The Wight Mouse Inn in Isle of Wight

We stayed last week at the mouse, have done many times over the last few years and don't look to stay anywhere else on the Island when we visit. The staff are just great, you have Tony who always and without fail gives a smile and a warm welcome each time. Deb who can't do enough for you, Alex the same...everyone fabulous. The menu is extensive and has pretty well what you need. The rooms, which I think we must have stayed in all of them by now are comfortable..! Thanks again and we'll see you later in the year. Ash & Emma.

Went for early Sunday lunch after half of walk the wight, service was very quick and food was good. Became very busy later, so go early.

Beautiful food pub yards from the Isle of Wight Circular cycling route and a perfect stopover. Food is exceptionally good value and bar staff are very friendly. Beer garden

Excellent Sunday dinner. The belly pork was excellent.

Amazing meal .. enjoyed by all!!

Nice Inn in a beautiful location. Food is of average quality, our dinner platter was fine. We spent the night here. It was very noisy (inherent to an older building) but unfortunately not clean. Cobwebs and hair in the drains and dusty blinds, dirty bathroom floor. Staff nice and helpful. Bed clean but (too) soft. Breakfast standard.

Lovely breakfast and friendly staff! Breakfast with a view.

Nice view from the pub average food

Kitchen closes for breakfast at 10:30 and doesn’t open again till 12 - noon surprises the place is empty and I couldn’t see this opening times listed anywhere. Missing a trick here. Staff seemed ok

Great service, good food, lovely view. Really enjoyed our meal there.

Really friendly staff. Was made to feel welcome. Fantastic views from the garden. Food was good. Room was comfy and good size. Enjoyed our weekend visit and would stay again.

Excellent food and great staff. Compliments to the chef.

We were celebrating a very special birthday. The staff were friendly and the food was amazing . There is a play area for children and lovely gardens to sit and enjoy . We would highly recommend.

Came here for the first time today after hearing amazing things from family and friends. Came in with my partner for a date and ordered 2 the ultimate bacon and cheese burgers (£17 each) as we were starving, only to be severely disappointed and waste half of our meals… The buns were dry and grainy, with no sauce, only a soggy salad at the bottom of the burgers, the patties were thin and similar to that of a rustlers supermarket burger, the chips were cold, with half of them undercooked and the rest burnt (I’m not sure how that even happens?)… we paid extra for cheese on the chips which didn’t even taste like cheese, it was oily and plastic like and the onion rings both in the burger and as a side with the dish, were sopping with oil and made us feel ill. A real disappoint, to which the servers werent phased by, no one offered us cutlery and we weren’t asked about our food at all during eating. All in all, very saddening.

Lovely pub with large garden. Fortunately it was nearly empty outside on my visit, which made for a nice environment to have a bit of food and a few drinks; with views in the distance of the south wight coast. The play area was a good size and kept the kids happy. The food was lovely. They only had one ale on during my visit, but everything else was great.

Love it here, the Wight Mouse Inn has good food & a wide selection of drinks (they now, thanks to the good people at 'YATES' have their own ale!!!) Nice gardens, well kept paths & the scenery is great! The back of the Inn looks out over part of the English Channel. There's a park for children & plenty of parking (even an EV charger either side in each car park!)

Good pub with rooms. Friendly, attentive staff.

Real friendly people, great atmosphere and really accommodating. Came to stay the night after a long hike with more the next day! Was running late for last call for food, after some confusion even though it was 10 to 9, a few ladies made no fuss and said it was completely fine. Even when I asked for some puddings a little while after, it wasn’t a problem for a lovely lady. We felt properly seen to and taken care of and that’s what makes a visit stick. We’ll definitely be back here whenever we come over to the island!

Really hate to moan, but we visited yesterday for some food, having been many times before. We knew what to expect, fairly priced food, great portions, an above avg quality. Yet this visit at a off peak time for the day, an season really, we met what felt like staff that just wanted you money. food that was below avg, served so the 1st persons dinner was stone cold by the time 4th persons came out. a set of chips served 15 mins later "ordered together so why the varied arrival" when questioned about the 1st meal now being cold, was clearly zapped in microwave certainly given us second thoughts about a return now

Stated for two nights. Wonderful sea view bedroom Attentive staff Ate there both evenings, great food, service, reasonably priced. Great base to explore the island. Stayed there 40+ years ago and is still as special.

