Isle of Wight Isle of Wight
Phileas Fogg's

Phileas Fogg's

United Kingdom, PO38 1RZ, Isle of Wight

Steak • Drinks • Seafood • Steakhouse


"Wow! After years of badly cooked vegetarian lasagne, the ubiquitous goats cheese tartlet and the dreadful mushroom risotto we struck so lucky with this amazing restaurant. I'm still reeling from the shock of such a superb meal with really original flavour combos. First course, a butternut squash veloute with truffle oil, feta crumbled into it and crispy thyme leaves on top. This tasted lovely, though I cook something similar at home and it wasn't outstanding. The second course was mushroom and chestnut risotto , but not as you know it! The risotto was cooked perfectly with a lovely deep flavour. But it came topped with toasted nuts and seeds, crispy parmesan crumb and crispy tiny pieces of dried,fried onion. ..absolutely delicious with layers of flavour and real depth. I'm afraid I ate it before I remembered the camera! Hu Third course was a fat cut of roasted celeriac flavoured with Ras el hanout, on top of a delicious mix of little green lentils and bulgar flavoured with lemon. Strips of perfectly al dente courgettes surrounded by smoked chilli sauce , a few chickpeas and blobs of pea puree lifted it to superb. The fourth course was a rissole of toasted polenta. I'm not a polenta fan, not liking the grittiness, but this was smooth and had a thin layer of Cheddar melted on top along with a big portion of black olive tapenade, all sitting on wilted spinach . It was all set off with an excellent pesto dressing and decorative blobs of carrot and pea purees and tiny picante peppers. The tapenade might have tasted sharper with Kalamata olives, but that is picking hairs. Pudding was superb and I couldn't finish it all. A long strip of dark and white chocolate delice lay next to a generous blob of salted toffee ice-cream and trails of caramel sauce. Blackberries contrasted with the sweetness along with delectable blobs of sour blood orange gel. How on earth can the duo who run this lovely place afford to produce such a superb meal for just £45? It is absolutely amazing value. I can't recommend it highly enough...do go!"