The King Lud Ryde Isle Of Wight — Restaurant in England

Well.. I first started goin there about 13 years ago.. They used to have a lot of live music there and apparently it had an old covenant on th place which meant it could stay open til 4 am... Consequently , on a weekend every one would head there for a nice quiet , family style , wear what you like sort of place , let's have a good old knees up with a bit of after hours drinking , entertainment complex... Then th management would sometimes let my band play there and of course I loved that.. Aswell as that , they weren't too adverse to me letting off the odd pyrotechnic explosion... Then th place shut down and it looked like all those fun times had gone but No... Along came Ben and Michaela and the good times are back again with all the sports , quizzes , blindfolded ballroom dancing and singing by numbers , bear baiting and squirrel wrestling ..... All them good old fashioned , Early Tudor ,...

Well, here I am again, on the Isle of Wight, and enjoying another visit, to The King Lud. Usual great pint, from Caroline, and still incredibly cheap. As I said, in a previous review, this is a no frills, old school Boozer. What I should have included, was a comment about the great atmosphere, provided by locals, and visitors alike. This is a great friendly Pub, with perfect pints as well. As I said back in July, "Long May The King Lud...

My first stop on the Isle of Wight. Absolutely cracking place. The cheapest beer I had all trip. The staff were excellent easy to chat to and very helpful. The decor (apart from the Halloween stuff) is pretty straight forward- my only little whinge would be there are a few large tables rather than lots of little ones. On the good side it makes people sit together and chat, who knows who you will meet? The Guinness...