had was lovely

Staff exceptionally friendly and helpful, they were very busy but still to be attentive and happy.

What a find! After a very long walk, I enjoyed a gluten free hunters chicken, side salad and chips. Huge portion and absolutely delicious.

Nice welcoming pub. Good choice on menu with reasonable prices. We had Lasagne with garlic bread which was delicious. We will return.

We assumed we would be too late for lunch but providing the full menu was no problem even after 2pm on a Tuesday in October (NB may change after half term). Really delicious steak pie and chips. I have a great appetite and had walked 18km, but with so much juicy tender steak in the pie I didn't have room to try one of the tempting desserts. Would definitely return if in the area again. Thank you very much.

Fantastic food and drinks - really lovely service! Dog friendly too.

Staying nearby so popped in on a few evenings. Fantastic, friendly staff and locals who made mefwel very welcome. Food looked amazing. Highly recommend a visit.

An excellent pub with a lovely atmosphere. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Dogs are made very welcome. The quiz on a Wednesday evening is first rate and although competitive is played in a lovely spirit. The food is very good pub grub and at a reasonable price. We went four times during our stay and thoroughly enjoyed each occasion. Strongly recommend it.

This pub is the whole reason we stay in in Helens! They have great food, especially the LASAGNE!! The staff are so friendly and make you feel at home. This pub is 5 star!! Looking forward to going back next year already!!

Amazing roast dinners on a Sunday and the Yorkshire puddings are out of this world.

Super place, food great, staff lovely

My wife loves liver and bacon but rarely orders it when eating out as she is usually disappointed. I urged her to try it at The Vine and she was over the moon. 10 out of 10 from her. My Lasagne was perfect too. Generous portions, good drinks choice, and lovely hosts. Well be back!

Had a burger this evening. So disappointed in the meat, tasted cheap and lacked flavour.

Lovely pub and staff, great food, affordable prices. Only issue I had was that there were a few non-friendly dogs in the pub that kept having a go at each other. Makes the environment not feel safe whilst they are barking aggressively at each other.

Very dog friendly . Had a great ‘classic’ pub meal here . A notch, or more, above the rest ! A good selection on the menu , with ‘specials’ and all done to a great standard, with good portions at a reasonable price . The chef takes pride and discussed the menu , before we ordered .. explains the healthy options too . Would definitely revisit & reccomend .

The Vine Inn... well, what can i say.. ABSOLUTELY SUPERB. A lovely pub with a good choice of beers, and food. Very friendly and welcoming, the atmosphere was great. My Girlfriend and I had the pleasure of visiting this establishment twice. Excellent service by Carina and Amber. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. The Sunday roast was to die for, and I would recommend booking a table for the Sunday roasts, as the pub was packed. We thoroughly recommend this pub. 5 stars ⭐ all the way through. Thank you everybody at The Vine Inn

Great Sunday lunch, great price too 😀

Excellent food at reasonable prices. They do light bites or normal size on all their dishes & they have a special offer on on Monday to Thursday of two light bite meals for £12 & steak night on Fridays. We always go here when we're on the island.

Great food friendly staff very dog friendly highly recommended

Not impressed with the food and would not return, service was good.

À lovely pub, great environment. I enjoyed the best bowl of cheesey chips I've ever had here.

Had 3 lovely meals here with family can't fault it best meal I've had in the island great prices

Lovely food. We had starters and main meals which we all enjoyed ! Friendly, welcoming staff and we stayed for the quiz. Really enjoyed it here.

Wonderful pub to go to, great welcome. We were on a weeks holiday and decided to visit this pub for a meal, as reviews were good. We were not disappointed, we all ordered different meals and all were great. The pie of the day was steak and ale and when it was served it was a large slice, full of meat and delicious. The greek pizza was again, large and one of the best I have had. The last meal was liver and bacon, again a great meal. We went back for Sunday lunch and enjoyed the same welcome and delicious meals. If you are in that area worth a visit, took us back to the days of a village inn, lovely atmosphere and a great welcome.

Absolutely first class meal! We took advantage of Steak Friday! Not only was the food cooked to perfection, but the price was unbeatable too. Highly recommend this pub!

The Vine staff were very friendly and inviting when I booked at short notice. They were helpful with disability advice, and wheelchair access was excellent. Their specials board offered a fine choice and the smoked Haddock risotto we chose was very tasty and quickly served. The deserts were first class and better value than anywhere else we've tried on the Isle of Wight

Pub grub. We would come back for drinks but sadly not food.

