So, a much better weather was forecast and with that in mind we booked a table at The Best Dressed Crab. Knowing my love of shellfish we agreed this would be our special meal of the holiday. They do a platter which we decided we would have and share. This is it.
I was so looking forward to it and then in the morning the restaurant phoned to say they hadn’t managed to catch any crabs, so the dressed crab was off the menu!! So, I cancelled. No point as the crab made up some of this dish.
Instead Mal came up with the bright idea of going to Ryde and finding a nice restaurant there. Well we parked up and walked all around Ryde, up and down the hills and found nothing we really fancied. It was getting later and later and seeing as everywhere we seemed to go on the island there were terrific hold ups, we decided to go to the Blacksmiths as we have never had a bad meal there and they love dogs. There is a basket full of dog blankets as you walk in the door and also a huge jar of dog treats.
The meal was very good and I had the Mariner Pie.
The pub has won many awards and I have to say my raspberry creme brulee is the best dessert I have ever had!
The pub is in such a nice place with fantastic views.
A bonus, the sat nav took us back to the lodge avoiding all the blocked roads but again, single track lanes!