2008-11-24UTC08:52:22Lone Star Comedy Club moves back to Lanterns in January!Update from Lone Star Comedy, rah they're moving back into the town centre! We can go, and we can walk home!New Venue: We are delighted to announce that in January we will move the monthly show back to our spiritual home, the Lanterns in Folkestone T... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11748/Lone+Star+Comedy+Club+moves+back+to+Lanterns+in+January%21">Rated 5.28/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-11-21UTC11:30:39Clare's hotpot recipeMaking this for tea tonight, thought I would share the recipe with you...* Heat the oven to 180.* Chop a biggish onion into thinnish rings and start to fry gently in large pan.* Meanwhile make a start chopping up your veg - 2 or 3 large carrots, some... 2008-11-17UTC07:07:06The Royal OakExcellent pub, good friendly atmosphere. Food was really great, tasty, good value, cheap and didn't take long to arive. Great choice in real ale and most pints were priced at about £2 cheapest I have seen in this area. Well recommend a visit. <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11693/">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-15UTC01:03:17Great weekend (belated weeekend-o-blog)Great as in really good and great as in just enormous, fitted quite a lot in. Clare was out in London Friday night, and had got a hotel so I was planning to meet her later and we'd stay over so as to have a nice Saturday there too. Work is busy as ev... 2008-10-14UTC06:50:30Yeah shame7k a month is not a lot of profit though I don't think for a place that size. Did not realise it was owned by a brewery, are you sure? I think it was independent.I heard the owners were scuppered after being fined for cutting down a tree, or somethin... 2008-10-09UTC07:39:25castle in the AirLovely little pub with a homely, happy atmosphere. good selection of liquors. great view over marina and golf course. food prompt, tasty and very good value for money. regular events. will definitely return. <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11623/castle+in+the+Air">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-29UTC12:26:23Splendid weekend of comedy, food, double dinners, and everythingGreat weekend. As an intro though, specifically for the people from work who mentioned they had found this page recently - at no point did I drink too much and become annoying, I am a fine upstanding member of staff. Probably you can go back to work ... 2008-09-22UTC05:36:35Nice weekendHad a good weekend, reasonably uneventful but just NICE! Intended to start off with a quiz at The Grand, but they called Clare on the day to say it was cancelled, for a private function. Good job she had called to reserve a table and left her number,... 2008-09-20UTC08:50:07How strange to compare this Wagamama review with todayI never have Yasai Katsu Curry any more, though I used to eat it all the time in London. Maybe this was my first visit to the Canterbury branch...... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11589/How+strange+to+compare+this+Wagamama+review+with+today">Rated 7.77/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-17UTC01:07:25It is about the Whole World Cafe in the Old high streetwhen you go in the cafe you do not know what to do i.e self serve or be sit and be served.. it turns out it depends on the mood of the owner. The eldery Irish lady seemed bored to be there but i did order my food which was hard work as the black boar... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11577/It+is+about+the+Whole+World+Cafe+in+the+Old+high+street"><img alt="It is about the Whole World Cafe in the Old high street" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/2580400301_d2b526002b_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11577/It+is+about+the+Whole+World+Cafe+in+the+Old+high+street">Rated 4.27/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-16UTC05:46:37New top ten most popular restaurants in the areaAs voted by you... click, rate, go on!Tinto Tapas (8.52/10)Savour Aroma (8.39/10)Curry Garden (8.03/10)Kalala (8.01/10)Chambers (8.01/10)The Prince of India (7.86/10)Wagamama (7.77/10)Bella Amalfi (7.45/10)Escondido (7.39/10)La Vue (7.28/10)... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11575/New+top+ten+most+popular+restaurants+in+the+area">Rated 7.88/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-27UTC08:09:52Sandbanks Restaurant, The Pavilion, Wear Bay Road - Sat 23rd AugI haven't written one of these reviews for a while and, to be honest, I wondered whether I ever would again. There are only so many times you can be bothered to write something about crap food served by people who don't give a damn about good food o... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11540/Sandbanks+Restaurant%2C+The+Pavilion%2C+Wear+Bay+Road+-+Sat+23rd+Aug">Rated 7.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-27UTC08:02:28Sandbanks menuBeen sent the Sandbanks restaurant (fancy new restaurant at the Pavilion) menu, so here you go. Sounds ambitious but is apparently great, review to follow.STARTERS Creamed Sweetcorn Soup with a Poached Hen EggFour Pounds Ninety Pence Carpaccio of ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11539/Sandbanks+menu">Rated 7.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-21UTC12:23:21Little Switzerland Cafe and barVisited Little Switzerland as we were told there was a fantastic view.We were not disappointed.Wasn't staying at the camping and caravanning site but if ever I needed that facility it would be the ideal location, beautiful views,clean and quiet. It h... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11526/Little+Switzerland+Cafe+and+bar">Rated 5.