The White Horse Inn in Isle of Wight

much better than it used to be, and with a lovely atmosphere.

Very friendly pub, lovely food and Nicky and the team are great.

A wonderful, friendly pub with excellent, homemade food. Well worth a visit. Will definitely be back.

Lively food in decent pub setting

Here for the weekly quiz. Fish of the day prior was superb. Husband loved the scotch egg starter. Thank you for excellent food and service.

We love this pub so much! The food is always so fabulous, and plentiful. Thought and care is taken with fresh flowers on the tables, and the atmosphere being so welcoming and cozy we recommend highly! The quiz and curry night and live music are a bonus. Thank you! Kyle and Jodi

Food was delicious, best calamari I've ever had. Staff were lovely, friendly and welcoming. Very impressed and will definitely be back next time. Pub is cosy and be

Fantastic local pub great atmosphere Great staff all friendly happy Will be my local love this place 😍

Proper pub, with a Quiz Night. Great pub food. Very nice People

I booked a table for my wife's birthday whilst staying on the Isle of Wight. We came last year for Sunday lunch and liked the food so much we decided to come back. Food was brilliant, massive onion rings, and the staff were lovely. We felt very welcome and my wife commented on how we were treated as if they know us personally! We will be back when we are best over on holiday, thank you from the Webbs!

Lovely place with good variety of food, which was tasty and just the right amount. Wonderful atmosphere and the landlady was very welcoming.

Really good food, very good value. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff. Lots of choice for drinks and food.

We really enjoyed this pub before COVID and returned the next time we were on the island. The food was oddly presented with my burger coming on a small board with a basket of chips, salad and a tub of coleslaw. It wasn't bad food, it just was awkward to eat as there was no space. There were 2 servers who failed to return with requested ketchup for my wife and who didn't come back to ask us if all was ok during the meal. This is not a pub where someone will take your drink and food orders at the table and fuss around you, everything is done at the bar. Prices are about average, £75 for 2 mains, 2 starters and drinks. What really miffed me though was that the website promised at least 3 different beers from the island. I always like to try different beers so it was a factor in our choice. They had Abbot, Speckled Hen, a beer from Ringwood and a beer from Courage. It was a disappointment

Great beer garden and selection of beers and wine food looks fantastic too

Driving around southern Isle of Wight, we stopped here for lunch. Plenty of parking, dogs welcome. Ideal stop off. Quirky interior with homely feel. Staff were good. Food was plentiful well presented and good quality. Not the cheapest place we have been, but then again not the dearest. Great stop off on our way to Godshill in the afternoon. Will go back

Lovely place, friends ate here, but looked gorgeous...Beautiful inside

Friendly helpful staff, excellent service, and superb food. Good parking, garden, and play area for kids

Wow, food is so good! Came a year ago and have been looking forward to it since and again didn’t disappoint. Spot on. Great garden for kids and staff are really friendly

Great find. Good service. Very dog friendly. Had a singer in who was very good. Meal portions are huge. Lovely evening

This Old public house, provided us with 2 nights of excellent food, which was plentyful and very satisfying. This is reputed to be the oldest pub on the Island, on our 1st night, it was an open mic night, and the music was just great, 2nd night it was transformed into a quite rural pub, but on both occasions the service and food was excellent. Well done to the management and thief hard working team.

Great food, good portion sizes. More gastro-pub than pub food.

We enjoyed a lovely meal with friends at this traditional English pub. The live music was very good. Staff were helpful and welcoming. Generous sized portions of food. Dog friendly too.

Fantastic!, generous portions and quality, a lovely evening with music!, I would highly recommend!!, staff are brilliant and customer focused!!, welldone Whitehorse 👍

Wouldn’t eat here again if you paid me. Food is tasteless, staff are challenging rather than helpful and the locals look at you like you don’t belong in their pub. Avoid if you want to spend your money on decent food eat literally anywhere else.

I had the mussels as a main, they were tiny! Many empty shells also.. No one checked in to see if everything was okay after food was delivered to our table… My mums lamb came with new potatoes, which should have been served with chips. Lamb was tasteless… Very disappointing food, we are regulars here, and often dine here with friends, sorry we won’t be returning… many other places to eat out, where the food is much, much better…

You need to visit this pub!!!!!!!!! best pub food on the island

Staff were really friendly & helpful, good gluten free options. Will visit again.

Great food. We were there on a very busy night, so service was understandably a little on the slow side. The staff were really friendly and helpful. It was Open Mic night, which we really enjoyed.

