The best restaurants in Ventnor West Isle of Wight South East

Having seen and read about this cafe on Facebook, we just had to come along and see for ourselves. We weren’t disappointed, it’s a fantastic little place, the food was absolutely delicious, the staff totally wonderful and I’m going to say it, the toilet is brilliant, so many artifacts in there with the bombs and sirens going off whilst your in there!!! Brilliant. Highly recommend

Simply the best on the island. The Cream Teas are perfect. Choice of scone plus a choice of jam. Scone warmed up to the right temperature accompanied by a lovely pot of tea or a coffee. Staff very very accommodating and friendly. Dogs welcome too. What a great place

Visited this weekend with my family for the wine tasting and lunch - really impressed and looking forward to visiting again.

Amazing spot on IOW. Not clear why the whole island is not here! Delicious coffee, yummy cakes next to a fire overlooking a garden!

We really enjoyed our evening at the Smoking Lobster. Our food was absolutely delicious and our host was really friendly and welcoming. The children’s menu had lots of choice - our son chose a starter from it then had monkfish tempura (man menu), which he devoured! I had lobster and my husband tuna. All amazing. This is our second time to the restaurant and both visits have been excellent. We are only here for a few days and had to return!

Sunday lunch with friends. Excellent tasty food, attentive staff with high standards. All set in a delightful charming place

Crab and mackerel right by the sea. What more could you want? Not cheap, but nobody wants a cheap crab pasty and everything is here is top quality and is really good value. The wine is good quality too and compliments the food. Also, the setting is fab and with access a bit challenging you feel as if your meal is well earned.

We’ve been many times now on our visits but took some friends who hadn’t been before , they loved it . I can not recommend this enough , the food is exceptional with its flavours , presentation and freshness of the fish . The doughnuts are a must !! The service was brilliant really attentive and friendly , well done guys your the whole package you should be very proud . Thankyou

We had a wonderful lunch in the garden for a birthday celebration, we had done the same last year and had a wonderful time so hoped this year would live up to our expectations from last year. It really didn’t disappoint. A wonderful setting, great staff and top quality food. You never feel rushed or over crowded, so it’s very relaxing. A real gem!

A must for lunch ! We both had crab salad . A mountain of fresh leaves home made slaw and fresh crab on top served with crusty bread. Lovely Sea front table uninterrupted views out to sea

To be honest, there isn't a great deal of choice for takeaway fish & chips on Ventnor seafront so when I saw the 4.5 star feedback rating for Golden Sands, I trusted that this must be good - how wrong was I? The member of staff was lovely and very chatty, and when she asked me to come back in 15 minutes as 'we are so busy', I didn't think twice. However, I did not think that the 15 minutes would be needed to cook horrible FROZEN fish and OVEN chips. I'm really no snob when it comes to food but when I'm being asked to pay over £13.00 for the pleasure of this rubbish, I had to write this review to help other people. One recommendation - which i will also write a review for is Ocean View Fish & Chips. Admittedly not on the seafront, but absolutely 1000% better and a lot cheaper, if you can find your way up the winding streets of lovely Ventnor!

Should be amazing sadly quality was not with us today. Staff can be really pleasant. The outside is to die for, food just not where it should be . Toilets unsure.

We could *easily* have spent a whole day here. Even in October there was so much to see, including red squirrels. There was an excellent art exhibition in one of the rooms. I don’t say this lightly; the BEST cup of tea on the island.

Fantastic location fronting the beach and listening to the crashing waves. Lovely ambience in the restaurant with prefect lighting and background music. The staff were friendly and efficient, although it was not table service. Order up at the bar. The food was outstanding, we had a selection of tapas which we shared, and the IoW cheese meze. All of which were really delicious. We would highly recommend The Met and will definitely return. The only thing which spoilt it were a noisy group who were loud and swearing a lot. I felt the staff should have asked them to just limit their language and noise as a family were sat close by, and it appeared as though they were either regulars or knew the staff.

The home cooked food was fresh, well present with excellent service and amazing value. We will be returing and would wholeheartingly recommend anyone to visit the Mill Bay Inn. The location is perfect with an uninterrupted view of the sea.