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.

Matt and Cat's Favourites

Matt and Cat are often asked which are their favourite places so, to satisfy this request, they have created 'Matt and Cat's Favourites', indicated by their gold star. These special places have been chosen for a variety of reasons. If you think there are more deserving eateries on the Isle of Wight, let Matt and Cat know, they'd love to hear your suggestions?


Interactive Map

To help you locate the establishments that Matt and Cat have reviewed, please use their interactive map below, courtesy of GoogleMaps. Establishments have been flagged according to their review status - see key (below map).

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The Countryman, Limerstone

Matt and Cat's home town of Ryde is positively bursting with places to eat and they've tried an a...


Mottistone Manor Tea Garden

The Isle of Wight is a wonderful place to live and a Bank Holiday weekend is a great excuse to me...


Baan Thai, Cowes

There seems to be a formula to calculate the number of oriental restaurants in any given area - i...


Town Choice, Newport

Newport is stuffed to bursting with eateries. Sit down venues, vertical eating places, chip shops...


Boathouse, Springvale

There has been much written on this website about the value of location. Without a doubt, the exp...


Cat called over the proprietress and drew the sorry mess to her attention.
Lazy Cow Cafe, Three Gates Farm, Shalfleet
In response to: Bonchurch Inn We had dinner - seafood risotto and lasagne on Sunday, and lunch the follwing Friday having climb...

In response to: Village Taverna, Sandown Hi. Firstly can you put phone numbers and addresses on your reviews of the resturants, I found yo...

In response to: Crown Inn, Shorwell Have not visited pub for a while but tonight my wife and I had an unexpected bad food experience....

In response to: Suggest a venue Hello Cat and Matt

Fine site - keep up the good work.

Have you ever tried out Ganders in St Hel...

In response to: Boathouse, Springvale Yep, we can confirm most of the above. The food was good - and I think fairly priced for the type...