| Sorry folks, home delivery currently unavailable. We'd love to see you at the shop in Niton though. Try our delicious deli and Island Butcher. Please phone us on 01983 731778 or email an order and we'll get it ready for you to collect. All the same wonderfully tasty goodies are available, plus lots more at the shop! A gorgeous array of summer veg and salad leaves is now upon us, as, hopefully! the sun comes out and stays out! For a lovely change try Oakleaf or Lollo Rosso lettuces. Cos is great in a sunday brunch bacon sarnie and a pre-requisite with a seafood salad. s ripe tomatoes from Arreton valley look great on a summer lunch table and taste fab too! New shop now open in Niton village! A traditional butchers shop with a full range of extras to make a tasty meal, you can find us next to the Post Office. We're open Tuesday to Friday 8.45 am to 5pm and Saturdays 8.45 am to 4pm. DELIVERY CHANGES! ORDER CUT-OFF NOW WEDNESDAY There's more time to be online with the deadline for orders now midnight on Wednesday instead of Tuesday! Please note that the delivery charge is now £ 4.95 for all orders except deliveries to Niton and Whitwell. MAIL ORDER! We've got a fabulous new website at www.islandfoodandgifts.co.uk to send hampers and Island food products nationwide. From celebration hampers to side of smoked salmon or Isle of Wight cheeses, we've got everything you need at Island Food & Gifts! What else is new? lots of lovely Island Kitchen winter warmer puds!; Eve's Tipsy Pudding with apple and calvados, Golden Ginger pud, Double Choc Pud, and Lemon & Hot Fudge Pud. Simply heat to eat (microwave or oven) FREE delivery to Whitwell and Niton, our home villages. If the system doesn't do it automatically, we'll sort your discount out manually! Don't forget our minimum order is only £30. Do spread the word to family and friends, there's never been a better time to enjoy local food delivered to your door. |
local food means higher quality, less food miles and less packaging waste
Jackie Phillips and Rachel Foy started The Real Island Food Company in 2007, to make it easier to buy quality local food. We want to be happy about the food we buy and eat, and confident about its provenance.
Ethics are important to us, but most important is delivering quality food. Here’s some food for thought:
Local Economics
We want to support the local economy by buying from local companies and farmers. Paying a proper price keeps local companies in business, sustaining local jobs. Farming maintains our landscape, and the pastoral beauty is one of the things that locals and visitors love about the Isle of Wight.
Seasonality
Our product range changes regularly, depending on what’s in season locally. Buying food when its in season locally means that its fresher, and fresher food tastes better and contains more goodness.
You won’t find year-round availability of specialities that should be seasonal treats, like asparagus, sweetcorn or crab. Going back to cooking seasonally can be hard at first, but we’ve got lots of recipe ideas get your mouth watering.
Quality
Many of our suppliers have won ‘Great Taste Awards’ in national competitions, so they’re as good as or better than big brands.
Our meat is all hung properly – 21 to 28 days for beef, up to 7 days for lamb/hogget and up to 5 days for pork. Hanging tenderises the meat and concentrates the flavours.
Packaging and Waste
We try to use a little packaging as possible. We’ll deliver to you in a cool-bag that we reuse time and again. Loose items will be packed in paper or compostable plastic bags, and we only use plastic when there is no choice. Cardboard boxes are reused by suppliers or recycled and we compost our vegetable waste.
You don’t have to agree with us about all of this, but we hope you will agree that the food we offer is some of the best you’ll eat!
Jackie and Rachel