Great food at decent prices, Lovely location with stunning views and friendly staff

Sharer mixed grill lovely and was able to swap chicken wings for calamari and only £47 for 2 people but could of fed 3 would highly recommend going here if on the IOW

Stayed 5 nights, great food and lovely friendly staff. We ate here every night after visiting various attraction during the day

Ah, the joys of a bank holiday escape—a time for relaxation, exploration, and in my case, a masterclass in how not to manage a hotel booking. My adventure began innocently enough: a couple of nights on a charming island I thought, a competitive rate, and gluten-free breakfast options. As someone who can’t risk a crumb of gluten, this was as good as finding a golden ticket. I joyfully entered my credit card details, feeling quite chuffed about the "book now, pay later" deal. What could possibly go wrong? Well, it turns out, quite a lot. You see, my friends were coming along for the ride, and as fate would have it, I’d nabbed the last room on the hotel’s website. Being the considerate companion I am, I gave them a ring to see if they had any secret rooms stashed away. Amy, the ever-helpful staff member, confirmed they could accommodate my friends, albeit with a room hop after the first night. No big deal, right? They were happy, so I left them to arrange their accommodations. Fast forward to the next morning, when I received a call from a chap named Alex, who had the delightful task of informing me that the room I’d booked—directly, mind you—was no longer available. Cue the dramatic record scratch. Was this a joke? I booked directly on their website, not through some dodgy third-party site, so how could my room vanish into thin air? When I enquired about alternatives his replies were not helping, Alex’s response was a masterclass in customer disservice, effectively: "Not much I can do, mate, I'll check with the guys that run the site." And just like that after being challenged, he hung up—clearly a man of few words and even fewer solutions. In all my years of gallivanting around various hotels, I’ve never encountered anything quite like this. Thank heavens we hadn’t shelled out for ferry tickets yet, or this debacle could’ve been very costly. Needless to say, my friends also cancelled their booking faster than you can say “bank holiday,” so the hotel lost not just one but two reservations, in fact not sure what to think anymore. They received a polite apology in writing; I, however, was treated to a deafening silence. The cherry on top? Later that day, I received a cheery automated email: "A warm welcome awaits your arrival!" Oh, the irony. For anyone else considering this hotel, a word to the wise: double-check that your room won’t pull a disappearing act, and always use a credit card for bookings over £100 to cover your bases. As for me, I’ll be steering clear of this establishment—preferably at high speed.

Wonderful 5 nights here. Friendly staff, great food. Lovely room. Visited lots of super places and dog very welcome too.

March 2025 Visited pub for Sunday lunch with brother-in-law and his partner whilst visiting the island for weekend. Even though very busy the service from staff was amazing and food was very good. Highly recommend the wagu beef Sunday roast! Would definitely visit again on my return to island.

The Wight Mouse is always good. The food is exceptional. The location is excellent after a tough walk from Ventnor. The walk to Freshwater Bay is along one.

Plenty of parking & lovely views. Family friendly. Lots of space in the restaurant good seating & nice atmosphere. You order at the bar & the food came out quickly. We really enjoyed our burgers they came out nice and hot & huge portion sizes!

We stayed here on st Patrick’s evening for the dine and stay for my birthday… and just wow! The best overnight and dining experience my husband and I have ever had the privilege of having! Incredible price for the service we received, our room was immaculate and the view… chefs kiss! Including breakfast which was so thought out and attentive we couldn’t have asked for more! A huge shout out though goes to the staff! Every single one were outstanding… Mr mouse in the evening checked in on us and chatted, the young girl was super friendly/professional and just the right amount of banter but our 5stars go to Deb! Table service in the evening full of laughter and vibrancy… and come the morning it was still there! Even singing me a happy birthday! This light of a woman deserves a bonus/a raise and a bloody good holiday! Thankyou to all of you for making us feel incredibly special, thought after and apart of your wight mouse family! We can’t wait to come back in the summer and bring our teenagers! Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!!!!! X

Everytime we visit the island (and we've been quite a few times) we always end up at this pub as the service is great, the staff always so friendly and the food is really tasty. This time we had the steak pie and lasagne and both were delicious. Lovely spacious pub inside and always served very quickly.

