Boathouse - Ventnor

Beautiful restaurant, great food and service and a unique and beautiful location to watch the sun, go down while eating great food!

We visited the boat house for the year in one for my birthday meal. this restaurant is really amazing. it is a beautiful beach restaurant with seafood. the environment is simply stunning in a unique family run that it is just over a long one. windy coast or steps can reach from ventnor. the personal is so attentive and cannot do enough for them. would always recommend the skippers bankett and French sauvignon white wine. must book and take cash only

If you're humming and hawing about visiting this idyllic restaurant, just do it! Sure, it's a bit on the pricier side, but the value for money is outstanding. The setting is so incredibly relaxing and amazingly beautiful, the staff are fantastically welcoming, polite and friendly,...and the food is unlike anything I've ever had. Beautifully presented, utterly delicious, and super filling. The best dining experience I've ever had. Our server Kym was attentive, knowledgeable and went the extra mile, setting us up a table specifically so we could have a great seat on their upper deck. It's seafood/shellfish focused but there are other options for those who are not a fan. Hard to criticise any aspect maybe a few more options for drinks? Aside from that, top marks!

The setting for this IOW gem is breathtaking. It’s easy to forget where you are and believe you’re sat in a taverna on the beach of an unspoilt small Greek island. We were really lucky with the weather which just added to the magic, but...weather alone does not a great restaurant make. Overlooking the wonderful steep hill cove, The Boathouse has an almost exclusively seafood menu, and what a menu. From sea bass to whole lobster, it all looked incredibly mouth watering. It didn’t disappoint either. The baked sea bass ordered was delivered after the wonderful smoked mackerel pate, in a foil parcel. It was simply wonderful. A simple but delicious side salad and some wonderful boiled new potatoes in butter. Add the tasty fresh bread and the ensemble is complete. A great place, wonderfully helpful and attentive staff, great seafood, all with a breathtaking backdrop and that’s the Boathouse. If you can get in, then go. Booking in advance is advised, though we do understand that walk-ins happen too. But good luck with that.

Just fabulous views to enjoy fabulous food. The Fisherman’s Platter is super fresh and a special treat, lobster, crab, prawns potatoes garlic butter.....and you could be sitting in the Caribbean. Steephill Cove is a beautiful spot and well worth the effort.