Standard pub food, local boozer. Does was it says on the tin

Spontaneous visit as the sun was out and was not disappointed. We had the pork bites special to start, which was out of this world. I had the Thai king prawn noodles again from the specials as my main and my husband had the sausage and mash. Both were spectacular, the Thai noodles had so much flavour and cooked to perfectionn! Service very friendly and attentive. Will be returning

Visited with my daughter and a friend with her kids. The process to order was very quick and the food came very quick too. Food was great and the price was reasonable. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Despite it being so busy due to the carnival the staff there still had a smile on their face and didn’t get any orders wrong which was impressive. I recommend this pub if you are visiting St Helens 😊

Absolutely fantastic place. Amazing food, we ate there all week, dog friendly environment and a welcoming staff. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Great pub excellent service and good food.

Had the Sunday roast today, choice of beef or gammon. We chose one of each, although nicely presented, there wasn't much meat on either meal, there were also very few vegetables for two people, aside from the roast potatoes. The meal was ok, but no more, not very inspiring. The desserts, sticky toffee pud and apple and cinnamon crumble with custard were both delicious.

Getting to The Vine by bus from our home in Wroxall is a bit of a chore. However, I'll make the effort once in a while because of their homemade pies. An observation, not a criticism, is I would like the option of mash instead of chips. I am rather a 'pie and mash' devotee myself. This time it was chicken and bacon and unusually, my wife had the same. Despite generally having a much smaller appetite and often opting for 'child meals' in pubs, she enjoyed it so much that she ate it all... though admittedly was slightly over-awed by the number of chips. If you like a pie... you need to put The Vine on your 'goto' list!

Lovely food and even have a take away menu but was disappointed the pool table has not been returned as it was a highlight to play pool there.

The service was great, with a good selection of real ales, and the food was also good. The barman provided excellent service. There is a play area in the park across the road, which was useful for the kids. I would recommend it.

we booked for a meal for 4 people on saturday at 7pm,when we managed to get to reservatio n bar we were told table down there it was quite packed & loud we tried to get a drink but bar was crowded so we went to reservation end of bar to order food , about 6 people trying to do same thing so we gave up & left the pub.never had to do this before .wont be back.

Changed hands since last we were there, now a lot less sticky! We called in around midday, was quiet, landlady friendly, beer I had (name?) was fab, didn't eat on this occasion, we'll be back.

Lovely little pub with great service , they serve cocktails and food too.

We had a lovely meal here, staff were helpful and friendly the pub was clean which is always a win we will be back next year on our holiday thank you the vine

Horrendous food! Staff were incredibly nice and helpful but the food was honestly the worst we’ve had in a while. Everything was obviously frozen from the chips to the calamari. Pizza was raw on the bottom, and when asked to be cooked some more came back the exact same, halloumi was frozen and extremely salty, burgers were nothing special either. Waited 55 minutes as well for the food on a Friday night at 7:30, we don’t mind waiting of course but not for that quality of food and it wasn’t cheap either. Dissatisfied and disappointed.

Lovely food, friendly staff, prompt service, reasonable prices, nice atmosphere- nothing to dislike!

Walked to the pub from Bembridge marina across the Duver. Disappointingly there were no roast dinners left. Fish and Chips was decent, steal was cooked medium rare as requested. Beer was good. Not award winning cuisine but decent pub grub. Friendly service.

Well worth a visit staff amazing food out of this world 10 of us different meals all came out together all absolutely spot on and delicious will be returning very soon

Nice comfortable pub you'd like to spend your afternoon away in. Good food and great location. The staff are very friendly.

Anyone visiting the IOW should take a trip to this pub it’s amazing good atmosphere good food good beer great staff great location 10/10

Fantastic food , great atmosphere , friendly service ,returning to try more home cooked food

The staff are amazing however the food was utterly awful. I ordered the chicken tikka masala which came and looked like it had been left in a slow cooker for 2 days. The chicken was bone dry and I couldn’t eat it. Chips were nice but you don’t pay £14 for them do you. Staff were brilliant, they replaced the meal but was still awfully dry so I left this second meal. They did ask for the third time whether I wanted another meal but by this point I had lost my appetite. We spent just close to £80 in there tonight and the food was overall disappointing. I ended up having to get crisps/snack from the premier in after have 6 spoonfuls of the curry. We may pop in for a drink but we definitely wouldn’t recommend the food.

Very nice pub grub.Good atmosphere and very helpful friendly staff.

