Pubs & Inns
There's one pub for every square mile of the Island. Most serve food and all have character - whether it's a country pub with a flagstone floor and timber beams or a modern bar in the centre of town. This section lists some of the best.
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Bonchurch Inn
Bonchurch
Shute
Ventnor
PO38 1NUEmail: enquiries@bonchurch-inn.co.uk
Telephone: 01983 852611Open: All year. 11am to 3pm. 6.30pm to 11pm
Quiet and peaceful country pub, includes a restaurant serving Italian specialities. Food served until 2.15pm and 9pm in the evenings. 400 yards from Monks Bay Beach, Victorian bar, & a separate no-smoking family room, children over 7. Also has a flat for rent for up to 4 people
Bugle Inn
56-57 High Street
Brading
Sandown
PO36 0DQ
Email: bugleinn@hotmail.com
Telephone: 01983 407359Open: All year. 11am to 11pm. 12 midday to 10.30pm Sundays
Large family pub next door to Waxworks, with large car park. Children's menu and facilities, famous carvery, baby changing facilities, disabled access, separate adults area, indoor and outside children's play area. New outside decking area. Large beer garden. Food served from 11am to late. Barbecues in the summer
Cask & Taverners
High Street
Godshill
Ventnor
PO38 3HZ
Telephone: 01983 840707
Open: All year. 11am to 11pm, Sundays close 10.30. Christmas Day 12-2pm.
Outside childrens play area. Serve food all day. Restaurant and large gardens
Castle Inn
12-14 Fitzroy Street
Sandown
P036 8HY
Email: general@thecastleinnsandown.co.uk
Telephone: 01983 403169
Open: 12 mid-day till late
Be it a drink and a meal at lunchtime or a lively scene in the evening; a round of the most popular pub games or a crack at the Sunday Quiz - We've got the lot! Food... A wide range of pub-style foods are available every lunchtime and into the afternoon - not to mention our impressive selection of bar snacks! Games... We've games galore waiting for you here at The Castle Inn. A drink with us could see you playing Pool, Cribbage, Shove H'Penny, Pétanque or Table Football - not to mention darts with regular league games and matches! Visit www.thecastleinnsandown.co.uk
Caulkheads
42 Avenue Road
Sandown
PO36 8AY
Telephone: 01983 403878
Open: All year. 11am to 11pm
Friendly dining pub for families with special inside and outside play areas for children. Large garden and car park . Disabled toilet. Very large menu catering for children, juniors, adults and senior citizens. Five specials boards. Food served from 11am to 9.30pm.
Crab & Lobster
Grove Road
Ventnor
PO38 1TH
Telephone: 01983 852311
Open: All year. 10.30am to 11pm
Local pub. Food served from 12.15pm-2.30pm, 6.30pm-9.30pm. The restaurant is closed on Wednesdays.
Crab Inn
94 High Street
Old Village
Shanklin
PO37 6NS
Email: derryderbyshire@crabinnshanklinfsnet.co.uk
Telephone: 01983 862363
Open: All year. 11am to 11pm Mon -Thurs, 11am to midnight on Fri & Sat, 11am-11pm Sun.
Picturesque thatched pub, dining area and tables outside, good food served quickly, families catered for, excellent service. Childrens menu and play area. Separate non- smoking area
Culver Haven Inn
Culver Down
Sandown
PO36 8QT
Telephone: 01983 406107
Open: Open all year. 11am to 3pm/6.30pm to 11pm
Isolated cliff top Pub, very friendly, home cooking, food served 12-2.30pm & 6.30pm-9.00pm, piped music, children & pets welcome. Panoramic views.
Fishermans Cottage
Esplanade
Shanklin
PO37 6BN
Telephone: 01983 863882
Open: March to Oct. all day
Peacefully tucked into the cliffs, tables on the terrace soak up the sun and are moonlit at night. Simple bar food, seafood menu too. Wheelchair access. Food served from 11am-2pm, 6.30pm-8.30pm.
Long Shoreman Inn
Esplanade
Shanklin
PO37 6BN
Telephone: 01983 866653
On the seafront. Food includes Sunday roasts. Opening Times vary around the seasons.
Mill Bay
Esplanade
Ventnor
PO38 1JR
Telephone: 01983 852892
Open: All week 10:30am-11pm
Fine food and ales, children's area, good food reasonably priced and very generous portions, inc. vegetarian, friendly service. Food served from 12-2.30 and 6-9.30pm. Play area outside.
Pointer Inn
High Street
Newchurch
Sandown
PO36 0NN
Telephone: 01983 865202
Open: 11.30am-3pm & 6pm-11pm.
A-La-Carte Restaurant, Garden, Car Park, Darts, Pool Table, Quiz & Card nights.
Rookley Inn
Rookley Country Park
Main Street, Rookley
Ventnor
PO38 3LU
Telephone: 01983 721800
Open: Mon-Sat 11am-midnight, Sun Midday-midnight
The Rose Inn
Pier Street
Ventnor
PO38 1ST
Telephone: 01983 856164
Open: Mon-Sat 10.30am-11pm, Sun 12-10.30pm.
Spyglass Inn
Esplanade
Ventnor
PO38 1JX
Telephone: 01983 855338
Open: 10.30am-11pm all week. Food served from midday-9.30pm
This pub has a large terrace overlooking the sea. Menu often offers locally caught crab and lobsters plus a good selection of ales, wines and spirits. Recommended in The Good Pub Guide. Children welcome.
