The Bonchurch Inn - Isle of Wight

I booked dinner for the family to celebrate my husband’s ‘big’ birthday a variety of ages in the party of 13, from 18 80. Most live on the island (we don’t) but no one in the party had visited before. Fantastic and authentic food, lovely service and unique setting in beautiful Bonchurch. Every dish got rave reviews, even from the impossible to please Instagram generation. Thank you so much for a memorable evening and even little things, like letting us bring in our own cake, actually mean a lot. We will be back!

The food was very good, but the service was very slow. The staff were working hard, but as everything was cooked to order, the kitchen was slow. We had to wait over an hour for our main course (we had no starter). We felt his was a little too long.

We always visit The Bonchurch Inn when we visit the Isle of Wight. The food is delicious, the service is super friendly and the courtyard setting delightful. Thank you for yet another wonderful evening!

Upon arriving at Bonchurch, you are greeted by a bizarre and (I suppose) fairly kooky layout whereby the restaurant is split over multiple buildings around what looks like a courtyard area. Inside is cozy, and the service was fairly quick. However, the food, on the other hand, was, for want of a more polite word, awful. I ordered a prawn linguine, and what arrived was linguine with (to be fair to them) a lot of prawns, but the whole thing was scattered with what seemed to be raw crushed garlic, and drizzled on top of it all was so much balsamic vinegar. My fellow diner opted for the 'life-changing lasagne '. I can say wholeheartedly, that it was definitely not life changing. My girlfriend ordered a garlic and chilli pizza, which also featured what must have been about 6 cloves worth of raw garlic scattered on top. I would not recommend this place unfortunately.

I have never been let down by this charming and one-of-a-kind pub/restaurant. The food is incredibly fresh and of high quality. The portion sizes are also very generous.