Nice pub in a great position in the middle of the village. Staff are very friendly and it was great be able to bring our dog in with us. The menu looks very enticing but sadly wasn’t the best - chicken was very dry on both meals and tasteless, as if it was re-heated. Staff were great about it, replaced one of the meals but sadly the replacement didn’t taste any better. Such a shame as it really let this place down. We did get offered a free desert to compensate us but sadly we didn’t fancy it. We would visit again but probably just for drinks.

The staff are amazing however the food was utterly awful. I ordered the chicken tikka masala which came and looked like it had been left in a slow cooker for 2 days. The chicken was bone dry and I couldn’t eat it. Chips were nice but you don’t pay £14 for them do you. Staff were brilliant, they replaced the meal but was still awfully dry so I left this second meal. They did ask for the third time whether I wanted another meal but by this point I had lost my appetite. We spent just close to £80 in there tonight and the food was overall disappointing. I ended up having to get crisps/snack from the premier in after have 6 spoonfuls of the curry. We may pop in for a drink but we definitely wouldn’t recommend the food.

Nice pub good 🍺 🍔 🍟 nice price and atmosphere. Friendly service and a close big green park opposite. Traditional pub would recommend if in the area.

Lovely pub, great food, staff cannot do enough for you, really helpful

Very busy but service was prompt and meal was good value.

Absolutely Delicious Roast, so tasty. Lovely Sunday traditional pub atmosphere.

Dog friendly, good food, guest ciders and Isle of Wight ales. What's not to like? 2024: Still very dog friendly. There is a garden out the back too. Food is fairly good and inexpensive. Gregory's tagliatelle was very rich and more than most people could eat, but tasty. At lunchtime the sausage sandwich was excellent. Homemade pies were huge and filled with beef. The pastry was a bit overcooked but not quite pickaxe territory. The fishcakes were OK but not Thai. Chips were excellent, everything was freshly cooked or prepared. Not a huge range of beers or ciders, Razorback or Green King IPA and Inches cider. Staff are warm and welcoming, very helpful too. Still a nice place to visit.

Spent a pleasant evening here. It feels very much a traditional pub - order at the bar and your food arrives via friendly staff. Atmosphere was lovely and really enjoyed the meal. Food was great.

This pub was recommended by several people, so we popped in for pizza. The pub was busy & the server was friendly & helpful. The food was served hot & plentiful.

We came here whilst on holiday and we were greeted like the neighbours as we walked through the doors! Staff extremely friendly and happy to help with any request! Lots of choice for food and drinks… food was absolutely delicious… could not fault it! Wonderful flavours and great portion size. We had a gammon steak and the Gregory’s tagliatelle which was already incredible but the story behind it made me even more in love with the place! I would 1000% recommend The Vine Inn <3

Only popped in for a quick drink

Always good food and very welcoming staff.

Very good for the price, staff very friendly.

Booked short notice - nice meal, lovely day to go with it...

Lovely meal thoroughly enjoyed atmosphere and staff very warm and welcoming

Lovely location just off the green, with beautiful views. Good selection of beers and had a delicious pork Sunday roast dinner which was great value. Can’t ask for anything more!

Would recommend. Enjoyed first meal so much went back for following day and day after for dinner. All food cooked perfect and home made deserts we had were delicious. Various Vegetarian options not the usual veg lasagne and fish and chips only.

Nice pub and still like a traditional pub which is a rarity these days

We were invited to a charity event. There were a lot more people who turned up than expected. The staff couped really well. We stade after the event was over and had a meal which was really good. Fantastic day out, thank The Vine for there hospitality

Went in for a drink after a walk, staff were friendly, food looked amazing

Another great meal had here by us all. The rigatoni was very tasty, as were the home made desserts as always which were very reasonably priced and a decent size. Looking forward to our next visit.

A great pub, professionally run.

Hi, my name is Bops and I have 4 legs, we live locally so I often take my people to the Vine Inn, they have the light bites meals 2 for £12 and enjoy them (they are incredibly mean!) however I have discovered a glass sweet jar by the bar full of delicious dog biscuits so will keep taking my people there😀 The pub is goodly sized with plenty of tables and is well laid out, the staff ( mostly young ladies) are friendly and helpful, the menu is plentiful and reasonably priced, the bar is well kept and clean. I would highly rate the Vine Inn as a family friendly pub and i notice lots of couples including seniors (like my folk) who pop in for a bite. There is plenty of room for me to lay down to munch their delicious dog biscuits, well done, woof woof 🐕🐕

Greg’s tagliatelle and Vegetarian rigatoni both spot on

Visited a few times always great food and friendly service, never had a bad meal. Great veggie options, hubby and kids loved it!