Friendly and welcoming bar staff, best local pub in Carisbrooke. Sells Guinness on tap which may…read moreseem trivial but the other pub in the village The Eight Bells does not. Food is traditional pup food decently cooked and well priced. They offer the full value munch which is a quality decent sized pub dinner for prices under a fiver. This is where the locals in the know go for good company and good beer. This is a real pub, not a fancy affair, however anyone looking for simple good pub food and decent beer will enjoy. Been my local for years and my dad too. Love it. Live music is present on some nights as are most football matches and rugby etc. There is a pool table and juke box also with a garden area for anyone looking for a beer in the sun. Good family friendly pub with great prices for honest pub food. You can't go wrong. Order the foot of onion rings.

Excellent pre-stay service here good communications and key left outside for a late arrival. £25 a…read morenight room-only in clearly recently redecorated en-suite single was a good price to pay. £3.75 for a Guinness struck me as a bit steep though but then transport to the island is maybe a factor there. The bar downstairs is pretty cosy with well sited tellys and the beer garden areas catch the sun for most of the day. Vehicle noise may be an issue for light sleepers in rooms facing either of the passing roads but I slept soundly.

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.

We were seated in a dining room with lovely views and plenty of room for child equipment. Service…read morewas quick and friendly throughout. The filthy animal burger, with the wild combination of hoisin duck, deep fried camembert and marmite mayo, was genuinely delicious, in significant part due to the burger patty itself being excellent. We also enjoyed the starter special of monkfish scampi. Would definitely return and recommend, bear in mind you probably need to book.

Eclectic menu, three of us had the new church pie (picture attached) and one person had the feta…read morefilo pie. All of the food was excellent, and even though I am not usually a fan of gravy this was very good. Vegetables came separately and were just right, neither under or over cooked. Quick and excellent service, would come again.

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

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.

We had lunch at The Hare & Hounds while on the Isle of Wight visiting my partner's Mum in the New…read moreYear. A well know pub locally and particularly popular for it's discounts on meals on a weekday. We were there for Saturday lunch and it was suprisingly quiet (given the low temperatures outside and everyone's need to find somewhere warm and cosy for lunch that isn't their lounge or dining room!) A large car park at the front of the building was busy, but when inside the restaurant and bar were both very quiet. For food, you choose from the menus at your table and then go to the bar to order and pay. There is a traditional roast is available all week with a two meat carvery on Sundays, along with a Specials board for the rest of the week. Pretty standard pub fare. Between the four of us we ordered the cod and chips, ham and eggs, Lasagne and Steak pudding (both with an accompaniment of veggies). Two portions of fish with the cod & chips made it filling but without any greasiness. The ham and eggs my partner had was ok, but probably not the quality sourced ingredients that the Hare & Hounds claim. Service was fairly quick (which you would expect when somewhere is so quiet!) and attentive. Exterior is welcoming. Traditional thatched building (which is apparently listed) with an interior to match. The walls and display areas chart local history and stories of historic local murderers and haunted tales! In the warmer weather you can dine and drink on the patio. The function room to the rear of the building was reserved for a function later on in the day. The only reason we knew this was you have quite a long walk around to the rear of the pub to find the toilets. Pleasant enough pub, but nothing to write home about.

Nice and peaceful pub by Robin Hill. Supposedly haunted and it did feel spooky being in a pub /…read morerestaurant that could easily seat 150 people and being one of 10 people in the place. Standard menu for food nothing special or exciting and reasonably priced. Not bad for a quiet drink on a Saturday.

IMPORTANT: Please note that previous reviews on Yelp relate to earlier owners, not the current…read moreones. This review is as the result of two visits to the Folly Inn. My wife, who is American, and I, visited the Island for the first time in twelve years and chose the Folly Inn for lunch. I grew up in East Cowes and have fond memories of family picnics down by the river there. I've revisited the Inn many times over the years and it has continuously improved over the past decade or so. We had a great experience last time that we visited and weren't disappointed this time. The improvements are very noticeable. We chose different starters and main courses and every one of them was perfect. They were tasty, beautifully cooked and presented and good value. We even stretched our appetites to a dessert that was equally good. The selection of drinks and wines was great too. It's nice that they have the best local beers and the Island's own Mermaid spirits, for instance. The service and staff were wonderful (That's something that I don't often have the pleasure of saying) - informative, attentive, friendly and timely without being intrusive. The location is beautiful, of course, and the Inn is in perfect condition, clean, inviting, spacious and tastefully decorated. We spent time looking at the many little features on our way out. Things don't always go as well on subsequent visits to places that you visit on your travels, but this was an exception. Having looked at a few other places by the sea and in the countryside, we decided to go back to the Folly Inn. It was the right decision. We enjoyed a perfectly balanced seafood "sharing" plate. The nicely presented combination of smoked salmon, shellfish, squid (calamari) and whitebait was excellent, as was the dessert, which we also shared. I've had inferior dishes in places with Michelin Stars. We heartily recommend the Folly Inn for everything from a "pub lunch", to a special occasion. It will be our first meal venue next time that we visit the Island and we recommended it to relatives on the Island. A place that was once a slightly weary hangout for the locals and a few mariners is now well and truly on the map. Thank You to the Folly Inn team for adding some extra lustre to our trip.

Have some great memories in this island. Nice meals, lovely service and the views are great. Visit…read morewith confidence and enjoy. We sure did.

Quite a trek, near Cowes. Amazing food and really clean and crisp interior, just slightly loud.read more

I don't often use such adjectives to describe an eating experience, but our visit to the Portland…read moreInn was truly exceptional. My husband had the steak and ale pie, and I had the summer salad which included chicken and scampi in sweet chili sauce. Both dishes were absolutely outstanding, and we've been traveling for more than a week in England and have been to England before. Had to be right up at the top if not the top meal we've had in England! On top of that, we were late to an attraction, and as we walked down the street after leaving the pub, the owner Mark pulled up alongside of us and insisted on giving us a ride to the ferry so we'd have plenty of time to see Osborne House! Of course we came back and visited a couple of additional times, and were never disappointed by the coffee, the Ale, the food, or the company. We would highly recommend this pub to all comers!