The Sundial Cafe

Wife and I arrived for breakfast at 10.15. This is the IOW Garlic Farm! Popular attraction. People tend to judge people/events/environments within 60 seconds or very much less than that in most cases. I arrived in the restaurant and very nearly immediately walked out. Why? The immediate initial welcome. There wasn't one. Two lady members of staff, + a guide(??) fanning guide books taking to these two waiting staff .... meanwhile for 38 seconds we were ignored whilst they carried on chatting. They saw us. We were three feet away......but they carried on chatting. Bloody infuriating. Eventually we were sat, ordered, the food was quite brilliant. Presentation, quality, taste. Wow. The kitchen performed superbly. Accent on garlic but the mushrooms, tomatoes, are a combination to die for. Crikey they were good. We spent £46 on breakfast and £63 in the gift shop, the latter after we'd walked round the garlic farm itself. Perhaps the "management" up the stairs in the corner holding court in a seemingly authoritarian manner of self importance might ponder my spend per head? You were lucky to get it, you nearly got nothing at all. Never forget the basics, people buy people first, if that happens, they might just buy your product. Tony Perrin, West Sussex.

I've been a frequent visit over the last 6 years or so. Big English never disappoints whilst sat pretty much on the beach. On my most recent visit I had a bacon bre and cranberry sandwich. Oh wow it was warm and so so tasty I want to go back just for another one. I also had a very tasty carrot cake. And coffee with oat milk. Lovely friendly staff too. I highly recommend.