The White Lion - Ventnor

The White Lion - Ventnor reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. J

   Janine

   Isle of Wight1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 18 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food, great service in a beautiful location.we will definitely be back.
   

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   Trev

   Isle of Wight1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 3 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food and service. Fitted us in at last minute 👍
   

   The White Lion - VentnorResponded on 4 November 2024

   Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great review.
   

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   Cay

   Caribbean6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Smart modern decor for an old pub. Great service with big smiles. Tasty food served quite quickly. Waitress came to check we were all happy & if we required any sauces.
   

   The White Lion - VentnorResponded on 28 October 2024

   Thank you for this great review!
   

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   SimonB

   Oxford55 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 19 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Super friendly service, interesting menu. Caters for all tastes. Was a recommended place to eat and it was reasonable. We shared the Arancini. Looks like the rocket that it should have come with wasn’t available as we had a salad mix instead! ;-) ordered a haddock and chips and a scampi. Got 2 haddock. Realised they’d put in the till wrong, apologised and came back with haddock and a scampi. Food tasty. Service friendly. Will return, good choice menu all round. Could just do with being busier!
   

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   The White Lion - VentnorResponded on 21 October 2024

   Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review :)
   

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   Brian

   Isle of Wight1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 6 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great value for money. Delicious. Fast attentive service. Lovely pleasant staff. A delight to visit, will try to go back again before the end of our holiday.
   

   The White Lion - VentnorResponded on 16 October 2024

   Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great review, we hope to see you again another time!
   

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   Les

   Cornwall4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 30 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had our 2 dogs with us as we were staying in the Island. Accommodated us with a quiet corner table - no problems. Quick and friendly service. Good value food. Thank you
   

   The White Lion - VentnorResponded on 16 October 2024

   Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great review!
   

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   Deena

   Isle of Wight1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 29 September 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   We booked a Sunday Roast with the White Lion and were seated in the larger dinning area. There was a selection of beef, gammon, roast belly pork plus a couple of vegetarian options. I did like it that there were options available for smaller portion sizes, two meats etc. Husband selected beef and pork, my friend had pork whilst I chose just beef, all in the small quantity choice. The portion size was perfect for our needs. I had 2 roast potatoes, some long stem broccoli, two generous slices of beef and a huge Yorkshire pudding. We also had bowls of red cabbage, carrots and cauliflower cheese, all adequate sizes to share between the 3 of us. So why the low score? Upon arrival, plates were lukewarm, with the exposed slice of beef just warm (the other slice, under the Yorkshire fared better). We could only eat the florets of the long stem broccoli as the stems were almost raw, however it was the roast potatoes which were the biggest disappointment. I’m not sure when then were roasted, but they too were just warm and you couldn’t get into them. They were the toughest roast potatoes I had ever had! I had to leave both of mine as I couldn’t cut through them. All in all, we just felt the lunch was “OK”.
   

   The White Lion - VentnorResponded on 30 September 2024

   Hi Deena, thank you for taking the time to leave us this review and we are sorry you were not happy with some elements of your dinner. We do encourage our customers to alert a member of our staff if you are not happy with anything during your visit as they will always be more than willing to 'make it right' and ensure you do not leave feeling dissapointed. We will be looking into why this has happened to ensure it is not repeated and we hope to see you again soon.
   

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   Sue

   South Wales2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 28 September 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a very nice meal and the service was excellent. A short walk from where we were staying so was ideal.
   

   The White Lion - VentnorResponded on 30 September 2024

   Thank you for taking the time to leave us this great review.
   

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   Veronica

   Cornwall5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 14 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   2nd visit this week Good food and better than average pub menu Friendly staff Good value for money
   

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    Ian

    Essex4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 12 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    We had a great meal served by very friendly, accommodating staff. We look for dog friendly places to eat and here they made a fuss of our dog and gave her some treats and brought a bowl of water, for her. We had one problem, and that was finding The White Lion. The one way streets seemed to fool our sat nav. Certainly a place to return to.
    

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