Please note that booking is advisable, especially in the busy summer season.
Seaview
The Old Fort Esplanade, Seaview, PO34 5HB (01983 612 363)
Seaside pub and restaurant with panoramic views of the Solent. Serving pub classics and award winning local ales. Booking essential!
The Seaview Hotel High Street, Seaview PO34 5EX (01983 612 711)
The Aquitania is the Hotels formal restaurant serving locally sourced meals, otherwise eat pub classics in the more relaxed Pump Bar and Grill.
The Best Dressed Crab Fishermans Wharf, Embankment Road, Bembridge PO35 5NS (01983 874758)
An unpretentious café serving shellfish caught by their own fishing boat. The restaurant sits on stilts in the harbour so, if the tide is in, you’ll appear to be floating on the water! Also sell cooked lobster and crab to take away.
Further afield
Dell Cafe Puckpool Sands, Seaview PO34 5AR (01983 811 212)
A beautifully situated café with plenty of seating inside and out, Dell Café serves delicious breakfasts, lunches, cakes and cocktails. The Café also opens for evening dining on Friday and Saturday nights during the summer months.
Ristorante Michaelangelo, 81 Union Street, Ryde PO33 2DL (01983 811 966)
Delicious, authentic Italian food served in an old fashioned (in a good way!) style restaurant.
RT Grill, Royal Maritime House, 17 St Thomas Street, Ryde (01983 526118)
Open Tuesday - Sunday for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this relaxed restaurant serves inventive and delicious food. Outdoor seating available.
Pointers Inn, High Street, Newchurch, PO36 0NN (01983 865 202)
Traditional pub food served inside this cosy, historic Inn which also has the benefit of a large beer garden. Great for Sunday lunch.
The Hut at Colwell Bay, Colwell Chine Road, Colwell Bay, Freshwater PO40 9NP (01983 898 637)
We love The Hut! A laid back beach restaurant serving seafood and grilled meats alfresco. Great for people watching as boats arrive from the ‘North Island’ for a quick bite.
Spyglass Inn, Esplanade, Ventnor PO38 1JX (01983 855 338)
A characterful pub with plenty of outside seating to enjoy in fine weather and a large, cosy interior to enjoy on chillier days. Delicious homemade food, local beers and often live music in the evenings.