Matt and Cat share with you their thoughts and conclusions as they try out various eating and drinking houses across the lovely Isle of Wight. From the most modest of burger vans to the grandest hotel restaurants, nothing is beyond their scrutiny. Enjoy their rants and raves - add your own comments, or dispute their conclusions.

"we went to burrs last night on your recomendation and it was exellent"
Mike T
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Goodman's Deli, Ventnor

Mat and Cat have often bemoaned the fact that their home town of Ryde has not a single delicatessen to its name.

Eati...


The Wheatsheaf, Newport

Update: The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Newport was one of this site's earliest reviews so Matt and Cat decided to revisit the ...


Hantsweb Awards 2010

As regular readers will know, Matt and Cat's Isle of Wight Eating Out Guide was a finalist in the prestigious Hantweb...


In response to: The Royal Hotel, Ventnor I visited the Royal this evening as a sole diner to try out the tempting fare on offer.
I asked a...

In response to: Purple Mango, Shanklin "£34 for a set meal for two"

Blimey! I know it's not a fair comparison, but at least one superma...

In response to: The Codfather, Ryde Esplanade Just thought that I would add that "Raegen" is the daughter of the owner of the chippy in questio...

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Look out for our Matt and Cat Recommended stickers. Places we recommend will display our stickers. You might be surprised at some of the places we do recommend - and some we don't.

Of course you'll still need to actually read our review to see why came to the conclusion we did and, as always, feel free to make a comment.

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