The best restaurants in Isle of Wight South East

Great Pub, Excellent food - Love the pies! My compliments to the chef 💪

Our Boxing Day dining experience, shall we say, left something to be desired. The advertised vegetarian option, absent, left us feeling rather 'herbivorous' indeed. The leaflet handed to us before we sat down with all items out, appears to be easier to make a list and hand it out rather than rectify, replace, stock up, a shame board from the start doesn't show enthusiasm, awards, care, proactiveness , but instead a please don't ask about these items as we don't know what to do , Tested : When we inquired for maybe a replacement , after giving a substantial pause, the offered alternative lacked the enthusiasm one might expect from a kitchen that truly values its customers. "a plant based something stack" was suggested afterall that's exactly what every vegetarian wants "a plant something", dandelions and marigolds sound more inviting. The cheese fondue, while undoubtedly cheesy, was perhaps a tad too enthusiastic in its embrace of dairy. It lacked suitable accompaniments, 3mm of ciabatta slice, leaving us feeling like we were wrestling with a bowl of molten goo with just a spoon, dare we say, your need to love Chesse straight without the molten sickly nature overwhelming you, – a culinary experience that might be better suited to a Viking feast without the staple. The fish and chips, alas, were a study in contrasts. The fish, sadly, had taken on a rather ghostly grey pallor, resembling more a distant memory of a fish than the vibrant creature we had hoped for. One might be tempted to suggest that it had enjoyed a rather extended vacation in the deep oil, where tough crab sticks could be an appealing alternative and flakes are not expected. The roast dinner, while promising, presented a few curious anomalies. The roast potatoes, imbued with a peculiar over nuttiness, seemed to have developed a secret life of their own, soft golden exterior, from bathing after roasting, The stuffing balls, regrettably, had achieved a level of hardness that would have impressed a blacksmith, the Balance was more like the launchpad at blackpool pleasure beach, Yet the turkey, despite its best efforts, remained stubbornly chewy, leaving us feeling a bit defeated having to leave the predominant leather for cleaning, and I don't mean cleaning the car. expectations is that next years boxing day will have no issues not booking a table ahead of time, as the patrons today I'm certain won't be back next year of they had the roast or fish and chips. Overall, while we appreciate the effort, we couldn't help but wonder if the kitchen was perhaps under the influence of a mischievous culinary sprite, determined to inject a touch of the unexpected into our meal. Perhaps a little less 'sprite' and a little more 'chef' next time might bring locals back in? Honestly the only patrons I have witnessed are hotel customers, seems to slacking a local desire for dining. After everything I am reminded that It's important to leave constructive criticism also : Mushy peas were good, Undoubtedly a familiar canned product.

Delicious Tikka Masala and service with a smile! Will defo come again!

Not bad , we came on a Friday afternoon and got a few drinks and some cheese chips , I think for the price I would want some more chips but apart from that they where nice

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

Not the best chinese I have had.Very water juices in the food which effected the flavours.

Love this place, staff are always friendly and the food is excellent, especially the Naga!!!

What a wonderful spot. Sitting outside on the deck with some coffee and a snack. I recently had a full English breakfast and it was the best that I've had in a very long time. The atmosphere is amazing and the customer service even better. Thanks Donna and Michelle for making sure that the services just as good as the food.

Waited 30 minutes outside in the cold, only 2 people in the long queue were actually served! All the rest of the orders were for people who had ordered by phone. Not a fish and chip shop as people were ordering chicken, burgers which none were cooked! Terrible service! I left along with another 2 people who didn’t want to wait anymore!! I will not be going back …

Usual Costa fayre. Nothing particularly wrong with it but whoever runs this concession needs to decorate it inside and especially out. Looks an embarrassing mess. Takes the piss out the customer. Not good

Never had a bad meal from here! Very friendly and fast service

Never been disappointed with the food from this Chinese.

Great value lovely staff. Brilliant old school pub food and good beer, and live music. I have been here many times and it keeps getting better.

Birthday/ valentines present from wife. Staff very friendly food excellent quality and quantity,' if anything to much on plate. Room very spacious and clean.