Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge took the new owners of an Isle of Wight high street restaurant by surprise, when he popped in for a bite to eat.

The renowned chef visited Stripped Brasserie, in Ventnor, on Monday, July 15.

The restaurant has recently been taken over by husband and wife, Ramona and Stefan Dobre.

After Tom's surprise visit, Ramona said: "How a wet and miserable Monday went from ordinary to extraordinary.

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"What an unexpected honour to have been able to cook for this legend.

"Blessed, lucky and eternally grateful to have had Tom walk through our door."

Stripped Brasserie serves a range of Mediterranean cuisine and opened under the couple's ownership in May.

This isn't the first time Tom Kerridge has visited the Island.

In 2022, he visited The George Hotel in Yarmouth for French chef Claude Bosi's birthday jamboree.

Earlier that year he scotched rumours he would be investing in any Island pubs and restaurants, following suggestions he was going to buy Little Gloster in Gurnard and North House in Cowes.

Tom employs a number of chefs who are from the Island, including former Island school student, Sarah Hayward.