The best restaurants in Ventnor East Isle of Wight South East

I’ve travelled the world, lived in Italy, and eaten pasta in places where they really know how to do it — but never in my life have I come across anything as disappointing as the “Spaghetti with King Prawns and Pork” from this place. Let’s start with the so-called king prawns — calling them that is a joke. They were clearly the cheapest frozen prawns you can buy, rubbery and tasteless. And then mixing pork with pasta and prawns? That’s not just a bad culinary idea, it’s borderline offensive. Pork with seafood in pasta is a combo that doesn’t work — for the taste buds or the stomach. It’s the kind of pairing that can leave you with serious abdominal discomfort. And to top it off, this bizarre creation is the most expensive item on their special menu? Almost £30 for something I wouldn’t even give to a dog. Honestly, I expected much better. This dish is a disaster — avoid at all costs.

Wait time was a fictitious estimate and such a long wait for a weeknight. Chips are great for a Chinese. Everything else is really basic British Chinese takeout - nothing stands out for flavour, quality or portion size.

We had prawn biriyani and lamb curry recommendation by the staff, mild spicy so that our baby can also eat with us. Ordered fries on the side with garlic naan and a paratha. They served a vegetable curry on the side on their own accord. The meal was absolutely delicious, just not enough for the heart to get full. Staff were very polite and sweet. Got a total bill of approx 50£ and were served chocolate (mint) with it along with hot wipes. Fantastic for desi food. Highly recommended!

Chicken shis was horrible, staff are rude! Had a tap of liquer running out of paper bag wrap 2m after order pickup, hot dry chicken one side and freezing letuce the other and tasteless. These tosserse just her to take ur cash. BEWARE!

Got a takeaway yesterday & it was really good. Onion bhaji's were great; not at all greasy like some can be & full of flavour. Both chicken main courses (balti & roghan josh) had succulent chicken & tasty sauces. A really good takeaway

Lovely customer service Ty Great food! 🤠

Great place good ales, and excellent homemade food. The Sunday roast is the best I’ve had. My wife is vegetarian and she enjoyed the food very much. Recommend to everyone who likes a family run bar.

This was a great kebab shop but last time I went in guys were rude and prices were higher than ever. So changing my review from 5 to 2 stars

Good place to eat. Food was delicious. Menue is limited but the quality of food was great. Also no onions used which duited my wifes allergy

My Mother and Father , Dorotht and Bryan Catt used to own The Ventnor Towers Hotel back when I was a little girl. I used to play in it in the off season when there were no visitors. It was and always will be my Fairy tale Castile. My parents built the house next door and the swimming pool. My sisters used to play tennis and the croquet and golf course was always in use . My Father was a very talented man musically so there was a lot of wonderful cabarets full of dancing and singing , and I remember my sisters wedding day when she had the dinning room full of family and friends. Mummy also made everything wonderful with her many talents, one being making the bar downstairs look like a Thatched cottage. I miss those days of dreaming wish I could go back , wish it was mine again.

Nice spot, lovely staff but!! Building in need of updating, and the food is of very low quality, and overpriced, also waited a long time and then part of the order we placed was not ordered by the staff member taking orders! This is a historic venue but sadly it was probably at its best in 1965 😢