We went as a party of 6 Friday night could not fault anything service was amazing ? food was first class highly recommend a visit..
Chetna Poojary
Best ambiance. Good food & flavours. Staff was friendly. Proper Thai flavours.Vegetarian options: Stir vegetables & green curry with vegetables are the best
Christopher Barton
Ask if they had a table for 3. We was told that they were fully booked with only 3 tables that were reserved.Walk past 50 minute later ony 3 tables used very unwelcomeWe used the Mukda in the high street, woo what a welcome and vert attentive I would give them 4.9 but to be fare they were spot on and the only reason for 4.9 is we all could do better give the black cat a miss and be treated like Kings and Queens at the Mukda
darrenbarton1
Claimed was fully booked walked past after going elsewhere 1h later and empty. Simply didn't want us in
Christopher B
Arrived at 6:30 and was asked did we book ? No, then was asked if we were an islander ? No. We was told we were an islander and it was fully booked and to come back in the week. So we walked up the high street to Mukda Thai Restaurant. Was greated with a warm welcome their. And the food was excellent. When we finished are meal at Mukda Thai Restaurant we walked passed The Black Cat , an hour later. And it was not fully booked they just didn't want us in their.
davesurrey9999
We ate there last week and enjoyed it. The young chap serving was very polite, helpful and efficient. It’s a comprehensive menu and the food was very good, perhaps not the best I’ve ever had but still very good and it all was reasonably priced. If you are in Shanklin it’s certainly worth a try.
bv1980
We went to the Black Cat on a Tuesday evening and while the food was very good the service was just odd. We asked for some prawn crackers to nibble on whilst looking at the menu and we were told that we were not allowed prawn crackers until we had ordered just in case we made the menus greasy (the menus are laminated) found this to be strange. When placing our order we asked the young lady a question about one of the dishes and she simply said I don’t know I don’t eat the food. Apart from having our food placed in front of us we didn’t see any waiting staff again until it was time to pay the bill, as I said before all the food was really good just an odd mix with the service
Amy P
Highly recommend! Excellent Thai food and the service was 10/10! Really friendly staff. Look forward to visiting again.
Lisa Monckton -Rickett
Lovely meal, lots of flavours, good size portions, great service, good value for money, king prawns in batter were the best I've had. Highly recommended
Kim G
Absolutely amazing food at The Black Cat. We all ordered different things and they all tasted so different and fresh. Prices are good and the hospitality excellent. Definitely recommend here if you want authentic Thai food.
Wonderful Thai cooking, good restaurant. Great atmosphere, very friendly host and staff. Also very reasonable prices, decent wines and beers also sensibly priced. If you are on the number 3 bus route between Newport and Ryde, you are in luck as the bus stop is right outside the restaurant. We travel from Ventnor to the black cat by bus, it only takes 15 minutes and there is a bus every half hour. Perfect as you don't need a designated driver!
Steve B
Superb hospitality, exquisite food, impeccable service and all at very reasonable prices. High St location in the attractive Shanklin old town. Highly recommended but book ahead!
Addelle A
Food was excellent, service was faultless. The only small criticism I would have is they don’t really cater for kids. We gave it a try and would go back but without kids.
Ageing B
Good Thai menu, great food, great food & service in pleasant surroundings. Set meal for two was excellent Can't ask for more.
Lynsey Rolph
On arrival we felt like it was issue that our 85 year old mum had a walker to aid her walking. The owner/head of house was rude about it, asked if the step was an issue for us. The young waitress was very friendly but was obviously struggling with a cold and kept on sniffing.Food was nice, but the main came out very quickly after the starter.. not great on the welcome or being made to feel welcome. Like not being local was an issue.Wheelchair accessibility: Very poor, no wheelchair, but my 85 yr old mother in law was made to feel embarrassed as she has a walker. We were asked if it could be folded away and asked if they could put it elsewhere, like it being in the restaurant was an issue.
We went as a party of 6 Friday night could not fault anything service was amazing ? food was first class highly recommend a visit..
Best ambiance. Good food & flavours. Staff was friendly. Proper Thai flavours.Vegetarian options: Stir vegetables & green curry with vegetables are the best
Ask if they had a table for 3. We was told that they were fully booked with only 3 tables that were reserved.Walk past 50 minute later ony 3 tables used very unwelcomeWe used the Mukda in the high street, woo what a welcome and vert attentive I would give them 4.9 but to be fare they were spot on and the only reason for 4.9 is we all could do better give the black cat a miss and be treated like Kings and Queens at the Mukda
Claimed was fully booked walked past after going elsewhere 1h later and empty. Simply didn't want us in
Arrived at 6:30 and was asked did we book ? No, then was asked if we were an islander ? No. We was told we were an islander and it was fully booked and to come back in the week. So we walked up the high street to Mukda Thai Restaurant. Was greated with a warm welcome their. And the food was excellent. When we finished are meal at Mukda Thai Restaurant we walked passed The Black Cat , an hour later. And it was not fully booked they just didn't want us in their.
We ate there last week and enjoyed it. The young chap serving was very polite, helpful and efficient. It’s a comprehensive menu and the food was very good, perhaps not the best I’ve ever had but still very good and it all was reasonably priced. If you are in Shanklin it’s certainly worth a try.
We went to the Black Cat on a Tuesday evening and while the food was very good the service was just odd. We asked for some prawn crackers to nibble on whilst looking at the menu and we were told that we were not allowed prawn crackers until we had ordered just in case we made the menus greasy (the menus are laminated) found this to be strange. When placing our order we asked the young lady a question about one of the dishes and she simply said I don’t know I don’t eat the food. Apart from having our food placed in front of us we didn’t see any waiting staff again until it was time to pay the bill, as I said before all the food was really good just an odd mix with the service
Highly recommend! Excellent Thai food and the service was 10/10! Really friendly staff. Look forward to visiting again.
Lovely meal, lots of flavours, good size portions, great service, good value for money, king prawns in batter were the best I've had. Highly recommended
Absolutely amazing food at The Black Cat. We all ordered different things and they all tasted so different and fresh. Prices are good and the hospitality excellent. Definitely recommend here if you want authentic Thai food.
Restaurantji Recommends
Wonderful Thai cooking, good restaurant. Great atmosphere, very friendly host and staff. Also very reasonable prices, decent wines and beers also sensibly priced. If you are on the number 3 bus route between Newport and Ryde, you are in luck as the bus stop is right outside the restaurant. We travel from Ventnor to the black cat by bus, it only takes 15 minutes and there is a bus every half hour. Perfect as you don't need a designated driver!
Superb hospitality, exquisite food, impeccable service and all at very reasonable prices. High St location in the attractive Shanklin old town. Highly recommended but book ahead!
Food was excellent, service was faultless. The only small criticism I would have is they don’t really cater for kids. We gave it a try and would go back but without kids.
Good Thai menu, great food, great food & service in pleasant surroundings. Set meal for two was excellent Can't ask for more.
On arrival we felt like it was issue that our 85 year old mum had a walker to aid her walking. The owner/head of house was rude about it, asked if the step was an issue for us. The young waitress was very friendly but was obviously struggling with a cold and kept on sniffing.Food was nice, but the main came out very quickly after the starter.. not great on the welcome or being made to feel welcome. Like not being local was an issue.Wheelchair accessibility: Very poor, no wheelchair, but my 85 yr old mother in law was made to feel embarrassed as she has a walker. We were asked if it could be folded away and asked if they could put it elsewhere, like it being in the restaurant was an issue.