We first wrote about Ganders in 2015 and, having been exhausted by the plethora of food folderoles back in the twenty-teens, we expressed delight at the restaurant’s “absence of trendy menu-baiting features’. Nothing smeared, or piped or granitaed here. Spin forward almost a decade and Ganders is still going,... Read more
We are often asked which is the ‘best’ restaurant on the Isle of Wight. And, of course, that is a question which is almost impossible to answer. For every couple wanting a sophisticated dinner in an intimate and romantic environment, there is a young family needing good value food... Read more
Do you regularly fly past The Propeller Inn, that big shed-like pub by Bembridge airfield, and wonder if it would be worth stopping? Well, we’ve landed there for you. Despite this being a bustling family pub on a busy evening we were immediately greeted on arrival, and taxied to... Read more
Not that long ago we wrote about how Original Phil’s Diner had reopened under its original name of Top Of The Town (since closed again – Ed). There’s a good reason for this reversion as, almost without exception, when asked for directions people on the Isle of Wight will... Read more
We’re often asked where is the best place to go for a specific type of meal; a roast dinner, say, or a cream tea. The other top request is breakfast. Cat’s – and the hipsters’ – particular favourite is smashed avocado and poached egg on toast, a surprisingly difficult... Read more
This is an archive review. Lockslane is now closed. As 2016 gets into its stride, flamboyant kitchen revolutionaries are feted for their third wave burgers, dirty French cuisine, and haute dogs – served with Champagne, natch. We hear that hybrid is the new fusion and that chicken is making... Read more
Beach Hut, Bembridge
ReviewsUncategorised 25th November 2012 6
Unless it’s in the resort of Ryde, Sandown or Shanklin, any beach on the Isle of Wight usually earns the title of Locals’ Secret Location. This sobriquet is bandied around so often that one could assume that the majority of the Island’s coastline is a hidden gem. Which, to... Read more
Archive review: St Helen’s Restaurant has closed St Helen’s Restaurant was first visited by Matt and Cat in 2006, shortly before it was awarded an impressive two AA rosettes. In 2009 it changed hands, and of course as with every restaurant the rosettes are no longer in place, until... Read more