The best restaurants in Sandown North Isle of Wight South East

This has to be one of the best establishments for hospitality I’ve ever been in. Today we arrived at lunchtime for a reservation I’d made and the promise of gluten and dairy free pancakes they’d said they’d make especially ( gluten and dairy free) only to be told they were closed —- BUT this is where a bad thing became an amazing thing.Instead of turning us away the owner checked the booking and realised an error had been made and they thought we were going tomorrow.He didn’t turn us away but welcomed us in and offered to rectify the booking error by still serving us. Oh wow did we all laugh and have some fun ( my husband simply stated he was waiting for me to get cross and walk out!). Instead we were treated to excellent service,delicious food ,choice of table,lol and marvellous hospitality. People never cease to amaze me with their actions and these owners deserve nothing but success in their relatively new venture. Perfect for special dietary needs and I should also mention the slice of gluten and dairy free cake I brought back with me,I literally waited for her to finish icing it ;can’t get much fresher than that. Thank you so much for having us,we will be back - on a day you’re actually open for customers.

Amazing food, went down last weekend to try the new menu and wow what lovely flavours and service by Richard. Fantastic burgers as well! will certainly be coming back

7 different, delicious flavours (personal favourite was the sour cherry🍒 😋) to choose from, £2.50 for a big filled palm tree cup and £1.50 for a refill! Lovely, helpful staff, beautiful location with seating and views over the beach. You can hire them for private functions, too!

Amazing food and amazing service! The deli is very cozy place on top of Sandown high street. The girls are very friendly and helpful. I highly recomend visiting thus little gem!

Small brewery doing their stuff in old shop. Definitely worth the visit if you like craft beer

Couldn’t fault the food ( lovely & fresh)we had the munch box between us & couldn’t finish it.. Good service for food, drinks service not so much Pornstar was a watery pre mix. Must add the food shack is a separate concern to the pub/hotel Tables chairs, benches & stools looked a bit tired but it’s coming to end of season. Toilets were a no go really very tired & old Parking opposite very reasonable

Freshly made loved the deli and the bbq hotdogs. Best chips in sandown!

Cosy restaurant with amazing food and breathtaking views! Protected from the wind but still enjoying the view of the beautiful beach and distant cliffs. Friendly and professional staff and oh what a great food! Highly recommended!

Fab little place with a fantastic location on the beach. Walked the dog and stopped for coffee here every morning. Lots of people having breakfasts that looked good. A very relaxing place with friendly staff. Only downside is they closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Visited the Reef with friends after a dog walk. Our first visit for a number of years and afterwards wondered why we had left it so long. Excellent food options for either lunch or dinner. We were there for lunch and had the home-made fish fingers "sandwich" which was very good. The guy serving us was friendly and very efficient. Will definitely be going back again with family and friends now that we have tried it.

Incredible beach side cafe Lovely food (vegan options available), friendly staff, great coffee and cakes and a fab ice-cream selection - a great find on a dog friendly beach ❤️

Just visited for the carvery roast using a price is wight voucher two roasts for £16.95. Very impressed with our visit. Lots of meat carved for us, and an array of help yourself veg. Beef was delicious and cooked perfectly, slightly pink in the middle which you don’t often see at carveries. Roast potatoes crispy and fluffy and veg options of cauliflower cheese, red cabbage, white cabbage, green beans, sliced carrots and carrot and swede mash. Chef carving was very helpful and friendly and offered to bring my gravy to the table as we had our baby with us and I asked to use a jug, nothing was too much trouble. Considering it’s the festive period and more busy than normal, all the staff were so accommodating. The young waitresses were attentive, we also visited last night for a festive meal and it was jam packed and again great service from all staff working. I had to leave early into the festive meal and asked for my pudding to go and waitresses were helpful and polite and quickly brought it to me in a tub. So lucky that we have this as our local, and will be returning very soon.

I was served by a lovely lady saturday evening, soooo helpful, i wanted chips and a veggie burger, and she was honest and told me the chips are cooked in beef fat, i wouldnt have been impressed if i had eaten any after being a vegetarian for 42 years! Soooo much appreciated, i love honesty too, a big believer in it, also they did me some fries cooked using something else. Thankyou all again. Top notch service, after driving around what seemed like forever to try and park near, so all your kindness was very welcome. 😁

Popped in for a coffee and was made to feel very welcome. Used the gents toilet and it was so slean and pleasant smelling Sat outside and enjoed the atmosphere.

First time visit. All food was very tasty. Friendly staff . Would definitely return.