howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#41
tried the other half of the promenade today, still the original and still a very pleasant walk on a sunny day.
the sea was a bit playful today, there were actually 3 people that had just finished their swim when i arrived.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#42
whatever direction one looks there is always something to see.
#43
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#44
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#45
thanks for those kind comments colette and bern, the seafront is the star.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#46
How can you go wrong with views like this (especially in November)
Been nice knowing you :)
#47
Thank you Paul and Howard , beautiful pictures
Guest 718- Registered: 28 Jun 2011
- Posts: 195
#48
Whilst we tend to mope around this time of year, shivering under leaden skies, it's nice to appreciate a fine winter's day. This pano was taken in DECEMBER
(2008).
#49
No-body questions the natural and stunning vista's of the Harbour or Seafront..although it did have more interesting ships coming in and out....
If you turn left, by the Yaught Club.....and walk toward the East Cliff, there is no-where to have a cup of tea or a snack, by the Sea side....only Premier Inn..but nothing casual.....
I cannot understand why the kiosks are only open in the Summer, and then it is only one of them.....I would like to see more choice, because many people cannot afford £19.00 for Fish and Chips...........a little more choice and flair would be welcome.....
If you are walking your dog, and enjoying the day...there is no-where...
That is all ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Thank you....
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#50
Charlie you can get fish n chips in Millers ( The Premier Inn Marine Court) for about £5 and I kid you not. Its pleasant in there too, so you can enjoy them in nice surroundings. Thats about as low a price you can get anywhere, so all tastes are catered for on the seafront and in a very affordable way. £5 for fish n chips is very fair.
So there you are...cheer up...all is not lost..
We have spoken about the kiosks for years on here...essentially its the obvious problem, it doesnt pay. Huge amount of days where there is next to nobody at all on the seafront. Staff wages, insurance and all the usuall added extras make it unaffordable to keep kiosks open...although they probably do open on sundays although Im not certain. Simple business philosophy here...if it paid someone would be happy to do it.
Good pictures lads. Very colourful spreads, lifts the spirits so it does.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#51
Dover Marina Hotel and Spa (The old Churchill Hotel), sells beer-battered fish and chips for £8.50 in their waterfront Cafe and Bar.
Here's their menu - I circulated it round to all those on my email address groups a while ago.
Triple Decker Club Sandwich
Bacon, fried egg, tomato, lettuce & grilled chicken in toasted white bread
Accompanied with coleslaw & crisps £7.95
Wild Boar & Apple Sausages
Served with colcannon & wild onion gravy £7.95
Classic Greek Salad
Black olives, santini tomatoes, red peppers, cucumber, feta cheese & cos lettuce
tossed with olive oil & red wine vinegar dressing £5.95
Grilled salmon citrus salad
Grilled citrus marinated Scottish salmon flakes served with mixed lettuce, lemon,
grape fruit, orange wedges & salsa sauce £5.95
Jacket potatoes
Tuna & Sweetcorn £4.75 Cheddar cheese £4.75
Baked beans£4.75 Coleslaw £4.75
Prawn mayo / Chicken Mayo £5.25
All jacket potatoes are served with fresh salad
Freshly cut sandwiches
(Made with whole meal bloomer bread or white bloomer bread with a choice of filling
from below accompanied with vegetable crisps and salad garnish) £4.75
Roasted beef & horseradish or Tuna sweet corn or
Cheddar cheese & sweet pickle or
Prawn & lemon mayonnaise or
Egg mayonnaise & tomato,
Honey roast ham & mustard mayonnaise
Char grilled Mediterranean vegetable or Chicken tikka & mint
Homemade soup of the day
Served with bread roll £3.95
Beef or Grilled Chicken Burger
Served in a sesame seed bun with coleslaw, fries & choice of relish £7.95
Beer Battered Cod fillet.
Served with peas & fries £8.50
Spicy combo platter
Chicken Tikka, vegetable samosas, onion bhajis, spicy potato wedges & mini
papodoms Served with a mint raita, chilli dip & mango chutney £6.95
Traditional steak & ale pie
Slow cooked Kentish beef chunks, root vegetables & ale, served with peas
& fries £6.95
Nachos
With guacamole, sour cream & melted cheese £3.95
Grilled gammon steakServed with grilled pineapple Fried egg, peas & fries £7.50
Grilled 08ozs rib eye steak
Served with mushrooms, tomato, onion rings & fries £15.95
Char grilled Steak sandwich
Grilled 04ozs steak in rustic ciabatta bread, served with lettuce tomato, fries & BBQ
sauce £7.95
Children's Menu
Kid's chicken or beef burger with fries
Cod Fish goujons with peas & fries
Mini cheese & tomato pizza
Macaroni pasta with cheese
£5.25 Or any Main Course Half Price
Served daily between 2 and 5pm
Marina Cream Tea £4.50 pp
Sultana scones with clotted cream & strawberry jam served with a pot of tea
Marina High Tea £9.95 pp
Poached egg on toasted crumpet, a sultana scone served with clotted cream,
strawberry jam, a selection of mini pastries & cakes and a pot of tea
Marina Afternoon Tea £12.95 pp
Selection of finger sandwiches to include smoked salmon, ham, cucumber, cheese
& tomato, a sultana scone served with clotted cream, strawberry jam, a selection of
mini pastries & cakes and a pot of tea
Add a glass of fizz for only £3.95
Great location and pretty good prices too.
Roger
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
#52
I see the battered cod comes with both chips and fries. And I saw a couple of beer-battered specimens walking around town late last night.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#53
They must have come from the Marina Hotel then Peter !!
Roger
#54
Thank you PaulB and Roger.........
Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
- Posts: 1,418
#55
Like many I too enjoy a stroll along the promenade. I think the newly built esplanade is attractive although the walk normally ends up with my blood pressure being raised ever so slightly having to make my way through dog mess and litter.
One thing to note is the poor design of the floor which consists of a fine gravel glued with resin to the sub structure. Inevitable this is not wearing well and I suspect will look awful in five years time. Cracks are developing and thermal movement have caused a difference in levels between expansion joints.
If the designers had planned for this by choosing to use an alternative this problem might have been avoided.
