Great place for a pub lunch. Love the character of this place as it's family friendly. Lovely place…read morefor a Guinness.

This is the oldest pub in Newport, Isle of White. It is licensed since 1550. Some of their walls…read moreare build around 1300, and still standing! We wanted to have a nice quiet drink and why not in such an old, historic building? You could easily feel the vibe of centuries gone past and their fire place is something else. It is massive and has huge highland coo horns adorning it. We sat in their backyard and it is quite the sun trap. I read up on their history and was actually very pleased to have visited this place. Enjoying a pint of Applewood Cider on the same spot were pirates and kings had their belly filled and their whistles wetted, makes one feel special. Recommended to all! (oh it has some ghosts too, apparently)

Probably the worst Surf&Turf I've ever had…read more.. Friendly staff can not compensate the lack of cooking quality. The steak was ordered rare-medium-rare and was served well done. The "breaded scampi" were more bread and fat than scampi. Mashed potatoes very dry, Highlight were the garden peas. The starter "beer battered mussels" were a disappointment as well: the only taste was the taste of the deep fried bread. All in all: only the friendly staff was a light at the end of the tunnel while service was below average, as one has to order drinks at the bar and food at a order station.

For an American visiting, this was a wonderful British Pub experience. It's quite large and has an…read moreextensive menu. You order food at register and drinks at the bar. The food is then brought to your table. Really large plates of delicious pub food. Bit expensive, but worth it for the ambiance and enjoyed the location on the waterfront.

So, this is a 3.25 star review, but we don't really roll that granular on yelp…read more The good: Most sports are shown and catered for, at least with a request, so you can usually catch international rugby and league football there. The bar is reasonably priced. Several projectors in the bar. The bad: The food is pretty underwhelming. The sports frequently don't overlap but the slow speed of swapping channels means you often miss the start of a match watching ads after the end of another. The acoustics mean that combining a lip sync battle and a Six Nations match created an unholy and unfortunate caterwauling effect. The ugly: The toilets. Overall it is likely the best place for sports in town, but otherwise not a lot going for it.

Stayed couple of nights on the Island (Shanklin), got on the bus & stopped off at Newport, had a…read morelook around. Stopped in the Hogshead for 'refreshments'. I tried a strawberry cider - ok, Mango - was nice, did not go as far as trying the cola one though. Bar Staff friendly. The food looked good & good portions when saw it coming out. 80s Night - 1st Sat of every month with DJ Ian Moody 90s Night - 2nd Sat of every month 00' Night - 3rd Sat of every month with DJ Kev Walker Best of all - 4th Sat of every month - Best of all the Decades. Glasses from £4.99/Pitchers from £10.49 2-for-1 cocktails/bottles of wine from £8.49 2 Bombs for £4.50/Double up on spirits for £1.50 Pints from £2.75/Party Bowls only £7.99 OPEN TILL 3AM

Best weatherspoons I've ever been in, amazing staff, service, and the overall layout of the…read morebuilding is perfect.

We spent a day on the Isle of Wight not really knowing anything about this amazing island. We…read morerandomly stopped in at the George Inn when were were on the island and we were glad we did. Great atmosphere. Helpful and friendly staff. Food is made fresh. Best of all, the portions are HUGE.

The Food was tasteless sadly , we were both hungry but both said how poor the meal was . I was…read morereally looking forward to to cajun chicken. There was no flavour at all which made a £16 meal very expensive each ,plus drinks the food was really poor. I had a pepper corn sauce thank goodness this gave some sort of flavour to be able to eat some while we were hungry. Not a good experience though sadly.

I commented on someone else's review yesterday but today I…read morehave the time to write my own. One very rainy day we were out & about with the kids & were looking for somewhere warm & dry to eat. We noticed that the Old Stag had re opened so decided to go in, on entering it looked like a Bangkok hotel foyer which concerned us as our kids can be a bit unruly & rowdy.On arrival there were indeed plenty of staff ready to pounce which made my wife feel quite uncomfortable, we decided to stay and initially ordered drinks from the very smart bar. We chose our meals from a quite impressive & varied menu; it was fairly top end price wise but by the descriptions seemed well worth it. Major disappointment when the food eventually arrived my steak & ale pie was nothing more than a bowl of microwave meat with a pathetic piece of puff pastry dropped on top which didn't even fit the bowl; this was accompanied by some under cooked frozen chips. My wife had a very poor fish n chips & the kids had their usual junk which they were quite happy with. Big surprise when paying though, for example the two glasses of red wine my wife had came to just shy of fourteen quid my two pints of unheard of lager 10p shy of a tenner. My steak & ale pie which sounded wonderful on the menu £10.95 & was not worth half that. By contrast last Friday we went to Weatherspoons not the most upmarket place in town but with the kids it is fine. My wife & I had Cod, chips, peas with drink included I had a pint she had wine £5.99 each! (That's right my wife's meal & wine combined was about a quid cheaper than the wine alone at the Stag) it was better fish and chips by far than that at the Stag too.I or I should say we like to eat out & do not mind paying for good food however we do not like to be ripped off by paying good money for food that is quite frankly not fit for purpose. To add insult to injury the Stag advertises out side that they consider their food to be fine dining I think trading standards should look at that.To sum up Nice surroundings greedy owners Dave

Typical Yate's. Good pricing on food and drinks. Service is outstanding and friendly 5*…read more General place is tired and grubby and toilets are Grim. Great deals on food. TV on and as long as free view they will change the channel for you.

The steak was excellent. The best I have had outside of the US! Very attentive and efficient staff!read more

Two nights of business in 10 days... yea I am a fan…read more They were happy to accommodate us last minute the first time we traipsed in with 9 people if we were able to eat within a set time limit, we agreed and were happy we did. Dinner was so good we came back again to celebrate making weight before our Regatta.

Only went there for coffee and a cheesecake. Friendly staff, good coffee and a wonderful…read morecheesecake, surrounded by yachts in the beautiful marina.

The Lifeboat is situated so close to the water that you almost have to paddle whilst you eat! It…read moreoverlooks the marina in East Cowes and provides a large seating area both inside and out. Being a little jaded by the normal 'pub grub' fare, we opted for the Vegetable Stir-fry Sizzle served with Herb Rice - which was absolutely delicious. Will definitely look for a reason to go back for more!