Rex Piano Bar And Restaurant

Visited The Rex last night for dinner with my husband whilst staying in Ventnor. We received a warm welcome and the food was absolutely amazing. Lovely cold beers and prosecco too, all with a lovely view of the sea! Will definitely be returning!

Great food with lots views. Lovely ambiance with good music but not too loud so you can hold a conversation. Portions aren’t too big so you can have a gorgeous dessert too. Staff are friendly and attentive. We went 3 times in a week which says it all really! Not really suitable for children.

Average food to start with. Totally disorganised in service. Staff running up up and down inside. Food came but no cutlery. And then worst part they DO NOT. Accept foreign credit cards. None of our cards worked on his machine and he started shouting at us. Will never ever go here again.extremely insulting behaviour by the owner.

We were both very impressed with this restaurant , I started with a cheese souffle (special} followed by a well presented chicken. My wife really enjoyed the fish . Bad weather meant there were only 3 covers so the owner had time to chat. This is not really a pasta and pizza restaurant but one that cares about the food and its presentation.

what a great dinner very high standard prepared the chef a vegetarian dish at a moment due to my unevenness of mushrooms, it was very tasty, 3 courses plus a welcome drink. the others had also excellent dinners,relaxing gastfreundschaft cozy and beautiful piano player and coworkers,hohe I recommend them Christmas day was especially at the rex .

Came here last time we stayed in Ventnor and had a very enjoyable return on a quiet Friday night. The host is very friendly and welcoming. The food was excellent: linguine with fresh clams was an authentic dish served as a generous portion. Excellent wine list, too. Watching the sun go down over the bay from our window table made for a memorable last night before our return home. We highly recommend this restaurant and look forward to coming again next time we are on the Island.

We’ve just got home from another memorable dinner at The Rex. My wife has to follow a careful diet and they accommodated all her requirements, we couldn’t have asked for anything more. We had our youngest daughter, who was celebrating her 21st birthday, with us and of course they made a big fuss of her. We watched the cruise liners going down the channel from the big picture windows and then the weather fronts coming up the other way. The service was, as always, attentive but not overwhelming. It was just what we wanted, we’ll keep going back again and again.

Please don't let the negative reviews sway you! This place is a real hidden gem and has such a lovely atmosphere with views across the Ventnor coastline. We were lucky enough to be there when the pianist was playing which added to the ambience as we ate and watched the sun go down. The food was absolutely stunning! The prawns with garlic butter and the gnocchi were chefs kiss, and all the desserts we had were just as indulgent . The staff were so sweet and kind to us during our visit, we almost felt like we were dining at home, it was just a really warm and welcoming feeling we felt during our time there. Thank you so much for a lovely meal and we hope to come back again soon!

Went for an early dinner with my wife and daughter (8). We were the second group in the restaurant at 18:30 so service was good to start with. However, by 19:30 we had finished our main course but the restaurant had filled up and with just two waiting the tables we waited 30mins and with empty plates and glasses, before getting the bill and leaving. How was the food? I had sea bass which was OK but the rice was not fresh and had been reheated (it was dry and stuck together). Polo Funghi was very excellent, King prawn tagliatelle was OK!. My wife orders a gin and tonic which was £5 on the menu but £12 on the bill, we did not ask for a double!. I guess it is what it is, but definitely not repe...