Robert Thompson to open RTCaféGrill and relocate Thompson's

Robert Thompson is to open RTCaféGrill on the Isle of Wight in March and relocate his eponymous restaurant in Newport.

RTCaféGrill will open on the ground floor of Royal Maritime House in Ryde and serve a casual menu, while fine dining restaurant Thompson's is set to reopen later this year on the lower-ground floor.

RTCaféGrill will offer an all-day menu and views over the Solent, with dishes including house grass-fed beef burger, linguini carbonara and yellow-fin tuna salad niçoise.

The same team will operate RTCaféGrill and Thompson's, which will feature an open kitchen serving the modern British dishes Thompson is known for.

He said: “I am thrilled to bring some great news to Ryde by introducing a new dining venue with RTCaféGrill. We are also looking forward to bringing our Newport restaurant Thompson’s to life in the same space, creating two genuine neighbourhood venues.

“On moving to Ryde, we wanted to give locals, visitors and international travellers the chance to experience a new dining destination, whether they want to enjoy a bottle of wine at the bar, a family lunch with the kids, or a relaxed evening meal, discovering some of the very best ingredients from across the Isle of Wight.”