Archive: Goodman’s Deli, Ventnor
Uncategorised 7th March 2010
This is an archive review. Goodmans Deli is now closed Matt and Cat have often bemoaned the fact that their home town of Ryde has not a single delicatessen to its name. Eating-out places jostle for attention, but if you want to buy artisan cheeses or gawp at the trotter... Read more
Archive review: Mill Bay II, Newport
Uncategorised 24th December 2009
Mill Bay II is now closed. The fortunes of the Joe’s franchise have flowed and ebbed. Its glory days were in the early noughties when it was the place for The Beautiful People to hang out flicking through Sunday supplements over a frothy coffee. Alas, like many other businesses... Read more
Archive review: Wonky Café, Whitecliff Bay
Uncategorised 15th December 2009
Archive review: the Wonky Café has closed. Despite getting about, Matt and Cat can still find new places to visit – and eat – on the Isle of Wight. On an unexpectedly rain-free day in winter they decided to don their wellies and check out the coast at Whitecliff... Read more
Archive review: Chiaro, Ventnor
Uncategorised 22nd November 2009
This is an archive review. Chiaro is now closed. Ryde dwellers Matt and Cat are spoilt for places to eat in their home town. Tapas, Asian, Italian and even traditional English food are all readily available and it would seem that the gateway to the Island could easily be... Read more
Archive review: Manuel’s, Cowes
Uncategorised 14th July 2009
Archive review: Manuel’s is now closed. It’s coming up to high season on the Isle of Wight and its sailing capital in particular is due for an intense time as Cowes Week fever reaches its crescendo. This time of year all of the shops, bars and eateries are well-stocked... Read more
Archive review: Oceanblue Quay, Ventnor
Uncategorised 4th July 2009
This is an archive review. Oceanblue Quay has changed hands and changed name. After giving it a while to find its feet Matt and Cat finally toddled through the doors of Oceanblue Quay, the new restaurant at Ventnor esplanade, as bone fide customers. Although in an enviable position at... Read more
Archive review: Island Deli, Ventnor
Uncategorised 5th April 2009
The Island deli is now closed. If the Isle of Wight is twenty years behind the mainland then in 1989, the north island must have been awash with trendy tapas bars, cheap carveries and boutique Indian restaurants. Matt and Cat are pleased that the Island may be in a... Read more
Loaves and Fishes, Godshill: Archive review
Uncategorised 13th March 2009
The Loaves and Fishes is now closed. Matt and Cat have a good friend from the West Wight who’s a bit of a bon viveur, and who enjoys exchanging notes with them on the latest Island eateries, preferably over a glass of some appropriate quaffage. Over the years they’ve... Read more
This is an archive review. This venue is now closed. It seems like ages since the Hong Kong Express opened in Newport, and whilst chatting to the staff in the new bar at that time Matt and Cat were amazed and delighted to discover that yet another HKE was... Read more
Coffee Republic, Newport (Archive review)
Uncategorised 14th December 2008
Coffee republic has now closed, and reopened as Love Coffee. Despite the looming presence of the brutalist-style Somerfield and its multi-storey car park, Newport’s Pyle Street is extraordinarily historic. Many of the surrounding buildings date back centuries; the Wheatsheaf Hotel (allegedly 1693), God’s Providence House (at least 1701) and... Read more
