The Roadside Inn, Nettlestone
16th October 2007
The fortunes of Nettlestone’s Roadside Inn have been up and down like a bride’s nightie. Matt and Cat first visited in 2007 and, after hearing that things had changed, took another look in June 2010. You can read what they concluded here. The original review from October 2007 is... Read more
Crown Inn, Shorwell
16th October 2007 38
Update: The Crown Inn, Shorwell has attracted a vast number of comments over the years, not all of them complimentary. Matt and Cat decided to pay another visit… The first review from 18 October 2007 is further down the page. It was a spooky night that Matt and Cat... Read more
Archive review: the Windmill Inn has now closed. The population of Bembridge may double during the summer months as second-home-owners descend on the village to go sailing, catch up with their metropolitan friends who are DFL (Down From London) and eat out in the local bars and restaurants. One... Read more
The Forum Cafe, Brading Roman Villa
7th October 2007 11
Video review: 2014 Written review: 2007 The Roman villa at Brading was built on the site of an Iron Age farm, which was positioned to take full advantage of the harbour situated between Sandown and Bembridge. The Romans certainly chose a good spot for a tea room; the... Read more
This is an archive review. The Old Dairy Tea Rooms has closed (and reopened under new name and management) Travellers along Newport’s Whiterails Road can not have failed to notice the entrance to the Lavender Farm at its junction with Blacklands Lane. Viewers from distant galaxies can probably see the... Read more
Royal China, Sandown High Street
30th September 2007 17
Late on a wet Sunday evening on the last day of the summer season, Matt and Cat imagined they’d be lucky to find anywhere to eat in Sandown that wasn’t closed or nearly empty. So the bright lights of the Royal China were a welcome sight. Even when much... Read more
Angela Hewitt’s Wight Good Food Guide
29th September 2007 5
Not a food review! Matt and Cat comment on a new book Many congratulations to the lady who describes herself as “gourmet and former award-winning Island chef” Angela Hewitt, on the publication of her new book, What’s Cooking on the Isle of Wight and Wight Good Food Guide. Matt... Read more
The Plaza Ice Cream Parlour, Cowes
9th September 2007 2
Summer, seaside, ice cream. How easy can it be? On the Island, you’re rarely more than a few moments from an ice-cream vendor of some sort or other. Matt and Cat, like everyone else, occasionally indulge, and today in Cowes they found themselves in need of cooling sweet refreshment... Read more
Pier View, Cowes
3rd September 2007 2
Each town on the Isle of Wight has its own idiosyncratic style and ambience. Newport’s gentle hustle is hectic compared to the relaxed meanderers of Yarmouth’s town square. Ryde’s artsy shops contrast with Cowes’ yacht-centric commerce. And, in the summer, Cowes is particularly busy. As mentioned before in their... Read more
Archive review: Tomo Bentou, Newport
Uncategorised 3rd September 2007
Sadly we don’t think that Tomou is doing her bentou boxes anymore so this an an archive review. Picnics are fun! Eating sandwiches and crisps in the open air, sitting on a blanket in a meadow or on the beach. However, picnic food soon loses its appeal when you... Read more