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-06UTC03:19:11Nice Thai food no longerIt is a shame but the Skuba Bar has changed hands, and there went the Thai Food. Currently (08/2008), they serve a very bad version (e.g. bad quality produced, greasy and tasteless)of pub food. <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11496/Nice+Thai+food+no+longer">Rated 0.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-05UTC07:37:34The JackdawI used to work at The Jackdaw, the people who run it are nasty and the food is even worse. The cleanliness standard in the kitchen are horrendous and way the food is prepared is stored is no better. If food is sent back due to a fault in the kitchen ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11494/"><img alt="The Jackdaw" src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001P1BOI.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11494/">Rated 5.29/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-21UTC01:01:40Lovely wedding!Went to a wedding at the weekend, and it was lovely. Got out of work early Friday, trained up to meet Clare at Auberge, then a step around the corner to The Wellington at Waterloo to get a real ale, then another step around another corner to a pub th... 2008-07-15UTC05:33:11I was going to get a haircut, but...Our freezer broke down today, all the haircut money I'd saved will have to go towards that.The inside back of the freezer has bulged out (not with frost, I don't know what with) and it's forced the drawers out so they pushed the door open and it thaw... 2008-07-08UTC11:19:52Free food at Pizza ExpressThere's a voucher on handbag.com this week for a free meal in Pizza Express. We might well have gone there anyway, nice!Oh also I sold my Stereophonics tickets at last (at cost price)! A night in! UPDATE: The voucher is no use at the weekends, so loo... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11393/Free+food+at+Pizza+Express">Rated 6.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-07UTC12:14:54Oh and EAT is gone from Stop 24That's <a href="http://eat.co.uk">EAT the chain</a> gone from <a href="http://stop24.co.uk">Stop 24, the motorway services near here</a>.2008-06-27UTC11:36:02No lunch for me thanksBlee, it's our "rumble in the jungle" fun day at work and they've just completed their bushtucker trial type thing. Brains, tongue, testicles, scorpions, all sorts. Couldn't really get close enough to take any pictures or shoot any video but I will c... 2008-06-19UTC09:37:15These guys rave about The IndiaNot sure I trust these guys, they do make it sound good, but we did not have a good meal there and I don't have faith in the place.It's had no positive votes from visitors to this site, anyone visited recently?... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11347/These+guys+rave+about+The+India">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-17UTC06:03:56Top ten best restaurants in the areaThe 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 ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11335/Top+ten+best+restaurants+in+the+area">Rated 8.36/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-11UTC02:31:12Tinto TapasIn 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... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11314/">Rated 7.88/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-09UTC05:56:33Roast potato and garlic breadNo, not "roast potato" and "garlic bread", but actually bread made with garlic and roast potatoes, can you imagine such a thing? I got some at the weekend from Karl's Good Food.It was nice, subtler than I was expecting, great bread though. The place ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11310/Roast+potato+and+garlic+bread"><img alt="Roast potato and garlic bread" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2365307731_f042bf3775_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11310/Roast+potato+and+garlic+bread">Rated 5.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-08UTC09:55:53Canterbury, yesterdayWent to Canterbury yesterday, ate lunch, came home. That was about it really. Got some Thai food in The Hobgoblin. My jungle curry was pretty good, very hot too, but Clare didn't like her Pad Thai chicken.Yeah, not the most interesting thing for you ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11308/Canterbury%2C+yesterday">Rated 5.53/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-02UTC10:25:09Sotirio's Restaurant, HytheWoodo reports:Since my wife and I discovered Sotirios back in 1999 we have been regular patrons of the restaurant, visiting at least three times a year and so far haven't had a duff meal.The menu is quite extensive, providing an excellent choice for ... 2008-05-28UTC06:25:41Where'd the weekend go?In fact where did the week go since I last had something to write about? Had plenty going on, I put it down to trying to learn the guitar, and the tips of my fingers are in far too much pain to type, so sorry if I go a bit slowly.If anyone has any go... 2008-05-18UTC05:51:43Vegan lasagneWho'd have thought you could make vegan lasagne? Went for a dinner party last night, very sophisticated, round at Dom and Jen's. Dom and Dean made lasagne for the main course for everybody, with a vegan friendly roast vegetable lasagne for me, and it... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11275/Vegan+lasagne">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-18UTC05:22:01Check out Canterbury Whole Foods while you still canThe cafe above Canterbury Whole Foods is going to be under new management in a couple of weeks, so if you want to try the existing vegetarian + vegan cafe as it is now, you'd better hurry.We visited on Saturday for the first time in an age; on our la... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11274/Check+out+Canterbury+Whole+Foods+while+you+still+can">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>