Lovely large pub in a lovely area with plenty of parking. Great food and good service. Variety on menu and good use of local produce. Lovely roast dinner on a Sunday

If you’re on the Isle of Wight then don’t miss out this place. Stayed for one night on a business trip, amazing food (awesome breakfast) amazing drink (proper Guinness) and the staff are brilliant, home from home guaranteed!! Thanks everyone for making a northern Island dweller so welcome 😂

Me and my partner decided to book the dine and stay at the start of January. Our room was immaculate and the sea view was beautiful! For our first night we had the chef’s chicken curry, it was packed with flavour and delicious. Breakfast in the morning was well cooked and it was a nice touch to have the continental selection as well. Everytime we come to the island we always visit the White Mouse Inn for food, we have never had a bad meal (my partner has been coming to the island for 15 years, I think that speaks for itself). All the staff are so warm, friendly and welcoming. Our stay really was perfect! The White Mouse Inn is a real gem on the island. Thank you Alex and team, we will be back.

We only ate here. Good food and service, and a decent place to eat.

We came for a dine and stay night, as we wanted a night away in dreary January. We were impressed by the value for money aspect for this trip. The staff were very friendly and welcoming, which makes a real difference. The room was comfortable and large. Great amenities and lovely artwork on the walls. Very generous meal portions. Highly recommended

Food was lovely and staff so friendly

Dinner following a walk on the beach... Dog welcome 👍... Great specials board, food cook perfectly, fresh & plenty of it 😋 Great service, highly recommend 👍

Good food great view outside,Stayed hotel part of it lovely room great views of cliffs at Compton freshwater..very good breakfast evening meal was fantastic.. definitely go again.

Fabulous service, good food and lovely atmosphere. Warm, comfortable pub and very reasonably priced. Will definitely be going back

Stopped by for a NYD pint. Lovely staff, very festive and welcoming atmosphere

Beautiful lunch with very friendly staff

Lovely stay here, staff are amazing, extremely helpful and nothing too much trouble. lovely food, very welcoming atmosphere. Christmas Dec's absolutely made it special. We were on the island for a funeral, felt looked after, and comfortable, breakfast was 10/10, room just perfect.... 3 star rating but 4 star service.... will be back definitely.

Well worth the drive. It was November 29th cold had a great friendly time food spot on. Will return. Ps and very well price👏👏👏

Stayed here overnight 26-27th November. Room was lovely and bathroom was impeccable. Beautiful views from the window. Louise was friendly and very welcoming when we arrived and the bar staff were also very cheerful in the evening. Evening meals and breakfast were well priced and tasty. The pie was superb!! Only negative was the peas; the rest of the veg was excellent! Looking forward to a return visit next year!!

Took my sister's here to have lunch. Good food and quick service. Always good here.

We had a lovely cup of tea along with delicious scones served with the best cream We eat at the mouse often and have never had a bad meal , parking is plentiful and access is easy

Saturday Lunch with friends. Specials menu board. Extensive menu. Quick Service, order at the bar. Dogs Allowed.

Lovely atmosphere, great service and large portions.

Well worth a visit lovely food and friendly staff 🙂

Stayed for 4 nights lovely place. Our room number 4 was massive with a great sea view. Spotlessly clean. Very friendly staff. Food was good and plentiful. Plenty of parking. Breakfast was good.

Great food, super clean - stunning views - dogs & kids most welcome

Sunday lunch was excellent and the food always is outstanding. Never stayed here so cannot rate the rooms.

Roast dinner was really very good and great value for money.

Cannot cook vegan food, dreadful

Awesome for us as we were there for evening meal. Vegetable pie was outstanding and very flavoursome. Tempted to come back for an overnight stay - special offer £150 including breakfast for a double with sea views AND a three course dinner for two!

We have been here a few times for both lunch and dinner. The service is always good and the food is lovely and well priced. They always have different specials in and a great choice of kids' meals. I personally haven't tried the beers ect but the people in our group have all said the wight mouse ale is great. Also the mermaid gin which is distilled on the island is served here which is delicious . I would recommend this for groups, family's and couples. It also has a little playground at the end of the garden which over looks the sea

Good location , good interior trad pub, great garden with sea view and kids play area. Very good food menu, lots of choice and a kids menu., quality of food was excellent Would recommend

This was my go to place.great place to just chill.eat good food and admire views.defo will be returning here on the island.

Such a lovely roast dinner. Gravy was best I’ve had in a restaurant. Husband had the chicken curry and said it was the best curry he had ever eaten (better than any Indian restaurant. He lived in India for 1 year too and it beats that!) Long queues to order food and drink but well worth it. Good kids play area too with swings and slides.

