Archive review: Tuscan Hills
ReviewsUncategorised 1st October 2011
Archive review: Tuscan Hills is now closed. Some partnerships seem destined to endure longer than most marriages: variety stalwarts Morecombe and Wise’s relationship was only curtailed by the untimely death of Eric. Other seemingly inseparable double-acts, such as the legendary Lennon and McCartney, are torn asunder through creative differences,... Read more
Asia Fusion, Lake
ReviewsUncategorised 15th August 2011 31
Lake: the village that’s in the way of other more interesting places. If you’ve passed through Lake you may have been too distracted by its architectural hotchpotch to notice the disproportionate number of eateries – particularly takeways. Indian, chippy and Chinese restaurants all vie for attention on Lake’s short... Read more
Oyster Grill and Bar, Cowes
ReviewsUncategorised 7th August 2011 2
Matt and Cat were flattered to be invited to try the Oyster Grill and Bar, a pop-up restaurant at Cowes Yacht Haven for Cowes Week 2011. At the same time last year they had a delightful experience at Robert Thompson’s pop-up at Northwood House – would this year’s temporary... Read more
ARCHIVE REVIEW: The Boathouse is now closed There are few places that are truly off the beaten track. The Boathouse seafood restaurant at Steephill Cove is not one of them. It’s one of the Island’s worst-kept secrets, a place that all the travel writers love to imagine they discovered.... Read more
Baywatch on the Beach
ReviewsUncategorised 16th June 2011 33
You don’t need Matt and Cat to tell you, but they will anyway – the Isle of Wight is a really great place. They love living here and particularly enjoy the varied scenery and disparate local cultures. From the chalky downs and county set to the twiddly coastline with... Read more
Full Circle, St Mary’s Hospital
ReviewsUncategorised 23rd May 2011 3
Matt and Cat pride themselves on leaving no type of eatery unreviewed. They have shared their opinions on the Island’s only Michelin-starred restaurant and also enjoyed food at Dodnor’s Cappuccino wagon. Basically, if the public are invited to eat there, M&C will give it a punt. It may come... Read more
This is an archive review. Little Gloster is now closed. There’s definitely some kind of social pecking order out in Cowes, but being from Ryde, Matt and Cat really don’t get it. Take Gurnard, for example. Is it a wannabe suburb of the cosmopolitan hub that is Cowes; or... Read more
Mojac’s, Cowes
ReviewsUncategorised 24th March 2011 9
The southerly approach to Cowes always puts Matt and Cat in mind of the Midlands, with row upon terraced row of red brick houses punctuated by the occasional corner shop or takeaway. By the time one gets to the High Street, the town reveals its historic heart; Georgian buildings... Read more
Chez Mourad
ReviewsUncategorised 11th March 2011 3
So, just how far south do you have to go before you can sense the North African influence of Morocco? As far as Ventnor? For four days only, this is apparently the case. Chef Mourad Sahnoune has opened his first ever pop-up restaurant, Chez Mourad, in Ocean Blue Quay,... Read more
New Holmwood Hotel, Cowes
ReviewsUncategorised 16th February 2011 4
England is a country simply dripping with history. Colonials, when visiting, just can’t get enough of it – understandably, maybe, as they have so little at home. The Isle of Wight is no different. Famous as the last place in England to convert to Christianity, later history is equally... Read more
