Call It What You Want - Cowes

Si T.

Lovely to meet Mark today who started this crazy idea of a restaurant without a menu 5yr ago. We had a ferry to catch and he kindly arranged to serve us early just after six. We had a mountain of a plate of creole food - butter milk fried chicken with the crispiest skin, ribs rub and cooked till they fall off the bone, seasoned rice, mince and pork and delicious mushrooms. The only veg was broccoli but I suspect they do vegan if you ask for it. Lovely rare Mexican & Spanish beers and sharing a shot of Shanky's whiskey with Mark completed a lovely and unique evening. And we got to our 8:20pm ferry on time! Will definitely return.

Richy

The host was very enjoyable and entertaining. The shop used to be a butchers I've never seen anything like it. There is no menu, and you get what you're given. All different meats stacked high on a hot plate. It looked a mess, but it was the tastiest mess I've had. This was a different experience to have. Great host, great food, great atmosphere 👌
Must go😁👍

Sophie

Incredible.
Booked on a whim last minute as staying in the area and reviews looked good - I can confirm it lived up to/exceeded expectations from the reviews and I will come out of my way from the mainland to visit again in the future!!
The host was fab, a really friendly guy with a great sense of humour, and the food was amazing, perfect portion size for us with incredible flavours and an all round 10/10 experience.
Thank you SO much 🙂

Lloyd E.

Shared a great meal with our family in this very friendly, atmospheric and cool restaurant set within an old butchers.

The menu is crafted based on supreme flavours and food quality, it's not the biggest of menus but for me that counts towards the effort of producing each dish.

We sampled most items from the menu from starters to mains. My personal favourite was the chowder, just absolutely delicious!! The portions are more than adequate and we all left full to the brim.

Service by the owner is friendly, chilled and welcoming, in keeping with the ambience of the restaurant.

The decor is great, featuring original tiles and some old features of the buildings former use.

We will definitely be visiting again and many more times after.

Nick F.

Honestly incredible - would totally recommend to anyone visiting the Isle of Wight. Visited with my girlfriend, my sister and her fiancé and advised in advance that we were all vegan. The flavours that they managed to get out of the vegetables was unbelievable, and the broccoli was so, so smoky - seriously impressed.

Not only this, but the owner was one hell of a laugh and really made the entire experience top tier. One of those places where the ambience and premise completely reflect the character of the owner. Can't wait to come back.

mark W.

Absolutely awesome food, we had a takeaway to celebrate our anniversary as staying in Shanklin with our crazy hound.
This is quality food at its best, dare you to walk in the door and not love the amazing smells, it tastes better than the awesome aroma.
Mark is a great guy as was the chef who's name I didn't catch

Are we going back , you BET WE ARE

Matthew C.

A unique and superb eating-out experience. Truly outstanding.
Go if you like chaos, unpredictability and outstanding, messy, powerful food and drink. Don't go if you like your meals quiet, carefully explained, and understated.

Michelle S.

AMAZING! Something different for the island and executed well.

Have eaten in the restaurant a few times but now have weekly takeaways to brighten up lockdown.

The ribs are amazing, burgers superb, chicken- who needs kfc, and the jambalaya is flavoursome 👌🏼