On The Rocks - Isle of Wight

After being highly recommended by work colleagues we both decided to go. The staff were so welcoming and friendly. Explained how the system works and what's included. The wines were perfectly paired. We had a island reared fillet steak. It was absolutely incredible and lived up to the hype. The chef prepared and cut the meat perfectly. A real gem on the the island and an independent restaurant which support island business. Highly recommend.

Food great but service could improve. Could not fault the food, but experience was let down by lack of service when required. This maybe due to how busy it was, but it resulted in us not purchasing extra drinks or even a dessert. The restaurant gets very busy and unless you are in the main area, servers seem to only occasionally venture down to the further part of the restaurant. Extra chips and salad were ordered eventually, but only the salad arrived .Staff were very friendly and helpful in initial ordering but we struggled to get further attention when needed Appreciate there seems to be a shortage of waiting staff around generally, but one purely seeking extra drinks orders would quickly boost the restaurants profits. Another large table next to us had the same issue . As said, the food was very good and we had the sharing surf and turf. Excellent steak and tasty salad. We may venture back, but probably in a less busy mid week slot.

A mixed bag here to be honest. This is an expensive restaurant and should be a fab experience. The food was good, especially the meats, with unlimited fries and salad. I do think the Steaks at approx £30 each are expensive. The experience of cooking your own is great, but where this place lets itself down is the service and cost. If they are offering unlimited item like fries and salads, they should be regularly checking with you to see if you require more. It felt like they kept away from the table so we didn’t ask for more. Secondly and my biggest issue is it costs £11 (yes eleven) for Halloumi. I knew it was £11 but expected enough to cover all guests. It was a measly 4 small slices that shouldn’t have cost more than £3. Don’t buy the sides, it’s crazy money. So overall 3 stars and could easily be 4-5 stars if it didn’t feel like you were being taken for a ride with the prices and if the staff were more attentive. I guess they have the yachting set as a key customer group so they are pricing it accordingly. With the cost of living crisis, this means lots of us won’t go or go again. Total bill for 6, nearly £300. Think we can do better for cheaper elsewhere next time.

Originally thought a bit expensive for meat you cook yourself but my god how nice was that steak, friendly staff great food, my husband wasn’t too happy though as there were no leftovers

Emma was AMAZING! Her recommendations were spot on, could not fault her service. The food was great and the service was better!