Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2010 | Page 149

food

Island Life - October/November 2010

Home grown
produce
makes the
Buddle Inn
so inviting
While many Island pubs have taken on

interested in coming back.

a more modern look, a few have still

“We had kept in touch with him, and

sessions will continue all year, and
remain outside for as long as the

managed to maintain the cosy tradition

when it came back up for management

of exposed beams, slate floors and an

we had a chat about it, and decided to

open fire.

come back, so we have been here again

will be switched to the function room

since April last year. We love the pub

downstairs, which holds 90 people, has

and the area.”

its own bar, toilets and patio area, and

None more so than the inviting
Buddle Inn at Niton, tucked away in
picturesque surroundings, and with a

One of the changes John and Fiona

weather permits.
But if it becomes too extreme, then it

is becoming increasingly popular for

fine tradition for home-cooked food

have implemented since their return

and real ales, including Buddle Best,

is more emphasis on Island produce,

brewed on the Island by Yates.

particularly all their meats. They have

for Christmas, with a pre-Christmas

also started growing some of their own

menu, but no food will be served on

husband and wife team John and Fiona

vegetables and salad produce in the

Christmas Day. However, their Buddle

Page, and this is their second spell in

back garden. So when carrots or runner

Inn full English big breakfast, which is

charge. They first took over in 2005,

beans are on the menu, it is a fair bet

served every other Saturday between

and were there for 18 months, but left

they have travelled just a few yards

9.0 and10.0, will be available on Boxing

because sadly one of their sons was

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