The Blenheim
9 High Street
Ventnor
PO381RY
Telephone: 01983 853633
Open: Mon - Sat 10am - 11pm, Sun 11.am - 10:30pm
The Buddle Inn
St Catherines Road
Niton
Ventnor
PO38 2NE
Email: info@buddleinn.com
Telephone: 01983 730243
Open: All year. 11am to 11pm. Food served from 12-2.45pm & 6-9pm.
Ex Smugglers haunt, broad stone fire-place, heavy black beams, family dining room, bar food including seafood & griddled dishes, games room and live jazz. Local beers and wines sold. Some good walks nearby, close to St Catherines Lighthouse.
The Chequers Inn
Niton Road
Rookley
Ventnor
PO38 3NZ
Telephone: 01983 840314
Open: Open all year. 11am to 11pm. Food served until 9.30pm on Sundays
Very popular pub with good family facilities, including mothers' room. Children well catered for and excellent food menu to choose from. Massive car park. Inside and outside childrens play area. Large restaurant. Food served from 12 to 10pm every day. Carvery weekday lunch times plus Wednesday and Sunday evenings.
The Chine Inn
1 Chine Hill
Shanklin
PO37 6BW
Telephone: 01983 865880
Open: Open summer time only. 11am - 11pm
Great clifftop setting, tastefully refurbished, good food, (not Sun evening, Tuesday or Saturday) Family conservatory and small terrace overlooking beach.
The Four Seasons Inn
2 Clarence Road
Wroxall
Ventnor
PO38 3BY
Telephone: 01983 854701
Open: 10.30am-midnight Mon-Sat, 11am-11.30pm on Sundays.
Families welcome, non-smoking restaurant. Extensive menu including menus for children as well as A La Carte. Food served from midday until 2.15pm and 6pm-9.30pm.
The Plough and Barley Corn
4 North Road
Shanklin
PO37 6DB
Telephone: 01983 868393
Open: Summer holidays and bank holidays from 9am-2.30am, otherwise 11am-midnight.
Food all day. Children welcome. Sky TV screens. Real ales.
The Stag Inn
45 Sandown Road
Lake
Sandown
PO36 9JL
Telephone: 01983 408283
Open: all year round. Mon-Thurs 11am-11pm, Fri & Sat until midnight, Sun Midday-11pm.
Bar snacks available, live bands at weekends and Kareoke.
The Steamer Inn
18 The Esplanade
Shanklin
PO37 6BS
Telephone: 01983 539360
The Steamer Inn stands in one of the finest waterside locations on the Isle of Wight. With panoramic views across the English Channel and a superb, safe, sandy beach just a pebble's throw away, you would be hard pressed to find a better base for a holiday on the Island. The Steamer offers excellent accommodation with eight rooms, all en-suite, four having balconies overlooking the sea where you can watch the sun rise over Culver Down. Our kitchen has a growing reputation for excellent local "nammit", including the world renowned Ventnor Bay crab and lobster.
The Tap
2 Avenue Road
Sandown
PO36 8BW
Telephone: 01983 405783
Open: Midday-2am all week.
Big screen TV for Sky sports, live entertainment five nights a week, Dj's and kareoke. Food served from midday-3pm.
The Village Inn
Church Road
Shanklin
PO37 6NU
Telephone: 01983 862514
Open: 11am-11pm during week, 11am-midnight on Fri & Sat.
Traditional pub food and two local real ales. Children welcome, pub garden and separate non-smoking restaurant. Food served from midday-2.30pm and 6pm-10pm. Live entertainment every night at 9pm.
The Volunteer
30 Victoria Street
Ventnor
PO38 1ES
Telephone: 01983 852537
Open: Mon-Thurs 11am-11pm, Fri & Sat 11am-midnight, Sun midday-11pm.
The Island's smallest pub, CAMRA listed, Open All Day, real Ales & great atmosphere, no chips,no children, no juke box, t.v. or fruit machines.
The Worsley Arms
High Street
Wroxall
Ventnor
PO38 3BH
Telephone: 01983 853144
Open: 11am-2.30pm and 6pm-11pm all week plus open all day Fri and Sat.
Family pub offering traditional pub food and real ales. There is a play area for children plus a beer garden and patio. Food is served from midday to 2.30pm and 6pm-8.30ish during the week and a carvery from midday on Sundays.
Vernon Cottage Tavern
1 Eastcliff Road
Shanklin
PO37 6AA
Telephone: 01983 863588
Open: Open all year. 11am - 11pm
Listed building,excellent pub food,clotted cream teas, big childrens play area, safe garden.
Wheatsheaf Inn
High Street
Brading
Sandown
PO36 0DQ
Telephone: 01983 408824
Open: 11am-3pm & 6pm-11pm in week, Sat until midnight, Sun until 10.30pm.
Home-cooked tradional food and real ale. Children welcome, pub garden, pool and darts. Wax museum nearby. Food served from midday until 2pm and 7pm-9pm in week, Sundays from midday-3pm.
White Lion
High Street
Niton
PO38 2AT
Telephone: 01983 730293
Open: 11am-11pm daily
Traditional village pub with parking and disabled loo. Home cooked food and at least four real ales. Families welcome, pub garden with enclosed childrens' play area. Food served from midday to 2.15pm and 6pm-9pm.