The Spyglass Inn
Award-winning family-run seafront pub on Ventnor Esplanade, known for fresh local seafood, sandwiches, jacket potatoes and hearty pub favourites.
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Spyglass Inn, Esplanade, Ventnor, PO38 1JX
Menu — 84 items
Sandwiches & Baguettes
7 ITEMSMature Cheddar Cheese with Tomato & Onion Chutney
Served on multigrain farmhouse bread or white baguette, with salad garnish and crisps.
- vegetarian
£9.95 (Baguette £10.95)
Honey Roast Ham & Mustard Mayo
Served on multigrain farmhouse bread or white baguette, with salad garnish and crisps.
£9.95 (Baguette £10.95)
Tuna Mayonnaise
Served on multigrain farmhouse bread or white baguette, with salad garnish and crisps.
£9.95 (Baguette £10.95)
Homemade Coronation Chicken
Served on multigrain farmhouse bread or white baguette, with salad garnish and crisps.
£9.95 (Baguette £10.95)
British Peppered Salt Beef, Horseradish & Rocket
Served on multigrain farmhouse bread or white baguette, with salad garnish and crisps.
£10.95 (Baguette £11.95)
Fresh Ventnor Bay Crab, Mayo & Rocket
Served on multigrain farmhouse bread or white baguette, with salad garnish and crisps.
£13.95 (Baguette £14.95)
Prawn, Lettuce & Marie Rose Sauce
Served on multigrain farmhouse bread or white baguette, with salad garnish and crisps.
£12.95 (Baguette £13.95)
Rustic Doorstop Sandwiches
4 ITEMSUltimate Battered Fish Fingers, Lettuce, Tomato & Tartare Sauce
Served on locally made chunky white tin loaf bread with chips and salad garnish.
£13.95
Pork Sausages & Sticky Red Onion Marmalade
Served on locally made chunky white tin loaf bread with chips and salad garnish.
£13.95
Vegetarian Sausages & Sticky Red Onion Marmalade
Served on locally made chunky white tin loaf bread with chips and salad garnish.
- vegetarian
£13.95
The Spyglass Ploughman's Platter
Mature cheddar and honey roast ham served with Branston pickle, pickled onion, gherkin, salad, homemade slaw and baguette & butter.
£16.25
Jacket Potatoes
11 ITEMSPlain with Butter or Sour Cream
Served with butter and salad garnish.
- vegetarian
£7.95
Baked Beans
Served with butter and salad garnish.
£10.95
Mature Cheddar Cheese
Served with butter and salad garnish.
- vegetarian
£10.95
Homemade Slaw
Served with butter and salad garnish.
- vegetarian
£10.95
Cheddar Cheese & Beans
Served with butter and salad garnish.
£11.95
Cheddar Cheese & Homemade Slaw
Served with butter and salad garnish.
- vegetarian
£11.95
Tuna Mayonaise
Served with butter and salad garnish.
£11.95
Homemade Coronation Chicken
Served with butter and salad garnish.
£12.95
Homemade Vegetarian Five Bean Chilli
Served with butter and salad garnish.
- vegetarian
£14.50
Homemade Chilli Con Carne
Served with butter and salad garnish.
£14.50
Prawns in Marie Rose Sauce
Served with butter and salad garnish.
£14.95
Freshly Prepared Salads
8 ITEMSGrilled Chicken Breast with Garlic & Herb Mayo
£17.25
Spyglass Scampi with Tartare Sauce
£17.95
Grilled Falafel with Hummus
- vegan
£16.95
Smoked Mackerel Fillets
Served hot or cold.
£17.25
Peeled Prawns with Marie Rose Sauce
£21.95
Freshly Caught Local Crab
£23.95
Mixed Peeled Prawns & Local Crab with Marie Rose Sauce
£25.95
Locally Caught Lobster
Choice of half or whole lobster, ask at the bar for the latest market price and availability.
Market Price
Fish & Chips
4 ITEMSOur Famous Beer Battered Cod
Subject to availability. Served with tartare sauce, lemon wedge, chips and a choice of garden peas or mushy peas.
