The view from here.By the water.
At Robert’s table.
Restaurants by Chef Robert Thompson MBE, overlooking the Solent in Ryde. All-day dining at RT Café Grill, the tasting menu at Thompson’s, and two private rooms downstairs in The Cellar.
Take a look aroundListed in the MICHELIN Guide, Great Britain & Ireland
Best New Restaurant in the UK 2024. Best UK Chef 2025
Among the Island’s best places for a special meal, June 2026
European bistro classics, delivered with flair
Come often.
Find something new.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Tuesday to Sunday in summer, Thursday to Sunday in winter
A favourite table is waiting to happen.Your new
usual.
Modern European cooking with a 180° view of the Solent. A good steak and a second glass, a lunch that deserves a little time, dinner with people you’re pleased to see.
RT Café Grill is Robert’s relaxed restaurant on the Ryde seafront, with a terrace and garden bar for the summer.
Thompson’s.
The tasting menu.
Six, seven or eight courses.
Robert’s tasting menu, served in The Cellar on three dates a month. From £100 per guest; dates sell out about a month ahead.
See the menu and next datesLunch, noon to 3pm, or a single dinner seating.
The Cellar. Just you and your guests.Everyone
you wanted
around
the table.
A birthday with all the right people. A Christmas party. A business dinner where the conversation can carry on.
Two private rooms beneath RT Café Grill, each looking into the wine cellar. Menus planned with you. No room hire fee, no minimum spend.
- Guests
- 8 to 20
- Private rooms
- Two
- Deposit
- £10 per guest
Planning something bigger, a launch, a shoot or the whole house? Events and hire.
The Cellar is downstairs without step-free access. Please speak with us about your requirements.
The afternoon
is spoken for.
Sandwiches, warm scones and pastries. A pot of tea, perhaps a glass of Champagne. The rest of the day can wait.
Explore afternoon tea Book afternoon teaPlease book at least 24 hours ahead.
Robert and
the team.
Chef Robert Thompson MBE earned Michelin stars at Winteringham Fields in 2007 and at The Hambrough in 2009, the first the Isle of Wight had ever held, and ran Thompson’s in Newport from 2015 to 2024. At Royal Maritime House he cooks alongside a kitchen and front-of-house team who have been with him for years: the people who write the daily menus, run the terrace in August and remember how you take your coffee.
Star-level cooking when the occasion calls for it, an easy-going restaurant every other day. Both are the same team.
Meet Robert and the teamYou know
their taste.
A favourite restaurant. A reason to get together.
A better present than another thing.
A gift from Robert Thompson
A digital gift card, with your own message. Choose the value at checkout.
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in Ryde.
Royal Maritime House
17 St Thomas StreetRyde, Isle of Wight
PO33 2DLGet directions 01983 526118info@robertthompson.co.uk
When to visit
Tuesday to Sunday in spring and summer
Thursday to Sunday in autumn and winter
Breakfast 9am to 10.15am
Lunch noon to 5pm
Dinner 5.30pm to 9pm (Thursday to Saturday in autumn and winter)
Drinks and bar snacks 9am to 10pm
Getting here
The FastCat from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head takes 22 minutes; the hovercraft from Southsea lands at Ryde Esplanade. Either way, a short walk up St Thomas Street.
Dietary requirements and access
Please tell the team about dietary requirements when booking. The Cellar is downstairs without step-free access. Call us to discuss your visit.