The best restaurants serving Italian food in Isle of Wight South East

I was luck enough to get 2 seat at the ‘pay what you want’ evening. I can honestly say it did not disappoint! 8 individuals sat round a table, enjoying wonderful food. A brilliant concept! Each dish was carefully thought out and tasted insane. Alex and Laurel were easily able to cater for my gf needs along with the normal secret menu! I will be ordering take out soon so I can share their amazing food with my Husand. Checkout their website and get your name in the hat for one of these brilliant evenings!! Good luck, you will not be disappointed!!!

Lovely pizza Lovely manageress fitted us in without a booking absolutely love this restaurant go you won't regret it smashing little place

A very pleasant return to this firm favourite of a restaurant and again not disappointed at all, the food was absolutely top notch, the service was equally on par, a must for any foodie whilst in Ventnor.

Served wrong food never apologized, bad attitude, AVOID

We ordered a Napoli pizza and a Greek salad. The salad was a good-sized portion and absolutely delicious. Toppings were generous on the pizza and we enjoyed our meal very much.

Frozen chips. Children of staff playing on electronic games so were quite noisy which I wouldnt expect in a respectable establishment. Wouldnt go again.

The welcome was first rate. I’m guessing that there was a little problem with staff communication. The young lady who served our drinks was struggling, as some of our party had to wait some time. The food came out at roughly the same time. We were a party of 21. Food. The mixed grill. You couldn’t fault the amount of mixed meats. Lamb and beef, I asked for rare and was told that it couldn’t be done as the meats were cooked in a “package”. The meats came out universally “well done. It seemed to me that they were fairly new to the business and training new staff at the same time. My wife and I, intending returning as a couple next year. Given the amount of effort they’re putting in, I hope they succeed.

Excellent food and service, in a lovely atmosphere and location.

A classic place where the food is always excellent. Cannot recommend it enough, and I go back often... 😋

The worst and soggiest calamari fritti I have ever had served, with overlarge salad and no dressing. Large dog carpeted the floor. Italian version of Mrs Overall waited on, in character. Huge rectangular comedy plate dwarfed the already tiny tables. My Italian relatives will not be coming here.

Amazing restaurant very attentive attention to detail amazing the food was beyond expectations we was recommended to come here and wasn’t disappointed would highly recommended it

We come to Ventnor on a regular basis, and the first evening out is always this place, never disappoints, ever changing specials to compliment the standard but superb tried and tested main menu, we had starters from the regular menu, and the chicken specials, absolutly perfect in all ways. The waiting staff are fantastic, professional and ultra friendly, see you next month when Emily and I return.

Excellent pizzas at Freshwater Bay, eaten by the Travelling Tavern on a sunny evening. Difficult to beat! Great price too. Highly recommended.

Went for mother's day. Service was good. I had the steak which came well done rather than the medium i ordered, peppercorn sauce was watery and bland. Guests with me had the roast and was nothing to write home about

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.