£18.50
Breaded Plaice Fillet
Served with tartare sauce, lemon wedge, chips and a choice of garden peas or mushy peas.
£15.50
Breaded Wholetail Scampi
Served with tartare sauce, lemon wedge, chips and a choice of garden peas or mushy peas.
£17.95
Thai Style Cod & Sea Bass Fishcakes
Served with chips, salad garnish, homemade slaw and sweet chilli dip.
£15.95
Cold Seafood Platters
4 ITEMSJug of Shell-On Prawns
Half pint of cold water prawns in their shells. Served with lemon wedge, salad garnish, homemade slaw, Marie Rose sauce and baguette & butter.
£15.95
Pint of Shell-On Prawns
Pint of cold water prawns in their shells. Served with lemon wedge, salad garnish, homemade slaw, Marie Rose sauce and baguette & butter.
£19.95
Spyglass Seafood Platter
A fish salad, peeled prawns, whole prawns, fresh crab meat, smoked mackerel fillet, anchovies and greenlip mussels.
£45
Captains' Seafood Platter
As Spyglass platter, with the addition of half a lobster.
£70
Speciality Seafood
7 ITEMSCalamari
Tender strips of squid dusted in breadcrumbs, deep fried and served with garlic mayonnaise.
£15.95
Whitebait
Small whole fish, lightly coated in natural crispy crumb, deep fried and with garlic mayonnaise.
£15.95
Shell-On Garlic Prawns
Succulent cold water prawns in their shells, seasoned and cooked in garlic butter, served with salad garnish, homemade slaw and baguette & butter.
£19.95
Greenlip Mussels
Seasoned and cooked in garlic butter, served with salad garnish, homemade slaw and a baguette & butter.
£19.95
Tuna Steak with Garlic Butter
Served with salad garnish, homemade slaw and chips or jacket potato.
£18.95
Homemade Fisherman's Pie
White fish, smoked mackerel and prawns in a white cheese sauce, topped with mash potato and grated mature cheddar cheese, served with salad garnish and chips or jacket potato.
£19.95
Ventnor Bay Crab on Chips
Chips topped with a mix of white and brown fresh crab meat from Ventnor Haven Fishery and mayonnaise, served with salad garnish and homemade slaw.
£21.95
Pub Favourites
6 ITEMSSouthern Fried Chicken Strips
Strips of chicken breast in a slightly spiced coating, deep fried and served with salad garnish, chips or jacket potato and a choice of garlic mayo, BBQ or sweet chilli dip.
£16.25
Homemade Cottage Pie
Topped with mash potato and grated mature cheddar and served with salad garnish and a choice of chips or jacket potato.
£16.50
Homemade Chilli Con Carne & Rice
Topped with sour cream and tortilla chips.
£16.50
Garlic & Herb Marinated Chicken Breast
Succulent butterfly cut chicken breast with garlic and herb butter, served with salad garnish and chips or jacket potato.
£17.25
Aberdeen Angus Beef Lasagne
Served with a crusty baguette and salad garnish.
£17.25
Steak, Ale & Mushroom Suet Pudding
Served with chips, peas and gravy.
£16.95
Burger Menu
6 ITEMS6oz Beef Burger
Served in a glazed bun with lettuce, gherkins and burger sauce, with homemade slaw and chips.
£13.95
6oz Cheese Burger
Served in a glazed bun with American cheese, lettuce, gherkins and burger sauce, with homemade slaw and chips.
£14.25
12oz Spyglass Super Deluxe Beef Burger
Two 6oz beef patties in a glazed bun with lettuce, gherkins, onion rings and burger sauce, with homemade slaw and chips.
£16.95
12oz Spyglass Super Deluxe Cheese Burger
Two 6oz beef patties in a glazed bun with American cheese, lettuce, gherkins, onion rings and burger sauce, with homemade slaw and chips.
