Smoking Lobster Cowes - Isle of Wight

Name: Smoking Lobster Cowes - Isle of Wight
Address: 127 High Street, Cowes Isle of Wight, Cowes Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, PO31 7AY
Telephone: 01983 240916
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 4.8

4.8 (1286)

£26 to £40

Pan-Asian

127 High Street, Cowes Isle of Wight, Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 7AY

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2 people

Jul 22, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 29 times today

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Good for groups
Innovative

Welcome to Smoking Lobster Cowes, an Asian-Fusion restaurant serving fresh, exciting & luscious Asian-Fusion cuisine for both adults and kids. Voted best Isle of Wight restaurant two years in a row.

Family owned by the Giancovich's, with recipes influenced by their extensive travels around Asia, and by their childhood of growing up hunting, gathering, and spear-fishing for seafood.

Our local fisherman, Justin, catches our lobsters & line caught sea bass fresh for our use, so our dishes include the freshest possible ingredients from your local shores.

The bar menu reflects the elegant dishes from the kitchen, with precise, bespoke cocktails prepared using fresh ingredients.

We offer formal dining areas, private dining areas and casual dining areas. If you just fancy a drink, let us know.

We look forward to looking after you.
Note: Dogs are accepted upon request as limited spaces available. We also offer a Special Roast Menu every Sunday!

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Pan-Asian, Seafood
Hours of operation
Lunch Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
01983 240916
Website
https://www.smoking-lobster.co.uk/cowes
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Giancarlo Giancovich
Catering
We offer private catering at your home. Please contact the restaurant
Private party facilities
Email directly cowes@smokinglobster.co.uk

Location
127 High Street, Cowes Isle of Wight, Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 7AY
Neighborhood
Cowes
Cross street
High Street, Cowes
Parking details
There are many car parks and on street parking surrounding the restaurant
Public transit
Bus, Taxi, Red Funnel, Red Jet
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,286 people are saying

Smoking Lobster Cowes - Isle of Wight reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.9Food
4.8Service
4.7Ambience
4.4Value

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Smoking Lobster Cowes on the Isle of Wight is a culinary gem, offering "delicious food" with an "amazing atmosphere" and "fantastic service." Diners rave about the "superb seafood" and "creative, flavorful dishes." Despite occasional slow service, the "friendly and knowledgeable staff" ensure a memorable dining experience. Highly recommended!

1,286 Reviews

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Lucy
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A lovely restaurant, always serves good food, there’s a good selection of good wine and the desserts are sublime. The staff an all friendly and efficient.
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SARAH
London6 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic food and great service. Pricey but we are of the opinion that you get what you pay for...
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Nick
New York City12 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious lunch with great service in very pleasant surroundings.
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Tim
Gloucestershire/Wiltshire2 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 13, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Been a few times now food always delicious, beautifully served and staff polite and helpful .
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Helen
London2 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 12, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Obviously a very popular restaurant, servers very knowledgeable and food excellent plenty of choice of very fresh fish. All was well until the bill came then we had items on it we had not had so had to get that sorted.
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Kim
Isle of Wight2 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 12, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Another amazing lunch at the Smoking Lobster, our absolute favourite restaurant! Best service, delicious food and fantastic atmosphere.
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Lucy
Hampshire2 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 11, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Wonderful food and well worth this visit. In experienced and slow service let them down a little. We had a long wait for drinks and some Food and were rushed to finish our dining experience as our taxi was waiting.
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Tania
Las Vegas2 reviews
4.0
Dined on July 8, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Nice atmosphere but way too noisy for our liking. Accept you can’t determine your fellow diners but some kind of soft furnishings might reduce the noise level. Food was good if a little over priced in my opinion £16 for 3 very small scallops? £30 for 2 ‘goujons’ of monkfish. £77 for lobster not a whole but 2 halves that were not the same size. It was known we were celebrating a birthday but didn’t even get offered a complimentary coffee at the end of a £190 bill, not that we were expecting it but the small touches make a difference. A 10% service automatically added which we were told was optional. If it’s optional let guests determine their own percentage and add it themselves. Overall a pleasant evening but would not rush back.
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John
London21 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 4, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and staff were fantastic. We had a great evening and will certainly return.
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Tim
Cambridge/Cambridgeshire6 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 3, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Delicious sea food, nice Asian twist, highly recommend this place.
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Smoking Lobster Cowes - Isle of Wight is rated 4.8 stars by 1286 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Jul 22, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 29 times today

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127 High Street, Cowes Isle of Wight, Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 7AY

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Cross street
High Street, Cowes
Neighborhood
Cowes
Hours of operation
Lunch Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–5:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Pan-Asian, Seafood
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
There are many car parks and on street parking surrounding the restaurant
Public transit
Bus, Taxi, Red Funnel, Red Jet
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Giancarlo Giancovich
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.smoking-lobster.co.uk/cowes
Phone number
01983 240916
Catering
We offer private catering at your home. Please contact the restaurant
Private party facilities
Email directly cowes@smokinglobster.co.uk

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