"The food was excellent with great portions and clearly cooked fresh and served nice and hot."
"The food is delicious, beautiful views and all the staff were great."
Cons:
"The signature pie was poor: good pastry and delicious lamb ruined by unpleasant sauce/gravy and tough vegetables."
"The burger worst meat I have ever seen, the scampi was rough."
"Very disappointed with the food."
"Had not visited in a while, ordered the beef burgers which sadly ended up being frozen burgers :( this was very disappointing!"
"The only comment on the food, apart from we all enjoyed it, was that the mayonnaise ordered for chips came out in a skimpy ramekin and tasted like a budget brand, too much vinegar."
"I had chicken Caesar salad,the chicken was pr-cooked and hard,the chicken is supposed to be tender succulent strips, not chicken portions"
"T bone steak, too much seasoning for my liking and the cut was very boney with a lot of fat."
Service
Pros:
"The staff are really friendly too!"
"The staff are friendly and helpful and the service quick."
"Staff where very friendly and the drinks good too."
"Highly recommended, friendly staff and great service."
"The service was quick, friendly and helpful."
"The staff attentive and efficient."
"Staff were attentive without being overbearing knowledgeable and welcoming."
Cons:
"Staff were very absent, would have been nice for them to come round to check everything was ok during the meal."
"An extremely unfriendly waitress who seemed incapable of interacting or smiling."
"The staff seemed uncoordinated and few team members meant delays on drinks orders arriving promptly."
"Service was terrible waited at the bar for ages to be seated."
"Then when seated no one came to take our drinks order till we asked 15 minutes later."
"The service was rude, challenging and unhelpful."
"The service was awful,the waitress did not smile greet or introduce herself."
Ambience & Location
Pros:
"Stunning views from the conservatory windows being able to see for miles."
"Wonderful views over the Island."
"We sat outside and the views were gorgeous as well."
"The dining area had the most amazing panoramic views and so picturesque."
"The atmosphere is also nice, with the place being surrounded by beautiful views."
"Lovely pub in the countryside with fantastic views over farm fields."
"Lovely pub with large garden and lots of seating, children's play frame, great location, 180° views towards mainland."
Cons:
"When we arrived on the day we have been directed to the dark part of the pub."
"Sat us by ourselves in the dark front room away from amazing views on one of the few sunny days!"
"Unpleasant experience. We might visit again, I don’t know...probably not very soon."
"Really lovely food! Shame about the abundance of dogs.....fine outside in the summer, but not indoors!"
"A terrible experience."
"Felt like I had been sent to sit on the ‘naughty step’."
"It used to be a lovely friendly place, but the service we received in the garden made us feel like lepers."
Accessibility & Facilities
Pros:
"There is a playground for young children and smoking and non smoking seating outside."
"Decent play area for the kids too."
"With a nice outside kids play area and plenty of outside seating."
"Also the play area and the view are another bonus when the kids can have a run around too!"
"A large kids play area outside provides a diversion for fidgets."
"Small kids play area which is ideal and two large car parks for plenty of parking."
"Beautiful lunch served incredibly quick and fresh, lovely setting with the sun shining and views out over the countryside and out to the Solent."
Cons:
"No wheelchair access so if one of your party is disabled you will struggle."
"Limited space for people who cannot do steps or multiple changes in floor levels ...parking can be difficult in busy times."
"The only tiny downside is it is difficult to get a table without reservation, and the car park is a little treacherous to navigate, but I'm looking for flaws."
"The only downside is the parking, which can be awkward at times. The car park isn’t fantastic and, obviously, because it is popular it can be difficult to get parked."
"We also ended up paying twice because a payment was initially pending as the app caused problems."
"Only downside is ordering via an app which didn't work too well."
"But their app to order hung up and delayed our order."