Welcome
Welcome to the Old Village Inn, where every visitor is a local and every local is our guest.
Nestled in the heart of Bembridgeโs old high street, this quirky traditional styled building is reputed to have been serving pints since 1787. These days, Landlord Jay Chapman (a Fellow Associate of the BII) is continuing this fine tradition and sources real ales form across the country to ensure there are always four on the pump and an ever-changing selection.
Itโs not just excellent ales and wines that the Village offers. Home cooked food is served all day, every day. Our main pub menus are complemented with an extensive specials board using locally sourced produce.
The Old Village Inn remains faithful to the community and sources produce locally wherever possible. The Farm Shop typically provides fruit and vegetables along with other โsecretโ ingredients. Over the road is Woodfords the Butchers who are an institution in Bembridge. Our chefs work closely with them to source the best cuts of meat available throughout the year.
The Old Village Inn really is a pub with the community at the forefront of everything it does, we look forward to welcoming youโฆ
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#day343 While the ๐ away the ๐ came out to play #yeoldevillageinn #bembridge #pub #garden #beergarden #festival #gettingready amazing team all came together while
I was working at PR to get the site cleared. As next week weโll be flicking back and forth while bricks ๐งฑ dry and other trades make way weโll be putting in thr new outside ๐ฝ station and retooling thr secret ๐คซ garden ๐ชด. With these two major feetโs out of the way itโll be a bit of sprucing and some wall paper ๐. Then all ๐ing lovely abs shiny for when your alllwed to come back. Welcome host, sanitizer stations, booths abs outside dining at its best all under cover and at your local with the middle ground ready to take the โ๏ธ soakers. So looking forward to this seasons Back Yard Festival 2021. Steven Jacobs that chat ๐ฌ over the bar when we were all suggesting names boom ๐ฅ. Creation love it ๐ฅฐ. So see you all soon maybe even for ๐ & Stig curry ๐ at the weekend takeaway ๐ฅก service
#day342 Fish ๐ & Chip ๐ night great success thanks to all who booked. Loved the app purchase Gavin Fraser nice to see Ruby Janet Head and many more. Getting outside ready abs the team discussing menus was the thought of the evening. Massive thanks to you all, some pictures of my time in Germany as Bastian was taking me to a bar that ended up being a tennis court club in the snow, the excuse was we couldnโt play tennis ๐พ, like I would anyways ๐ so we have to drink ๐บ and play cards. Love it. But we actually left the house to play tennis ๐พ. Then it was 9 people in a VW oh my ๐. My connection with Coburg and 151 is for ever. Hence why we have attempted 4th delivery ๐ to Germany ๐ฉ๐ช via the actual Sugar Rush Confectionery company on the IOW to see if they can get round this dreaded customs ๐embargo of sending sweets back .... BoJo is this what you envisaged? ๐ ๐. It is what it is so weโll see if itโs 4th time lucky ๐. Have a good one ana weโll see you at the weekend. Keep the bookings coming in for April as the seats abs spaces are going fast. โ๏ธ 872616 speak to Gypsy or Kevin Rust super ๐ publican by night builders helper by day, keeping us going to make your day. It almost rhymes Kev. M8 thanks for everything you do ๐ (yes and everyone else but just wanted to say thanks to our Kev) thanks all. Jx
#day341 weโre doing it baby oh yes mixing it up. A full on day at PR starting to look really good and then after work โ๏ธ back on thr home pitch. Screwy Garden ๐ชด roof overhall. Great team massive spirit. Fish & Chilp Wednesday for takeaway ๐ฅก if you donโt want to cook this evening give us a bell weโre make space for you always. ๐&๐ from ยฃ8 โ๏ธ 872616
Grandad Charles Millington we miss you! Glad you enjoyed your Sunday roast โฅ๏ธ
#day340 Great Day. We have a site meeting to work out the next 2/3 weeks and include the OVi garden abs bits. Itโs all go now. Electricians Adrian Barker and his crew down at PR meant that we had to move operation painting abs cutting up to the OVI. While we (me & the Gypsy) were on it the man that cannot be named and Kevin Rust assured with college work Ben Evans, the person only small enough to climb the seats of doom to unlock the marquee, like a real life video game ๐ฎ. When it came to moving the marquee it was all hands on deck and at Emma Goss turned up from the client meeting just at the right time. Heave Ho abs sheโs in place. The โ๏ธ was shining abs it made for a glorious day before mega quiz. Great to see so many people logging on and enjoying the antics of it all. Massine apology to ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ as a nation and my very own Welsh girl Olive Light who was cringing ๐ฌ at my pronunciation. I tried lol. Into the night planning at HQ ๐บand weโre all set for another day. ๐งโโ๏ธ nice indeed ๐
#day339 Pinch ๐ค Punch ๐ค 1st of the Month ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฆ (couldnโt find a leek emoji ๐, that reminded me when Hannah Yeats worked with me in the kitchen and she rushed in saying there were loads of leeks in the cellar, I panicked dropped everything abs she had put all the leeks (on a plastic bag) on the floor everywhere lol) So massive wow only 19 more days and itโs been a whole year since we got class down due to ๐ฆ with the 12th of April looming and reading ๐ some ofnthr new guidelines it seems mental so yoy can use your inside loos (post corrected) but you canโt use the inside of your pub ๐คช. You can use your kitchen inside but you canโt drink inside ๐ถ. But ..... really Ok thatโs cool ๐. Weโre business as usually. Massive outside space with VIP & individual pods available. Tables of 6, 4 x ๐บ on the wall for sport, DJโs and a great menu done simply well. Night time outside fun under cover with patio heaters & a safe welcome host system with drinks abs food being buzzed to your table with our host service. Simply press the button as you did last summer ๐ชorder taken then delivered. Or beat the queues abs order direct on the app and delivered. Genius. QUIZ NIGHT MONDAY tonight 1900 so Iโll be launching ๐ the picture round off this event attachment so keep an eye on the post. Weโre getting ready this week abs building next week outside finishing off the Back Yard Festival 2021 site. Going to look ๐ amazing and has opened up the middle more for the โ๏ธ on those lovely sit in the ๐บ garden ๐ชด days. Teams all coming together so happy days ๐ see yoy later on this evening ๐งโโ๏ธ nice indeed
