Fisherman's Cottage, Shanklin Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Amazing location literally on the beach."
• "The location is definitely the saving grace of this pub. Stunning views."
• "The location is amazing right on shanklin beach."
• "A beautiful old pub right on the beach."
• "Nice view to the beach, sea and cliffs."
• "It's in a great location near Shanklin beach and at the bottom of the chine."
• "Beautiful little spot at foot of Shanklin Chine at the end of lovely sandy beach."

Cons:

• "Spoiled somewhat by the boats pulled up right in front of the patio blocking the view from some tables."
• "Also seemed expensive compared to other places we've eaten locally."
• "Parking can be an issue if you're elderly or disabled (unless you get lucky along the esplanade)."
• "Ambience outside maybe would have been better with view of beach."
• "And 30-40 minute waits for food if you did want to sit outside in the sea breeze."
• "The eating experience was spoiled by the fact the table right next to us was cleaned with spray cleaner whilst we were eating."
• "It was the most expensive meal of our holiday, was the worst quality food with the worst service."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely staff, good service with call buttons on the tables."
• "staff was absolutely adorable!! especially a lovely lady called Annette i believe."
• "The staff couldn’t be more helpful."
• "The staff were lovely and attentive despite them being really quite busy."
• "Wonderful location and good service."
• "The staff were friendly and we didn't have to wait too long for our food to arrive."
• "Staff were very pleasant and the food was excellent and very well presented."

Cons:

• "Spent more time waiting for service than we did eating or drinking."
• "Staff looks confused, don't know where the tables are, they were mixing up people's orders."
• "This place is obviously far too busy with passing tourists to care about customer service - we shan’t be going there again."
• "I won't be returning to sample any other dishes which is a shame as the views are simply lovely, just a shame the manager is ignorant."
• "Waited half an hour to be served, the waiter forgot our drinks order."
• "Staff not very attentive."
• "Unfortunately the waiting staff on this particular evening really let it down, barely a smile between them and zero charisma."

Food

Pros:

• "It was a bit expensive but the food was really tasty and well presented."
• "Good fish pie, nice atmosphere."
• "5 stars for the food, excellent fish and chips and the BBQ ribs, lovely."
• "The food choices are great and we all really enjoyed our meals."
• "The food was amazing."
• "The best fish and chips I have ever had."
• "The food is superb, and the little wait we had due to how busy the place is was made all the better by the staff interacting with my 7yr old daughter."

Cons:

• "Food was ok but we could not have two of the seafood dishes ordered."
• "Grey slimy burger and a cold fish pie...the food looked unappealing."
• "Cold, dirty and sticky tables."
• "Unfortunately we had to leave some of our drink and food due to a very annoying alarm going off in the kitchen."
• "The crab and lobster burger gave me food poisoning."
• "The 'famous fish pie' tasted as if someone had got the pepper shaker and gone mad with it."
• "Food arrives with enormous delay and is mediocre."

Price

Pros:

• "The prices are reasonable too."
• "Food /drink quality and prices very reasonable."
• "Prices are good and very good value for money."
• "What an amazing venue! Quaint little pub in a beautiful location. Picturesque views and such high quality and fresh food at a very decent price."
• "Proper homemade food well worth the price."
• "The food (fisherman’s pie & seafood spaghetti) was Devine and very generous portions."
• "All good except too expensive and not great value."

Cons:

• "Charged £15.99 for this sandwich with a few leaves and a few crisps on my plate."
• "Prices fairly high, £15 for fish and chips, £13 for a burger."
• "Disappointing experience overall....food was good (maybe slightly overpriced but acceptable due to location)."
• "Although the fish and chips were lovely they were very expensive just over £40 for 2 people."
• "Very overpriced to say the least."
• "You definitely pay a premium for the location."
• "For the price they charged, this was simply one of the most disappointing meals I've ever had."