Sadly, we tried to have dinner with friends. The football happened to be more important than paying customers. Three of the items we tried to order were not available. The excuse given was “the chef is Ukrainian “ Disappointed as this used to be a great place to eat.

Fabulous pub in whitwell. Friendly welcome Great food (portions generous) Good prices Great atmosphere Dogs welcomed Watched a couple sing 80s on the Friday who were really good and watched England play on the Saturday. Would definitely recommend if your in the area.

my family a few friends and I went in for dinner. When we tried to walk in the entrance we where told by customers to try another door as they where blocking the path by watching football ( we are thankful the customer was so polite about it ). However when we walked in sat down and went to go order they did not have half their items on the special menu ,even though they did not cross it off. This quite annoyed us as after we asked for one item they said they had none ,okay we said our next order said they have none left so we said, we were going to leave. Then the owner came over without telling us it was the owner and asked what was wrong we said exactly what happened. She went to the kitchen and came back and her excuse was, " the chef is Ukrainian". This is a joke we were trying to go out for a nice time, when we tried to go out the fire escape it was locked.If we where in an emergency, we would have been locked in.

Visited on a Friday , service was excellent , food choic was great and tasted superb. Would recommend to everyone

Had a delightful lunch here. Great pork burger. Staff where lovely.

Mushrooms on toast and calamari starters - really good especially the Mushrooms. Mains steak fries in sauce with cheese - divine. Lasagna too sauce heavy for my liking but tasted good. Definitely one of the best pubs on the island !

Popped in for lunch. The best homemade burgers we’ve had in a very long time. Good beer, lovely friendly staff, lovely atmosphere. We will be back!

Great fresh food. They are very accommodating when it comes to food allergies.

Only went into the garden and had a drink. Lovely atmosphere. Would like to try the food which l will do on my next visit.

This is such amazing, friendly pub,great location, nice size carpark, lovely beer garden. Fantastic area for children, beautiful decor, dog friendly. Staff very helpful and accommodating. Quiz night on Wednesday evening, such good fun and for charity.

Lovely pub with car parking, disability accessible and beer garden. Suitable for families. Food and live entertainment. Good decor.

We stopped off for lunch whilst on a walk - perfect location and delicious crab sandwich

Staying in Whitwell for a week - discovered this place on Day 1 and returned 4 times! Fabulous food, enormous portions and very good quality! Bream was amazing!

Hidden Gem! What a wonderful little find. Food is amazing the staff are welcoming and friendly. Cute building with a couple of lambs and rabbits in the garden area. All hidden away in the sleepy village of Whitwell. My new favourite place, hardly any people or traffic surrounded by country walks Perfect place to ground yourself whilst getting back to nature.

Excellent food, friendly staff. We will return !

A local PUB with a family atmosphere that makes you feel at home. Great food and great service!! I now have a favorite PUB on the Isle of Wight!!

Just had a Roast dinner delivered to our home as we were unable to go out. Have to say one of the best on the island, manifique

The best roast dinner we've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. Thankyou to everyone.

I was part of a party of 14 diners, we ordered separately and the majority of the meals came out at the same time. There was a problem with one of the meals which when highlighted was returned to the kitchen and a fresh replacement was cooked and served. They apologised and offered a refund for that meal as most of us had nearly finished ours. The food was tasty, the sevice excellent so will definitely be returning.

What a beautiful place had Easter Sunday lunch with my family while holidaying over there. Easter decorations, music , and staff all added to the atmosphere. Sunday lunch was amazing and plentiful all cooked to perfection.

Lovely pub, great musician playing... the food was slightly disappointing.. We would try again!

Everything was very good, dessert dishes. Well done

Beautiful & atmospheric old pub. Went for food and the Wednesday Quiz night. Food very well presented and cooked perfectly! Good choice of specials and regulars on the menu. The quiz was good fun too - quiz master got it just right. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What a wonderful pub , great food and what fantastic staff . Made us feel so welcome and our dogs even more so Would highly recommend you visit . All the very best for the future Martin & Julie from North Norfolk and of course from Skye the golden retriever and Barney the lazy working cocker spaniel 😃

I've eaten here before, and never had cause for complaint. On a Sunday, however, the "live music" comes into its awful own: the musician on this occasion could play a guitar all right, but the volume was pointlessly deafening. We left before dessert, because we couldn't face the racket any longer - you can't talk, or even shout, over it. It ruined a rare family reunion. Food - far too much of it, huge courses and inevitably some parts were better than others - the meat was good; vegetables present in too much profusion, parsnips and carrots too al dente (this isn't easy to get right, I know). If we'd known about the live music, we'd not have booked a table: no one was listening, or apparently appreciating it - personally, I just yearned for him to stop.

