Pubs / Hotels / Restaurants
WOODVALE HOTEL
The Hotel is perched on the Esplanade at Gurnard, and it enjoys truly magnificent views across the Solent. The perfect viewpoint for all the yachting regattas throughout the year or, for the more romantic souls, the ideal spot to enjoy what are renowned to be some of the best sunsets in the World.
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Contact details:
Woodvale Hotel
1, Princes Esplanade
GURNARD
Isle of Wight
PO31 8LE
Tel: 01983 292037
e-mail: info@the-woodvale.co.uk
Web: www.the-woodvale.co.uk
THE WATERSEDGE RESTAURANT
The Watersedge Restaurant is situated right on the beach, immediately adjacent to Gurnard Sailing Club and its slipway.
You would struggle to compete with the views available from the premises that are enhanced considerably by the close proximity of the Village Green, which rolls away to the East from the Restaurant doors.
There is seating for 26 inside with a further 30 outside.
Currently the Winter opening hours are 9am to 5.30pm, with extended opening hours in the Summer. The Proprietors also plan to experiment with evening opening at peak season.
The Restaurant is fully licensed and diners can benefit from both a fixed menu and a “specials” menu, with plated meal costs varying (in 2007) from £4.95 to £13.95. There is both a table and take away service.
Full English breakfast is only served until 11am at weekends and at other very busy times, and there is also a huge baguette and sandwich range as well as a children’s menu that is fairly priced.
Contact Details:
40, Shore Road
GURNARD
Isle of Wight
PO31 8LD
Tel: 01983 299929
e-mail: watersedgebeachcafe@hotmail.co.uk
HILLBROW HOTEL
This is a small friendly family-run establishment set in a farmland area with Solent views, and has been run by the Paul and Val since 1988. The hotel is open all year, and is recommended in the "Which? Good Bed and Breakfast Guide", and provides:
- H & C in all rooms
- Central Heating in all rooms
- Ample car parking
- TV & Tea/coffee making facilities
- Resident's licence
The hotel used to be a Maternity Home before the days of the National Health Service, and the current Proprietors have met a great number of people who were born there, many of whom still live in the Gurnard and Cowes area.
Contact Details:
Paul & Val Mortlock
Tuttons Hill
GURNARD
PO31 8JA
Tel: 01983 297240
THE BOWSPRIT RESTAURANT
The Bowsprit Restaurant is licensed, and is situated on Princes Esplanade at the extreme NE end of the Village and close to the Parish boundary with Cowes.
It is beautifully placed for Solent Views, with one feeling you could almost touch the water from the comfort of your dining table.
The Bowsprit doubles up as Restaurant and traditional Tea Rooms, and is served well by both local clientele and passing visitors. The interior is comfortably furnished, with the seating area appearing to be in 3 sections which hides its real size and gives it a certain ambiance. Private functions are also catered for.
Up to 50 people can be seated at one time, and Sunday lunches are a firm favourite with there often having to be 2 sittings! There is limited seating outside.
Home-baking is a speciality, so watch your waistlines! The menus are changed on a daily basis, with typical prices (Summer 2004) being in the order of:
£4 for the starter
£8/9 for the main course
£4 for the dessert.
Opening times are: 9am to 5pm Sunday -Thursday
Last orders on Friday/Saturday 8.30pm
Hours are extended in the Summer months
Contacts: John & Judith Murray
The Bowsprit Restaurant
21, Princes Esplanade
GURNARD
Isle of Wight
PO31 8LE
Tel: 01983 291933
PORTLAND INN
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The Portland Inn changed hands in December 2007 from Malcolm and Carol Van Erp to Proprietor Sue Brockwell, with Rod Hobson serving as Manager, and Sue will be building on the existing improvements to the Pub, and in fact she has already started!
The opening hours are 11am to 11pm Monday to Thursday, 11am to 11.30pm on Friday and Saturdays and noon to 10.30pm on Sundays - morning coffee, tea and cakes are always available from 11am onwards.
The vision is for the Portland Inn to be a favourite venue for both local residents and visitors to the Village, where a warm welcome is guranteed - where they can relax and meet friends whilst enjoying a good pint and, perhaps, even take part in some of the events staged at the pub, which include weekly quiz nights and live music evenings.
There is a well-stocked bar, which includes a range of fine wines, and a menu is available offering good value snacks and full meals which range in price (in 2008) from £3.50 to £8.00 - Sunday lunches are also available and food is served 7 days a week from noon to 2.30pm and from 6pm to 9pm.
Plans for 2008 include extending the dining area which will enable the pub to offer function facilities, a meeting room for community activities and a venue for viewing major sporting events through Sky Sports channels.
It is also planned to expend the garden to cater for families in the warmer months and to continue with those ever popular BBQ events!
CONTACT: Sue Brockwell
The Portland Inn
2, Worsley Road
GURNARD
Isle of Wight
PO31 8JN
Telephone: 01983 292948
e-mail: portlandinn@onwight.net
OUTLOOK CAFE/BAR
At last, in the Summer of 2007, this beautifully situated building opened up to the public again after 2 or 3 years' closure for rebuilding.
There is a lovely rear garden which overlooks the Solent.
The inside is bright and spacious, again offering fabulous views and features an attractive bar servery.
The Outlook Cafe prides itself on having as much of its food as possible being home-made and this ranges freom soups and stews, quiches and salads through to cakes and sumptuous puddings! Thre is also a wonderful range of baguette and bagel fillings, and the coffee is considered by some to be the best on the Island. The premises is fully licensed, and all this together with some stunning views across the Solent!
Contact details: Dave & Zanna Walsh
31, Marsh Road, GURNARD, PO31 8JQ
Tel: 01983 290244
e-mail: theoutlook@gurnardmarsh.co.uk
Web: www.gurnardmarsh.co.uk