#day338 โ๏ธ out ๐ so weโre getting there the heat coming through and some dry days will mean we can start on the Secret Garden ๐ชด roof & the Toilet ๐ป ๐ฝ for the outside. It was exciting to book our first bands for this season @pinstrip ๐ing at the rules our take on this start for April is that you canโt use your inside loos. Wonder how many others have actually thought of that! More hurdles. But we have so thatโs cool ๐. Thank you all for the orders on Takeaway ๐ฅก Saturday and keeping up going. Every little helps, says Tesco and Iโm sure theyโre ok ๐ ๐. So the app is all set up for takeaways Service if it makes it easier for you. apps.apple.com/gb/app/ye-olde-village-inn/id1518054835 there is an android version too. With everyone m8 reaching the big numbers this year Russ Broughton with special shoes very nice. With DJโs today itโs the season to be ๐ ๐. Always fun when Favourite No.3 son helps out so keen on the wheelbarrow he rammed it into my knee ouch ๐ค. He ended up twisting his ankle at the beach ๐ later on so no is ๐ bound. Mad Max ended up in the sea ๐ yes the sea ๐ ๐ฑ. Free Fun Online Quiz tomorrow Monday at 1900. See you all then people. Have an amazing โ๏ธ day.
#day334 to #337. Gosh Iโm so sorry. My head exploded ๐คฏ. Just needed to break away for a couple of days and put my mind in a place of organised peace โฎ๏ธ. The daily blog is important to me, but more importantly reminds me when itโs โdown a bitโ that can lend me to rant. And thatโs not how I wanted to be. The time away has fixed all vexation and the โ๏ธ is shining. Coming back to the OVi today and working and laughing ๐ with good friends has made for a brighter future. Thanks to all. Rebuilding festival field made for a very happy community publican. I had appreciated how down it had made me feel with everting upside down. With my favourite No.3 at my side in my hole ๐ณ had to dig with a baby shovel and baby fork ๐ด from the green house as Fred remembered that we had put power down there ๐๐ฝ ๐ so while the man that canโt be named William Mark Skeldon played with the big breaker for his holes ๐ณ 2 while I did my one ๐ he said I needed guns ๐ช I said I had a ๐ซ but it was only a toy one. Just take more ๐ and think of opening ๐ itโs the only way. The โ๏ธ out made a massive difference to the job. He even went to shirts by the afternoon compete with ๐. Then after a few barrows back and forth from Bembridge Building Supplies fence panels, posts, concrete, screws and much more we were all set. She starting to ๐ good. Moving BoHo shows us how we can capture the sun โ๏ธ in he middle of the festival field opposite the bar. Itโs going to great for โ๏ธ shine drinking with some tunes from DJ Kizza Kieren Chapman & Gobby ๐บ. I can feel the vibe now. Ahhh relaxed ๐ ๐ต ๐บ ๐ฌ to friends watching football โฝ๏ธ and the Euros ๐ถ nice ๐ itโs going to be great. New toilet ๐ฝ block goes up next week then we finish the roof on the OVi secret ๐คซ garden ๐ชด (so secret ๐ค the man who cannot be named didnโt even know it was going to be built ๐) massive thanks to Bryn Turner for all the general laughs and making the teams life easier with over all steady support from Ben Evans. Gypsy on the tea and Danny Allen on the most amazing breakfast ๐ณ ever. Ben need to learn to eat ๐ ๐ ๐ณ & white & black pudding and basically food ๐ as William might just had well had two breakfast. So funny. Then maths ๐งฎ oh the maths Max Chapman but it was great fun being with favourite No.2 son after I fixed his ๐ฒ, Tyreโs pumped abs seat raised as heโs getting so tall abs growing up. Going to have to look at another bike soon. Thanks to all for your amazing support with the fish ๐ and hand cut chips ๐ on Wednesday massive response ๐ orders coming in for Saturday service. It all really does help to keep us going at with the last lap of these next 80 days then back to normal wow ๐คฉ canโt wait xx
“Beer and buses weekend
Stopped off here for beer and buses weekend and loved the choice of ales on offer and the atmosphere. garden was packed and there was a barber shop quartet singing too. highly recommended.”
“Busy Monday Night in October
My wife and I chose to eat here based on their online reviews. On arrival the place without a booking and a very busy night with a quiz night about to start. However we were very quickly shown to a choise of tables. The service was excelent, really friendly and attentive despite being busy. There was a great atmosphere and the two pizzas we ordered were large and very tasty. we were unable to finish them however when we came to leave we were offered a box to take them with us. This helps show their attention to customer service. I wish this was my local pub.”
“Great welcome & fabulous food
Had a lovely evening meal where the staff could not have been more welcoming, the service & food was excellent. There was a lovely friendly atmosphere with exceptional attention to detail & cleanliness.
I would highly recommend & youโll probably need to book well in advance in the peak summer periods.”
“This is a proper pub with a good atmosphere
I came in and was immediately chatting to various locals and had a very warm welcome. Very dog friendly and a bowl of water was brought out without my asking for it !!! The food is very good but I regret not trying it sooner. Well worth a visit A real village pub. Just ignore the few bad reviews, they are obviously from someone with a grudge. Far better than the other pubs in the area.
Only complaint was no Guinness :(“