I've read the reviews and laughed to avoid crying. When a woman is assertive she gets abuse that would never be given to man behaving exactly the same way. It's called misogyny.
I was about to walk in with my dog today and she stopped me. Fair point. Dog tied up outside. We come back to this place every time we visit the island. You buy what they are able to catch so ask for advice.
Today we asked if we could buy but come back later to collect it a so we did not have to walk the beach and visit the pub with fish and crab in a bag. No problem. Totally helpful.
These folk have been up at the crack of sparrows getting fresh fish ready for us. They're knackered. Give them some slack. The fish is superb.
I would just like to say thank you to the Blake family for providing the local community with the best seafood available, at reasonable prices, all year round. The Isle of Wight is very fortunate to have you and I'm most grateful for the friendly service you have always provided me.
Love ventnor so nice but always breezy on sea front
Picked up some super fresh seafood after a quick call last night. Couldn’t be happier.
Yes!!! At last!!! Fresh!!!
Fish is bought at the harbour cooked in the restaurant on the other side of the road! It's amazing .... The UK is a relatively small island and never very far from the coast but it proves so hard to have fresh fish and not "fresh from frozen". Fish depends on what's come in on the boat!
Highly recommend any fish dish. Batter is light and made from beer ... Not soggy not oily.... Crisp light and great flavour. Oh and the price is great !!!
Owner/Manager is great knows what he's on about... Fantastic experience! .....NB people seem to be confusing the restaurant with the fish market, two different things.
Todai Imappy (Todai Imappy)
+5
Bought fresh fish from here no more than being 4/5 hours from the sea to the table. I’ve travelled the world and have caught and cooked fish within 2/3 hours.. The Haven Fishery is just as nice if not better. Such a high quality at such a great price. Simply delicious
Star Creek & Josh Creek
+5
A convenient and picturesque fish shop built on a pier, possibly sourced locally, friendly sales assistants.
Mother and Son Diary UK
+5
This is The best tastiest crab I’ve ever had ♥️
Served by none other than the now famous lady who is getting bad reviews by city tourists from all over the mainland (apparently Karen’s and Kevin’s)
These city dwellers unlike crabs who have clearly no idea how to review a family business run by traditional fishmongers
A hard working establishment with awesome views and incredibly large portions of the best tastiest crab you will ever feast your eyes on
It tastes out of this world and incredibly fresh
We had them with toasted buttered sourdough bread and fresh ground garlic … layered with spinach ferry tomatoes and fresh squeeze of lemon
It’s absolutely divine if you get the portions correct when serving
I have to say I've always found the lady polite and very helpful I love going over to buy lots of whelks not had any in for a while hopefully soon! and she was very helpful telling me the best way to prepare them very nice to me! This weekend I brought my crab and I must say very generous portions lovely and fresh and polite staff will be over from Bembridge next weekend 😊
I have reflected on the other reviews of this place, and considered my own experiences before setting down this review.
I like this place. The operators have set out to do something differently and, most of the time, they succeed. The food is very good quality, fresh and tasty. The downsides of the location, on the side of the Ventnor Haven pier, has to be considered, but retail is a two-way relationship so, if queueing in the open is not your bag nor waiting a little longer than Mcdonalds or KFC for your food, look elsewhere and leave this local delight to those who can.
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