Remember coming to this pub with my family when I was ten so had to come back 40 odd years later. Disappointed the coffin by the door was gone 😂 but it was a real highlight of our trip. Our dogs were welcomed and fussed over and the food at lunch was amazing, so tasty. Really friendly staff and all the facilities were spotless. Fantastic views over the garden too. A lovely trip down memory lane

Not enough natural light for my liking. Good choice of food and drink. Lovely friendly staff.

I come here most weeks, food is consistently good, and the staff are always welcoming. They cater to large groups very well, and I regard them extremely highly

My girlfriend and I visited recently during our stay on the island. The pub was lovely with a fantastic atmosphere. The food was incredible with so many different options and all reasonably priced.

After a preplanned walk over the downs toward Compton/Brook we found our intended destination closed. Luckily an addition to our party had a car so we headed out to Chale and the Mouse. Amazingly none of the party had visited for at least 3 decades 🙄 What can I say??? We all totally thoroughly enjoyed our meal and the staff and relaxing ambience made our experience one to remember. We will certainly be back 🤗

Fabulous place ate here several times while on holiday, nothing was too much trouble for the staff, food was perfect, good portions and value for money. They even let us have takeout fish and chips one evening. Would highly recommended.

Wonderful family feel and great personal service. We shall be back, so make sure the pool table is fixed for the 60yr old twins xxxx 😄

Lovely pub, with a fantastic atmosphere. The food is really really good.

Just had a quick lunch, delicious!! Quick service!

Had a meal with family and friends, it's a lovely building and it's dog friendly, which is a plus for us. However, the food wasn't as previous reviews described. The beef stew was very salty and lukewarm, the crackling for the pork was soft and obviously reheated. The lasagna is not recommended, it was a pot of grease with lasagna. I was the lucky one of us to have a hot meal, a vegetarian burger. The chefs definitely need to taste their food but the waiters were welcoming and lovely. They also listened to our complaints, which we don't really give out.

Great food, friendly efficient staff.

Lovely food, service, pub garden and ambience. Very dog friendly, fab veggie selection, highly recommended

The food was incredible but what really stood out for us was the service. The lady who took our order was so friendly and smiley. She was so personable. I wish we got her name to give her the credit. She was tall, slim with dark hair in a short pony tail if that helps her boss give her the recognition that she deserves.

Lovely location. Great service. I’d recommend ordering basic food as only 1/5 enjoyed their meal. 1 ordered chilli which was nice, other 4 ordered from specials board and its was below average, not worth the money at all! Sorry. But the view is worth going for, children’s play area and pet friendly

Food was delicious, a generous helping and of very good quality and perfectly cooked, served hot not luke warm. Higjly reccomend a visit.

We called for dinner. I had gammon. My husband had the ultimate burger. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Great atmosphere. The food was tasty. Would definitely re visit. Highly recommend. Great outdoors seating area. Looking into the sea.

Food was okay, daughters pizza was rock solid in areas, and luckily didn’t break her baby teeth. However the Mac and cheese was lovely and fish pie was lovely with a presentation of seasonal vegetables to accompany it. The service was poor in all honesty, the gentleman who served us was very moody from start to finish despite cleaning up behind ourselves and not complaining about food. He didn’t seem bothered to be there. It may have just been an off day in all fairness, but every encounter you have with a customer affects a business positively or negatively and create a pattern and impact to the footfall of the establishment. The cherry on top though is location and garden; excellent play area for small and slightly older children. My kids absolutely loved it. So 3/5 for this occasion. Will come back but maybe not order the pizza next time

Visited with Chris Cane an Islander, he motioned this place so much. Well was impressed the staff the friendliness the scenery, the fast service and wow the food was Outstanding I am Vegan though have dairy, and had a Vege Lasagne the best I have ever tried - i want to come again and soon thank you guys for the hospitality, friendliness and service Paz

Great place, good food, excellent service. If you would like to tip - you need cash as cannot add tip to card payments. I've heard from my friends that they honour blue light card - didn't know that at the time.

Stopped on the off-chance of getting a meal. They were very accommodating, service was prompt and excellent. The surroundings were beautiful as was the pub and gardens. Locals were very welcoming. Most importantly....the food was incredibly tasty. Excellent choice.

Quick service, well organised. Food was lovely, Fish pies were very tasty. Salad bowls are big and burger was nice. Enjoyed it.Nice back garden seating outside.

