The best restaurants serving British food in Ventnor East Isle of Wight South East

Went for late opening in Ventnor. Is was quite. Which is a bad sign in my book. Either the food is bad or it’s expensive. I found it to be both. The owner was very unhelpful and look down her nose at us. Not sure who she thinks she is. Not a nice woman at all

Having eaten here 2 nights. The food standard was excellent both nights. The ambience in the restaurant would be better with more clients. The service on both evenings was attentive without being intrusive.. The trout small plate was delightful in taste and presentation. The lamb and duck dishes were cooked perfectly and presented beautifully. Both dishes were well balanced and filling. The cod dish was very filling and an unusual presentation of cod and crab. The meal was complete with great champagne and wine without a need for a pudding! Compliments to the kitchen brigade and waiting staff

A fabulously creative selection of choices as well as a full English option. All cooked to order and fresh, the quality was superb and the staff friendly and knowledgeable about the menu ingredients. Good coffee too - not an easy thing to find.

Besty & Spinky create the best breakfast on the IOW, have been goi g for years! Quick, hot, yummy and the Besty! And fantastic for training first class staff x

We arrived at 3.30pm for tea and light snacks en route back to our holiday cottage. 4 adults and two dogs. We were at first impressed by the lovely views and sat down to peruse the menu. A man called Paul arrived at our table and immediately looked at his watch and said you having got a lot of time to order any food , I enquired what the last time for ordering food was and he said he would have preferred we had arrived earlier, as 4pm was the sort of time they wanted to stop food. We were there at 3.30pm prepared to spend about £50.00 with snacks and drinks but his face looked angry as he shrugged his shoulders when I reminded him it was only 3.30pm. So annoyed at their overpriced snacks and tea at £2.80 per person we decided that this establishment did not warrant our custom or money beyond a drink as I was with my 82 year old relatives who needed a drink. We had the tea and left. Paul if your cafe is doing so well that you can turn trade away then thank god you have a view as there would be nothing else to bring tourists to your cafe / team room. Give this place a miss , they don’t need the custom and your not missing anything either.

We ordered 2 breakfasts and lattes, these were very good and tasty. Friendly staff and ambience good, only marked down as the seating appeared to be made of pallet type wood, so could snag on clothes or give splinters....

Very agreeable space, smart and well appointed, with superb views, freshly cooked food and a lovely owner. Steak was cooked exactly as requested, beautifully served. Tarte tatin "to die for". Kedgeree fishcakes of gorgeous texture and flavour. Altogether, a great experience. We are returning for a pre-Christmas dinner. A real find, I think....

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.

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 😢