A lovely independent pub/restaurant - good food, lots of variety, good value and kid friendly. We visited during peak season and found many other pubs were fully booked, even when making advance reservations - we were surprised by how quiet Traveller's Joy was by comparison....We can only assume it's to do with its location on the island (i.e. the quieter west side), but it's actually only a few minutes drive from Newport and well worth the journey.More

Called in on the off chance late Sunday afternoon, hoping for food. We were in luck. All day reasonably priced roasts available to 8:00pm. And very nice they were too, as were the deserts. A great selection of real ales only added to our enjoyment....The only downside was it was our last day on the island and we won’t be able to return. Well not this time anyway.More

Visited whilst on holiday at thornes bay for my sister's birthday meal Group of 10 of us had a meal and dessert, service was excellent and meals all came together. All meals are homemade and were all very nice and of good size and reasonably...priced. My nephew is gluten free and they catered to his requirements with ease.More

I normally use the Travs for drinking, but I thought I'd try the Wednesday Pie Day. Absolutely brilliant chicken and mushroom pie. The chicken was really tender and tasty, the pastry was" just like mum made". Well worth a visit for food and not just...beer, but the beers are brilliant as well. It's definitely worth another visit.More

The nicest home cooked food!! Really lovely welcoming people! Beautifully randomly decorated! Smelt like a proper pub! So good we went again 2 days later!!

Overcooked food, owner laughed at us when told, then disappeared and left young waitress to take our money while apologising.

There was very little joy at the Travellers Joy. As you go or down the hill towards the pub put your foot on the accelerator and speed on past. 6 of us ate. Both of the mixed grill were overcooked, infact at one point we...thought they had used some old shoe soles instead of gammon. Their sausages were so overdone they were impossible to cut. Two-of us had the Salmon fishcakes, it was a case of spot the salmon and avoid the stodge. We all had chips with our meals and they were all over cooked. We mentioned it to the waitress, who just said she was sorry about that and then disappeared for 10 minutes. The landlady next appeared and asked how our meals were and my husband said not good. She laughed.. he reiterated thst the meals were not good, she laughed again and walked away. Avoid the place at all costs because it certainly wasnt good value.More

Best mixed grill I’ve had! Will definitely be coming here again. Lovely people and a really nice atmosphere

Staff and owners really friendly. Sunday roast was amazing! Proper English pub... Will be back next year 👌 thankyou

Great service, friendly atmosphere, wonderful food and indoor and outdoor seating. My friends and I were on a short break on the IOW we decided to stop for a roast dinner here and we’re not disappointed. The landlord and landlady were friendly and welcoming offering...great advice on how to get about on the island. The food was amazing we will definitely be coming back when we come over again 10/10More

Visited with my husband and two children, the Sunday roasts were amazing, so filling and full of flavour. Staff are lovely and really accommodating to children especially with my fussy eater haha. Bread and butter pudding was amazing and the children loved their ice creams...with sauce and sprinkles 😀 Would definitely visit here again 😍More

although the kitchen was at full stretch as there was an unexpected party of 12, and we were warned there would be a long wait the food arrived quite quickly. It was a really good meal (steak and ale pie) and was surprisingly cheap, Have...read some of the reviews that slated the place , and can only assume they are real cheapskates with nothing better to do. Will be going back, 👍More