Wonderful venue and staff and the Sunday roasts are great too well worth a visit

Amazing pub with great food, lots of events including live music and a monthly jam. Very friendly team behind the bar.

Great pub for Sunday lunch with locals walking in, great food and live music.

An excellent evening, food was well presented, more than you could want, however I did finish it. The bar staff were extremely friendly, helpful and made me and my partner very welcome. We will go back again and recommend it.

Super place to eat. Fantastic, friendly atmosphere and well worth a visit.

Lovely local pub with cozy atmosphere and good beer.

What a lovely pub, nice friendly local, food was good, punters singing in the bar, to various sing along tunes and nice landlord ans and landlady, will definitely go back 👍👍

Lovely pub. Stopped in for some food while out on a New Year's Eve walk. Good menu and very generous portions. Recommended

Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff. Great food! A proper pub!

Good entertainment and bands and food

Having Ventured out from sunny Sandown we once again visited the white horse in Whitwell. We have frequented this venue three times in 2 weeks because the quality is so good. I wanted to check out the consistency of quality and it was exactly the same every time I visited.It was perfect in every way. Food, Ambience, the locals who welcome you there. They also have special evenings for entertainment, curry nights + a quiz. This equates to a perfect local pub which is missed in many places on the Isle

Clearly a popular local pub that also welcomes visitors. Had a great dinner there, live music, was an option that seemed OK but not quite my style

Fantastic night out - there were 10 of us celebrating a family birthday. The food was amazing, staff super friendly and the singer was just the right volume so we could all chat. I had the seafood chowder which was delicious and the couple opposite me shared the steak sharer which was huge! Highly recommend x

If you go to the Isle of Wight don't miss this fantastic pub, it's a must. Great atmosphere, the loveliest staff, amazing food. We had dinner twice and lunch once, the fish sharing platter was incredible, plenty for four so don't eat lunch! Meat platter was equally amazing, great quality meats, perfectly cooked, generous amounts and lovely sauces. The quiz night was fun and the live music was great. We will definitely be back!

Cosy pub with a real fireplace and excellent food! I had the venison pie! We accidentally found this pub coming from a long walk along the coast trying to find a bus stop nearby. The pub owners gave us a lift from where we could get back to Newport. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😃😃

We had a great double visit with friends in June 2022 and an excellent Saturday night dinner plus some entertainment and great atmosphere plus a handsome Sunday Roast in this very friendly pub. Nice choice of beers on draught so had to take a couple away with me to enjoy on the next leg of our trip. We hope for a return visit one day please !

Really excellent food, and reasonably priced. Nice atmosphere. Good selection on menu and many specials. Excellent chips.

I didn't eat they ,but the live music and atmosphere was amazing!

Wonderful, friendly and oh so cozy! Welcoming and dog friendly with great food and huge menu choice.

On arrival they had lost the reservation and we were told to find an empty table and sit wherever we wanted, even though most of them were reserved. With the roast meals, the neaps and stuffing were cold, the roast carrot and swede were both raw and the burger had avacado on when we asked for it to be left off. The waitress didn’t come back after we mentioned these and there was no apology. The pl,ace has some great reviews but on this occasion we were disappointed.

It was the first time we visited the White Horse. Fireworks night was fantastic, staff really friendly and the food was great.

Such a lovely and welcoming place with so many visiting dogs to liven the place even more. Staff were so keen to help but it was welcomed. Can't recommend it highly enough

Superb Sunday roast, beef was amazing. Easy parking, good food, good service, and good value.

Initially called in for a drink and snack but were so impressed we booked a table for the following night and went back. The portion sizes and quality of the food make the cost worthwhile. Really nice atmosphere, would definitely recommend.

Superb Eggs Benedict. Super friendly Pub. Lovely pub with a great traditional pub atmosphere.

Don't want to be too harsh as we went for lunch pretty much as soon as they opened that day. Quite expensive, portions were quite small, cooked breakfast was fine but the coronation chicken sandwich bread was stale and and a bit sad. A coke and a lemonade and lime cost £8, which seems quite steep.

Lovely pub, with excellent Sunday lunchtime singer (Poppy Dee). Roast lunch (lamb) very nice.

