ISLE OF WIGHT · EST. 2023
Restaurants by Chef Robert Thompson
All-day dining, tasting menus, and private celebrations, overlooking the Solent in Ryde.
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All day · à la carte
RT Café Grill
Breakfast, lunch and dinner with Solent views from the terrace.
Book a table →Tasting menu · from £100pp
Thompson's
Robert's tasting menu, served in The Cellar. Selected dates only.
See next dates →Thursday – Sunday · from £35pp
Afternoon Tea
Sandwiches, scones, pastries and a pot of tea. With Champagne if you wish.
Book afternoon tea →Private dining · 8–22 guests
The Cellar
Two private rooms below the restaurant for celebrations and corporate events.
Enquire now →Recognised by
In good company.
National Geographic Traveller
Named among the island's best places for a special meal
June 2026
The MICHELIN Guide
Listed in the MICHELIN Guide, Great Britain & Ireland
RT Café Grill
The Good Food Guide
Reviewed — European bistro classics, delivered with flair
Featured
British Restaurant Awards
Best New Restaurant in the UK · Best UK Chef
2024 & 2025
Chef Robert Thompson MBE was awarded a Michelin star at Winteringham Fields in 2007 — the youngest British chef to receive one at the time — and a second at The Hambrough in 2009, bringing the Isle of Wight its first.
All-day Dining · Ryde, Isle of Wight
RT Café Grill.
Breakfast through to dinner, with the Solent in view.
Robert's most relaxed kitchen — a modern European bistro with a 180° view of the Solent, an open terrace, and a private garden for the warmer months.
The View
180° of Solent
Few rooms on the island can match it — wide windows wrapping the dining room, ferries crossing the water, and some of the country's finest sunsets from the bar.
The Food
European bistro, island-led
A daily-written menu of grills, plates, classics and seasonal specials. Island produce where we can, technical care on every dish — relaxed, never careless.
The Terrace
Garden and sea-view bar
A private garden behind the restaurant for lunches in the sun, and a sea-view drinks terrace open all day — oysters, rosé, evening cocktails as the light goes.
Open
Tuesday – Sunday
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Where
Royal Maritime House
17 St. Thomas Street, Ryde
Drinks & Bar Snacks
9am – 10pm
Walk-ins welcome at the bar
Private Dining
The Cellar.
Two rooms. One occasion to remember.
Beneath RT Café Grill, two intimate private dining rooms each look into our wine cellar — perfect for milestone celebrations, anniversaries, corporate dinners and small wedding parties.
8–22
Guests
From £75pp
Per person
Bespoke
Menus
Limited Tasting Menu Events
Thompson's returns to the Isle of Wight.
A decade since opening his first solo restaurant in Newport, Robert revives the Thompson's tasting menu — now served in The Cellar across a small handful of evenings each year.
2015
Robert opens Thompson's in Newport — his first solo restaurant, built on the idea of fine dining freed from formality.
A favourite
Thompson's became a destination for locals and visitors alike — celebrated for its ingredient-led, season-driven cooking and warm, unfussy hospitality.
2026
Thompson's returns — the original tasting menu, refined and reimagined, served in The Cellar on a handful of evenings throughout the year.
2026 Dates
Choose your evening
Reservations open · From £100 per person · Menu released a month in advance
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