The Sun Inn — Restaurant in Isle of Wight

Short version quick view over; The food was shocking. Would not recommend had been there a couple of years ago and now it is just a shell of its former self the view stunning the tables were okay a bit sticky. Don’t come!

Service; The service was okay but also shocking to a point. They were polite when ordering but upon paying which is before ordering (not unheard of nowadays) they seemed to be uninterested. They brought the food over having forgotten something which was immediately brought over so that was fine. Then after being brought over no one had came to check it was okay and for an £80 bill it is just disappointing and if they had came over they would have been made aware of the issues. When searching for someone they could not be found and not wanting the food to get cold I had went to eat my terrible but warm food. Yes warm it seems to me that it’s just microwaved maybe we had been waiting to eat as we looked for someone to send it back to but even when first brought and trying it, it was still just warm.

Food; The food was the worst part overall, a bit pricey for small ish portions menu did not reflect the food such as the spicy wings had not just no spice but in fact almost no flavour resembling a Tesco pre packaged wing. Blue cheese was good seemed fresh. Salad good variety bigger than the actual food which is not a good sign. Lasagne was the worst I have ever eaten it had no tomato of any kind very oily overcooked pasta and a terrible flavour like old left over a couple of nights oil which had been sat in a tub of musky socks. Would not order! The prawns were a minuscule portion good sauce okay prawns. Chicken satay had no satay were more of a frozen chicken skewer from Iceland. Wouldn’t recommend. Overall I would say maybe come here for drinks or a scoop of ice cream at most.

Atmosphere; We had went on a day where there was a live band so it was loud but there was very few people so it seemed a bit much for the noise level to people ratio when ordering the waiter had to lean in a make a cone around his ear just too much I would say. Overall I would say possibly with a band free night it may be nicer as it other than that was a quiet chilled...

Good pub.

Large spacious pub for both sitting indoors and outdoors. The outdoor has a nice view where you can see the lambs and mutton roaming about. There's also a children's play area convenient for the children.

Our food did not take too long to arrive, I ordered the Sun Inn's Burger, which is their homemade patty or signature burger. It was alright, not the best. The chips were very good, fat and crunchy. My meal also came with salad. Others at my table ordered pasta, fish and chips. We asked for chips to be removed and salad given instead, which they honoured.

They have ketchup and sauces as a sachet, but problem is when you start using a lot of them, it becomes a mess of open sachets. I am happy for the portion of the meal as it was filling and satisfactory, exactly money well spent. You can take away the left over food you cannot finish. For a pub meal, I would say this is exceptional.

Drinks prices are good, I ordered pineapple juice, which came in a high ball glass, tall glass. You can also have drinks in the drinking area next to pub cashier, if you don't want to eat in family area.

The only issue is the inside was hot, sitting in the inner side close to the windows was quite hot. Unfortunately the aircon did not have a longer cable to reach us. Music volume was quiet. I guess Monday was not a busy day for them. We dined here mid July 2025 Monday.

Unfortunately they were not selling a lot of food on their menu because they didn't have them in stock, which was a shame. Total price of our food (excluding drinks) for 5 people came to £85.

Would I recommend this place? Yes, it is a pub, and I would recommend over other restaurants in the Freshwater sea side area. Because their prices are good. Portion of food was good, taste good as well. I would have given 5 stars, but because they didn't serve some of their dishes...

We had heard good things about the The Sun Inn at Hulverstone and we certainly weren't disappointed. There is a reasonably sized car park with one disabled space. The car park is gravelled, which can be a little tricky with a wheelchair but it is worth the effort. The main entrance is reached by a concrete path, which is very accessible although on a slight slope. Once inside, there are accessible tables in the dining room on the right, along with a disabled toilet. I would say on booking if you have mobility issues as the other dining areas and bar are accessed via one step. The main dining rooms have lovely large windows with great views across the fields. We went for Sunday lunch and it certainly didn't disappoint. We had a choice of Beef, Pork, Turkey or vegetarian option. They all came with roast potatoes, broccoli, red cabbage, peas, carrots, cauliflower cheese, sage and onion stuffing, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. You could have a small or large. We went for large and at £13.95 each it was a big portion and great value for money. We both said it was the best roast we had for a long time and the closest to home cooked. It was delicious 😋. We followed this with the Hot Chocolate Fudge Sundae and oh my goodness, the brownies in this were the best, so fudgey and sticky, just great! Roasts seemed to be their main option on a Sunday. There was a light bite menu and children's menu also, but the roasts were the main options of the day. They had live music playing in the bar, which was great as you could hear it but it didn't stop us from talking comfortable in the dining area. We certainly recommend The Sun Inn and we will definitely...