Have been here three times mainly because my family like it, but to me very disappointing after reading reviews, chicken wings in honey garlic and soy sauce the outstanding flavour is simply soy sauce!, mushrooms with herb and garlic sauce came in what I can only describe as white soup thin ,watery, not like a sauce at all Roast dinners are ample but you need too order in advance too visit as they run out Dinning room is like a small barn open plan no nooks or enclosed tables. As I say family like it so above is my sole observation

Really enjoyed a visit to the Whitehorse Inn today. Never been before. My grandson loved watching the rabbits in the garden. Lovely, cosy pub with a nice atmosphere. The roast was delicious and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the ‘Poppy Dee’ duo - loved it xx 🍂🎃🍁🤩

Another fantastic meal. Have had the seafood platter before, so good. Today we both had prawn and crab salad, it was the best we have had for a long time. Lovely atmosphere with very friendly staff.

Food good, friendly staff who accommodated our club easily, happy to return.

Had a lovely meal here,, for the second time. Pub has a lovely atmosphere. Staff are very efficient. The food is excellent and well presented. Reasonable prices too. I thoroughly recommend it as place to dine and chill.

Fantastic food, great value, and the best service - this "free house" is definitely worth a visit and an evening out when you're in the vicinity.

We visited yesterday and were delighted with the ambience, service but mostly the Sunday lunch !! The meats were fabulous the portions size generous !! Just lovely !

Absolutely amazing gem of a pub! Would recommend to all!

Great place , staff lovely . Nothing too much trouble . Water for dog . Dog treats . We have a very anxious dog and the staff made the visit very pleasant and accommodating to the dog , and ourselfs . The food was lovely steak cooked to perfection . Thank you

Great atmosphere, good food!! We were on a weeks holiday in Whitwell and our hosts recommended the White Horse Inn for our whole week of evening meals, and that choice couldn't have been better!! Excellent menu, good food, generous proportions, good atmosphere, great choice of beers, friendly and efficient staff---and what made our 7 evenings dining at your pup REALLY special was the fact that you had lit candles on the tables! This may sound like a small point but it added so much to our experience. THANK YOU. Also--great music from the talented artist who sang like Eva Cassidy ( we wish we knew her name--she sang on an evening of around 23rd September--we hope a scout from a record company visits your excellent pub to give her a recording contract!). We would highly recommend your pub to visitors . Again--many thanks. D and G ( Norwich).

Been visiting the White Horse for many a long year, its had it's ups downs but on our latest visit I'd say it's, very much, up! Food and drink excellent! Staff likewise! We were seated in the room which used to house a pool table, it's been moved elsewhere and with new pub furniture the place has been transformed into a very nice room. Eight of us, all family, enjoyed a very laid back Sunday lunch, exactly as Sundays should be, we don't get together very often so it was time to catch up. If I had one small criticism it was the live music that accompanied our visit, we found it a bit intrusive, especially for us deaf ones,

Just had an amazing breakfast here. The roast dinners are great too

Excellent service, excellent food, excellent atmosphere, excellent music and most of all very dog friendly. Cannot recommend highly enough. Willow the Cockapoo especially enjoyed the company of the lovely Dot 💕

What an absolute gem! Very friendly welcome for us and the dog. Food was plentiful and very tasty and we’re looking forward to visiting again before we leave. As an added bonus we met a lovely lady called Dot? who entertained the dog whilst we ate. Couldn’t ask for anything more. The puddings looked amazing but unfortunately we didn’t have room.

Great staff! Helped with the choice. Everything is fresh.

I think the chef left the yorkshires in the oven too long but otherwise a very enjoyable roast dinner with plenty of different vegetables. The beef was delicious.

We booked for Sunday lunch in advance which i feel for August was advisable. Lovely beef roast with plenty of vegetables. Ale was well kept and there was a local choice which was nice. Lovely garden to sit out in (we luckily had fab weather) and live music too. What not to like.

We booked for Sunday lunch in advance which i feel for August was advisable. Lovely beef roast with plenty of vegetables. Ale was well kept and there was a local choice which was nice. Lovely garden to sit out in (we luckily had fab weather) and live music too. What not to like.

We had a delicious Sunday lunch with our visitors this week portions very plentiful very fresh veg and the roast beef had apparently been slowly cooked overnight and was melt in the mouth gorgeous.fabulous cauliflower cheese and Yorkshire puds.the staff were only young but trained expertly.we also had a lively puppy who was also very welcomed we will definitely be back

This pub is an absolute Gem, the food is amazing! The service from all the staff is way above average, genuinely nice people. Myself and my Mum have already said we go back tomorrow night, also considering it for Xmas. If you like great food...