Hips from Folkestone GeraldPauly Sandbanks menu Been 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 ... <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> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11539/Sandbanks+menu">more</a>... 1.1957,51.0837,0 The George in Rye July newsletter We've been rather quiet on the newsletter front lately, having been nominated for UK Newcomer of the Year in the CATEY Awards, the Oscars of the Restaurant and Hotel world (sadly, the ceremony was not in LA). This award has previously been won by the... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11420/The+George+in+Rye+July+newsletter">more</a>... 0.7337,50.9508,0 No lunch for me thanks Blee, 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... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11371/No+lunch+for+me+thanks">more</a>... 1.0343,51.0864,0 Caffe Uno - bit poor I previously promised to write up a recent visit to Caffe Uno:... the lunch not so. We did Caffe Uno, only because we'd like to have an informed opinion on everywhere, I really wasn't expecting much from it and it didn't disappoint.It was Mother's Da... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11055/Caffe+Uno+-+bit+poor">Rated 6.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11055/Caffe+Uno+-+bit+poor">more</a>... 1.0776,51.2802,0 the three mackeral i find it really hard to understand why certain people here cannot support local people who are trying to improve folkestone.i have visited the three mackeral on numerous occasions and have always found it to have a warm friendly atmosphere with plea... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10913/the+three+mackeral"><img alt="the three mackeral" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/125207980_7462933961_m_d.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10913/the+three+mackeral">Rated 3.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10913/the+three+mackeral">more</a>... 1.1888,51.0808,0 Hell yeah, encouragement, that's what I need! Well it was a lunch more than an actual party, and there's really not a huge amount to report, and you're not interested anyway, but HELLO TO ME IN THE FUTURE, how's it going five years from now? Do you remember that day, about five years ago, when y... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10768/Hell+yeah%2C+encouragement%2C+that%27s+what+I+need%21">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10768/Hell+yeah%2C+encouragement%2C+that%27s+what+I+need%21">more</a>... 1.0785,51.2793,0 Splendid weekended Great weekend, went to visit the folks and we got down in plenty of time to go to Portsmouth Dockyard and see the Mary Rose and the Victory. The Mary Rose was more interesting than I thought, it's not just a big lump of driftwood, but the Victory was... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10627/Splendid+weekended">Rated 6.43/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10627/Splendid+weekended">more</a>... -1.0971,50.8408,0 Edinburgh (being the second part of our holiday) Edinburgh is nice. "Our kind of city" the wife wrote on her postcards, and I agree. We got a speedy train there from Carlisle into Edinburgh Haymarket, this was the side of the city we were staying on. We could have been a bit closer to the action bu... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10330/Edinburgh+%28being+the+second+part+of+our+holiday%29">more</a>... 1.1645,51.0800,0 Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?) First off, huge trouble at the quiz at The Ship last night - the wife and I were on different teams, as we had friends with us. It was looking like Clare's team was going to walk the mini quiz with a straight ten out of ten, and we'd got one wrong, s... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10279/Up+to+our+HIPs+%28geddit%3F%21%3F%21%3F%29"><img alt="Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?)" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10279/Up+to+our+HIPs+%28geddit%3F%21%3F%21%3F%29">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10279/Up+to+our+HIPs+%28geddit%3F%21%3F%21%3F%29">more</a>... 1.1465,51.0736,0 Sample Sandgate Hotel menu As advertisted in The Herald today:Garden pea summer truffle veloutePrawn and ginger spring roll, soya dipSirloin of beef baguette, salad and friesMoules et fritesPlate of oysters, shallots vinegar reductionPlate of charcuterie and cheeseHomemade fis... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8966/Sample+Sandgate+Hotel+menu">Rated 6.01/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8966/Sample+Sandgate+Hotel+menu">more</a>... 1.1342,51.0724,0 Someone's been inside! I lived in Folkestone until 1980 and if memory serves, this restaurant is virtually next to the East Kent pub (is that still there?). Anyway, I took my girlfriend there for prawn cocktail, steak and chips and black forest gateau.From My Flickr page f... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8321/Someone%27s+been+inside%21">more</a>... 1.1777,51.0782,0 And we did return to Escondido And it was good again... still popular, as we could only be squeezed in for a table at nearly 10pm, booking in advance... guess this shows that there's not a lot of choice in the area and / or people get frightfully excited about any new restaurant. ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4569/And+we+did+return+to+Escondido"><img alt="And we did return to Escondido" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2560500855_ac2a665c97_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4569/And+we+did+return+to+Escondido">Rated 7.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4569/And+we+did+return+to+Escondido">more</a>... 1.1482,51.0738,0 Bad experience aswell We stopped off at The Ship Inn, Dymchurch on our way home from a lovely dayout and we had our two children aged 3 and 5 with us, we were told that the good would be about 30 minute wait, so we ordered our food and went into the garden for the childre... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/3789/Bad+experience+aswell">Rated 0.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/3789/Bad+experience+aswell">more</a>... 0.9980,51.0289,0