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Top ten best restaurants in the area

The votes are in, these are the top ten best restaurants in the area as voted by you (so, the ten restaurants with the most loyal net savvy customers and regulars who visit this site then), a few surprises in there:Botolphs Bridge Inn (9.10/10)Bella ...
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Tinto Tapas

In the 18 months we have been going to Tintos a (at least once amonth) it has always been good food, service and atmosphere. The sea bass is to die for. The bill is never a shock other than how inexpensive! If you haven't been make sure you go you wi...
Rated 7.64/10 on Folkestone Gerald

KML

Created some kml files from my pub / restaurant data on Folkestone Gerald, part of my plan to clean up my maps and things, kml is a standard that's been adopted by google for google earth and maps and things, and is possibly better suited than my exi...

Swing Afternoon review

Regular correspondent Woodo sent me this:I did promise a review of the "swing afternoon" at the Sandgate Hotel but as the weather was so great we spent most of the day in Bar Vasa however, we did pop in to catch the last couple of songs from the perf...
Rated 7.14/10 on Folkestone Gerald

House hunt

Two houses today in Canterbury, different parts of town, but with things in common. For starters, both too expensive really at 250k each. If the market really is tumbling we might be able to make a cheeky offer on just about anything we see now thoug...

leas cliff hall 1974

Hi Gerald, do you have any details of the Summer Season show at the Leas Cliff in 1974 with Gordon & Bunny Jay?I spent a fab season with them staying in Sandgate and wanted reminding of the variety show acts.ThanksPhil...

Rated 4.86/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Folkestone camera clcub forthcoming events

NOTICE OF FUTURE EVENTS:-KENT COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION BI-ANNUAL AUDIO VISUAL COMPETITIONFolkestone Camera Club are proud to be hosting this event, in this our Centenary year.We have received 26 entries from several Kent Camera Clubs. and they...

You had to outdo us didn't you, rest of the country?

We were trumped, this earthquake centred in Lincolnshire was magnitude 5.3, which slays our earthquake (magnitude 4.3) that we had last year.Two reports from friends in the relative vicinity, just so I can feel I'm joining in:Yeah it was nuts - we bo...

There are definitely glass and can recycling points at the supermarkets

only Sainsbury Park Farm and Morrisons spring to mind, [s]but I expect there are also in the car park of ASDA in the town centre[s] Definitely NO FACILITIES at the Sainsbury or ASDA in the town when I asked recently, sorry.Do you not have a doorstep ...

Folkestone recycling

I live in block of flats in Sandgate Road where the only on-site facility for recycling is for paper and card and plastic bottles. Is there anywhere near I can re-cycle glass, e.g. supermarkets? Do not use car much for shopping and have not noticed...

10% discount at Bar Vasa

Monday to WednesdayWe are now offering a 10% discount on all pre ordered meals every week between Monday and Wednesday until 31st March. All you have to do is select a meal from our menu and call us now on 01303 243956 to book a table.Check out their...

RE: A whole load of hits suddenly for Sandgate Hotel / Gordon Ramsay searches...

surely you need to get in there and buy the place before him?

A whole load of hits suddenly for Sandgate Hotel / Gordon Ramsay searches...

My most recent twenty searches here: 1. sandgate hotel gordon ramsay 2. waterstones at bluewater 3. sandgate hotel kent ransay 4. sandgate hotel new management ramsay 5. sandgate hotel 6. sandgate hotel and ramsay 7. the sandgate hotel ...
Rated 7.14/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Has Gate 28 closed down?

Last couple of times we've been past it's looked like it...
Rated 0.57/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Festive Fun

Welcome back after the christmas break, hope you had a good one. We did, felt a bit quiet though, no big late nights or anything. Kind of handy really, as I'm back in work today, I volunteered to be in on these (hopefully) quiet days between christma...

Rated 8.24/10 on Folkestone Gerald

My recommended events

Cool, just discovered my recommended events at last.fm, and I see loads of bands that I like or liked in the past are playing live about now, including bands that I didn't really know were still going, including Love / Hate, Sheep on Drugs, Ricky Spo...

That's Portofino they / you are on about

Sorry, needs a bit of a tidy up around here, the venue details don't show up on every page:Portofino, 124A Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2BW, Telephone: 01303 255762I've eaten in there a few times and found it very nice....
Rated 4.07/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Lower Deck Music Club this Wednesday

Dear all,It's the return of the Lower Deck Music Club at Sandgate Hotel this Wednesday November 21st. 7pm til 10pm. Hosted by Julia Jones featuring local acts Jon Woode and Raphael Mead. �5 on door or �3 with flyer. Hope you can make it. Please ...
Rated 7.14/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Lots of antique shops in Sandgate

That's the nicer Western end of Folkestone. Post a link to your ebay store here! Wonder if there are already any Folkestone antique shops doing that?...

Dave (Davina) the dolphin serious injury :-(

Some oaf has hit the Sandgate Dolphin (most likely ) with a boat propellor, chopping off a big chunk of her tail according to Kent News. Pictures there, very sad....

Didn't go to Canterbury all weekend!

Imagine that... Overslept Sunday morning, so we went to Escondido for lunch instead. The chef got my food wrong again, so for the second time in a row mine came free, that's nice. Apparently Escondido weren't quite recovered from a disaster the previ...

Rated 6.59/10 on Folkestone Gerald

I recommend Canterbury

See places to go in Canterbury, but I also quite like The Famous Ship Inn in Sandgate.Bon chance!...

I'm the walking dude (and so's my wife)

Splendid weekend, thanks for asking, starting off with what's becoming a regular routine; a quiet night in Friday night then a trip to Canterbury Saturday daytime. Had a lovely Wagamama, only slightly marred by me biting through my lip again. In the ...

This makes me sad Jenn!

I recommend Escondido in Sandgate, always, although Tinto Tapas in Sandgate is also good (this is based more on friends recommendations as I've only been there once). The Hermitage sounds like it might be just about right though, in terms of ambience...

Rated 6.59/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Sadly disappointed with La Tavernetta

We are new to Folkestone and a neighbour recommended La Tavernetta for our 10 year anniversay dinner. We are the type who manage to go out to dinner once a year as we have 2 small children and an even smaller budget for luxuries. I am the type who ra...
Rated 3.38/10 on Folkestone Gerald

It had to happen sooner or later

Not a great meal from Escondido! Slight repost from the blog, just so it goes on the all new (slightly worse than before) page about Escondido, part of my guide to Sandgate bars and restaurants:Actually it wasn't 100%, Escondido had a bit of an off d...

Rated 6.59/10 on Folkestone Gerald

RE: Dolphins in Sandgate!

Ive seen the dolphin/s on several occasions/visits to sandgate,but yesterday was amazing!i was swimming out to one of the yellow bouys,there were two canoes around,when suddenly a huge dolphin(dave?)came toward me,blew out air and swam all around me,...

RE: Dolphins in Sandgate!

i swam with dave the dolphin at half 4 this mornin outside the hythe imperial hotel he came up to me and my friends and i actually got 2 touch him

Two arrested for cruelty to Dave the Dolphin

The Guardian has more...

This quiz is getting less fun

The wife and I were made to sit apart again in the Famous Ship Quiz, no-one else gets this treatment, wonder what's going on? We don't win every week, but ironically Clare has won each time we've been made to play apart..."FUN" quiz, every Tuesday at...
Rated 4.57/10 on Folkestone Gerald