Folkestone Restaurant Guide

Hermitage, The

An unpretentious place with 1920s style French cafe decor with reliable cooking and a relaxed, buzzy atmosphere. The food is sourced locally, and all cooked freshly. The restaurant specialises in fish and seafood, but has a decent selection of signature meat dishes, including duck with cassis, good English fillet, and guinea fowl with a sherry and damson sauce.

• Address: 15 Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2AY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £30.00

Pauls

With a complete refurbishment, Pauls has accompanied this change alongside an extensive menu. A range of options are on offer there, where somebody with imagination and commercial flair has come up with an interesting formula.

• Address: 2A Bouverie Road West, Folkestone, CT20 2RX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £28.00

Restaurant at Sandgate Hotel

M. Samuel Gicqueau and his English wife have now moved on, and the 19th century, 14 bed-roomed hotel was bought in January 2003 by Lois and Peter Hamilton- Slade. They have been busy doing some gentle refurbishments to bring their personal style to the existing façade and bring a new and fresh look to Sandgate.

• Address: 8-9 Wellington Terrace, The Esplanade, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3DY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £40.00