£17.25
Chicken Double Fillet Burger
Battered chicken fillets with lettuce and mayonnaise in a glazed bun, with homemade slaw and chips.
£16.95
Chicken Double Fillet Burger with American Cheese
Battered chicken fillets with lettuce and mayonnaise in a glazed bun, with homemade slaw and chips.
£17.25
From the Grill
3 ITEMS10oz Gammon Steak with Pineapple
Served with homemade slaw, mushrooms, onion rings, tomato and chips or jacket potato.
£19.95
10oz IW Rump Steak
Cooked to your liking. Served with homemade slaw, mushrooms, onion rings, tomato and chips or jacket potato.
£26.95
Bosun's Platter (for one)
One gammon steak and one IW rump steak, cooked to your liking. Served with homemade slaw, mushrooms, onion rings, tomato and chips or jacket potato.
£39.95
Vegetarian Meals
5 ITEMSVegetarian Sausages
Served with onion chutney, salad garnish, homemade slaw and chips or jacket potato.
- vegetarian
£13.25
Macaroni Cheese
Macaroni pasta in a rich cheese sauce served with salad garnish and a crusty baguette.
- vegetarian
£15.25
Vegetarian Pea & Bean Burger
Served in a glazed bun with lettuce, tomato and garlic mayo, with homemade slaw and chips.
- vegetarian
£16.25
Spinach & Ricotta Cheese Cannelloni
Served with salad garnish and a crusty baguette.
- vegetarian
£16.25
Homemade Five Bean Chilli & Rice
Served with rice and topped with sour cream and tortilla chips (vegan when served without sour cream).
- vegan
£16.50
Side Orders
9 ITEMS2 Slices of Brown Bread & Butter
- vegetarian
£1.75
Dips
Choice of garlic mayo, BBQ, Marie Rose sauce, sour cream or sweet chilli.
£2.50
Baked Beans
- vegetarian
£3
White Baguette
- vegetarian
£3
Beer Battered Onion Rings
- vegetarian
£4.75
Homemade Coleslaw
- vegetarian
£4.95
Portion of Chips
- vegetarian
£4.95
Side Salad
- vegetarian
£4.95
Portion of Cheesy Chips
- vegetarian
£5.95
Children's Menu
10 ITEMSBeef Burger
Served in a floured bun with chips and a choice of baked beans, peas or small salad garnish. 2oz £6.50 / 4oz £8.50.
£6.50 (2oz / 4oz £8.50)
Cheese Burger
Served in a floured bun with chips and a choice of baked beans, peas or small salad garnish. 2oz £6.95 / 4oz £8.95.
£6.95 (2oz / 4oz £8.95)
Pork Sausages
Served with chips and a choice of baked beans, peas or small salad garnish. Toddler £6.95 / Kids £8.95.
£6.95 (Toddler / Kids £8.95)
Chicken Nuggets
Made with whole breast meat. Served with chips and a choice of baked beans, peas or small salad garnish. Toddler £6.95 / Kids £8.95.
£6.95 (Toddler / Kids £8.95)
Honey Roast Cold Ham
Served with chips and a choice of baked beans, peas or small salad garnish. Toddler £6.95 / Kids £8.95.
£6.95 (Toddler / Kids £8.95)
Jumbo Battered Fish Finger
Served with chips and a choice of baked beans, peas or small salad garnish. Toddler £6.95 / Kids £8.95.
£6.95 (Toddler / Kids £8.95)
Vegetarian Sausages
Served with chips and a choice of baked beans, peas or small salad garnish. Toddler £6.95 / Kids £8.95.
- vegetarian
£6.95 (Toddler / Kids £8.95)
Breaded Wholetail Scampi
Served with chips and a choice of baked beans, peas or small salad garnish. Toddler £6.95 / Kids £8.95.
£6.95 (Toddler / Kids £8.95)
Chicken Burger
Served in a floured bun with chips and a choice of baked beans, peas or small salad garnish.
£8.95
Macaroni Cheese
Served with a small side salad and sliced bread & butter.
- vegetarian
£8.95
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