| p>Folkestone is a Victorian Seaside Town that | | | | Food to Go or as it is known in England, |
| has seen better days though has retained a | | | | Takeaway Food is prolific with Indian Curry, Fish |
| number of eating houses that put a lie to the | | | | & Chips, Chinese, Ghurkha, Pizza, Burgers, |
| suggestion that there is nowhere to eat in | | | | Kebabs and many other foods from all corners of |
| Folkestone. Though the seaside holiday trade in | | | | the world. However, English Fish & Chips are |
| Kent has vanished over the years, there has | | | | not what they were, now served in those little |
| been a growth in the eating out culture. | | | | plastic trays when they were wrapped in paper, |
| Folkestone, also being a Garrison Town, has | | | | are still worth a try. Find a Fish & Chip shop |
| always attracted restaurants providing everything | | | | near the beach; ask for cod and chips, Uss if you |
| other than traditionally English food with the English | | | | are brave. Sit on the seawall as the night closes in |
| food along side Oriental, Asian and European | | | | and dig in using your fingers. There is nothing like |
| restaurants that set out to cater for the returning | | | | a cool night, the sound of the sea and a bright |
| troops. | | | | moon to add to the flavour that can be enhanced |
| Folkestone caters for all tastes and pockets. The | | | | even further with a pretty girl. Folkestone has |
| traditional English workingman's café | | | | every kind of takeaway that you could wish for |
| flourishes and though the tables may sport paper | | | | and many will deliver. |
| or plastic tablecloths and the decor tricks the mind | | | | For the more traditional who like a table with a |
| into believing the experience could have waited a | | | | proper cloth and a knife and fork there is a good |
| little longer the quality of the food neither | | | | selection of restaurants in Folkestone from |
| deceives the eye or taste buds. | | | | Traditional English Roast Beef to Italian, French, |
| Folkestone has a good dozen or more | | | | Spanish, Chinese, and many other cultures. In |
| workingmen's style cafes selling everything from | | | | style, they can be very middle class English to |
| All-Day-Breakfast, a traditional English Breakfast of | | | | very friendly small establishments all professionally |
| Bacon, Sausage and Eggs with at least three | | | | run. |
| extras that may include Baked Beans, | | | | If you visit Folkestone, take the opportunity of |
| Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Black Pudding, Hash | | | | discovery; forget McDonald's, Starbucks and the |
| Browns and Toast as well as the obligatory mug | | | | other plastic factory produce marketing men's |
| of tea. If the customers are known to each | | | | dream machines, there for the easily duped kids. |
| other, which they normally are, then be prepared | | | | Finds somewhere where the food is how it use to |
| for an extra serving of English, wit, sarcasm and | | | | look and taste, where the people are normal and |
| insults, all in the best of humour. If you are visiting | | | | friendly and the price is surprisingly acceptable and |
| England then you should try a workingman's or | | | | if you are from overseas you leave feeling you |
| transport café at least once. Many of | | | | have discovered something about the British you |
| these cafes retain their 1950/60s style and | | | | never knew - they are much like you. |
| decoration. | | | | |