Ah, the joys of a bank holiday escape—a time for relaxation, exploration, and in my case, a masterclass in how not to manage a hotel booking. My adventure began innocently enough: a couple of nights on a charming island I thought, a competitive rate, and gluten-free breakfast options. As someone who can’t risk a crumb of gluten, this was as good as finding a golden ticket. I joyfully entered my credit card details, feeling quite chuffed about the "book now, pay later" deal. What could possibly go wrong? Well, it turns out, quite a lot. You see, my friends were coming along for the ride, and as fate would have it, I’d nabbed the last room on the hotel’s website. Being the considerate companion I am, I gave them a ring to see if they had any secret rooms stashed away. Amy, the ever-helpful staff member, confirmed they could accommodate my friends, albeit with a room hop after the first night. No big deal, right? They were happy, so I left them to arrange their accommodations. Fast forward to the next morning, when I received a call from a chap named Alex, who had the delightful task of informing me that the room I’d booked—directly, mind you—was no longer available. Cue the dramatic record scratch. Was this a joke? I booked directly on their website, not through some dodgy third-party site, so how could my room vanish into thin air? When I inquired about alternatives and his replied are not helping, Alex’s response was a masterclass in customer disservice, effectively: "Not much I can do, mate, I'll check with the guys that run the site." And just like that after being challenged, he hung up—clearly a man of few words and even fewer solutions. In all my years of gallivanting around various hotels, I’ve never encountered anything quite like this. Thank heavens we hadn’t shelled out for ferry tickets yet, or this debacle could’ve been very costly. Needless to say, my friends also cancelled their booking faster than you can say “bank holiday,” so the hotel lost not just one but two reservations, in fact not sure what to think anymore. They received a polite apology in writing; I, however, was treated to a deafening silence. The cherry on top? Later that day, I received a cheery automated email: "A warm welcome awaits your arrival!" Oh, the irony. For anyone else considering this hotel, a word to the wise: double-check that your room won’t pull a disappearing act, and always use a credit card for bookings over £100 to cover your bases. As for me, I’ll be steering clear of this establishment—preferably at high speed.

Chicken wings in piri piri Where the nicest juiciest wings iv ever had and the belly pork strippes were stunning defiantly call here again

I wanted to love it, but sadly I could only give it 3 out of 5. I had the veggie pie with chips and veggies, and straight away I saw the mange tout was mouldy ( see pictures). This put me off especially as the pie contained the same veg including the monge tout as it was served with which is odd in itself. On a less yuk note husband had asked for no dressing and his salad had dressing, who ever had slopped it on had done a good job as it was hard to find any of it dressing free. When the waitress came to ask if everything was ok, we said about dressing and I showed her the mouldy monge tout, she said she would mention it to the chef. And that was the last we heard, needless to say we left 15 mins later for me to eat somewhere else, without mouldy veg.

After a day of exploring and visiting local sites we decided to come here for dinner.. arriving the car park is ample with plenty of parking , walking in there is a large play park and indoor play park and is setup very well for families! Heading inside the decor is very pleasing and keeping to traditions, the menu is very good and plenty of choices and the food is excellent. Staff very friendly and helpful, went for the garlic mushrooms , lasagne and sticky toffee pudding (which was excellent!)

Good Food pleasant staff and we'll situated.

Lovely place to go, staff very friendly and helpful , Food was lovely and a fair price, lovely views and plenty of outdoor seating when the weather is nice

Had a fabulous lunch at the white mouse on Thursday. 4 of us ate and everyone loved the food. Good service, friendly staff and AMAZING views. Would highly recommend. I didn't stay here so can't comment on the rooms.

Always good service , good food at a sensible price too . Always eat here whenever I visit the island . Never stayed there but if the rest of the pub is anything to go by , I’m sure it’s good 👍

Really good food & choice. Really fair prices, with fast service 👍

Heineken 00 best non alcohol best I've tatsted

Amazing views, from some point inside and all of outside. Tasty food and friendly staff. Plenty of places to park at the back and the electric car charging point is a huge positive. We've been before and we'll return in the future.

Lovely location, friendly staff and great food

Good food. Very large portions.

friendly pub with friendly staff great views 😎👍

Lunch on Saturday 29th June. I had the Chicken Supreme from the specials board. I really hope that you put this on more often. It was really lovely. Highly recommend. Never had a bad meal at the Wight Mouse.

We had lunch here. The view is fantastic and the food was good.

Always good food and plenty of tables

Had a fantastic meal, the minted lamb pie was so tasty and filling, the service was speedy and frendly and our Grandson loved the play area, all in all a great early evening dine out. Very impressed.

Great views and well looked after beers. Food always look amazing as we watch it come out.

The food was wonderful and delicious. Will be visiting many times.