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Eating and Drinking in Farnborough, Hampshire*

Farnborough, Hampshire Pubs, Cafes, Coffee Shops and Restaurants

Food

• Absolutely brilliant, every time - The Ghurka Village on Lynchford Road, North Camp. Staffed by REAL Ghurkha's - they cook it so that it is good enough for the Ghurkhas stationed here with the Army. They deliver to your door at discount prices, or eat in for fantastic atmosphere. Had many meals from them, all excellent quality. If you haven't tried this - you haven't lived.
• The Lemon Plaice (Fishbar) is good, although the price is creeping up!!
• How come no-one has mentioned Farnborough Kebab and Burger? Even though I'm supposedly vegetarion, I still fondly recall the post pub Shish-Kofte kebab from when I was a teenager.
• King Dragon Chinese takeaway in North Camp.
• Burger King and sandwich place in the middle of the Princesmead shopping centre.
• There always used to be a kebab shop called Belly Busters, top class.
• Pizza Hut is large and has nice waitresses. KFC (a bit small, you might miss it!)

Pubs

• Tumbledown Dick is a damn fine establishment, but at present the Ham and Blackbird (aka Blam and Hackbird, aka Spam and Fatbird) seems to be the place to go
• The ham and blackbird always has a deal on which changes every mounth but they are always good. Not very good too pull though.
• Some of the pubs near North Camp station can turn very nasty now and then, and the bar staff are arrogant. The one right next to the station is OK, though.
• The Quays (not strictly Farnborough, but close enough) Also Fleet, Camberley and Guildford are within driving distance and pretty good. Rumors of a new Weatherspoons to be opened.
• Crab & Anchor - fab food. Southwood golf club. Forresters.Cody
• The best is the Tumbledown Dick for a good mixture of people during the day and youth during the evening. Very friendly bar staff. Not now run by the bores who ran it for a while. The second best is the Thatched Cottage on Prospect Road. Unfortunately small, but very good atmosphere. Landlord Dean very friendly.
• the imperial arms and prince of wales near farnborough north station are both freehouses famous for miles around - well a few anyway!
• Tumbledown is under new mangagent, all people barred for having fun or living in Aldershot are now welcomed
• Theres a nice little pub along prospect road called the Thatched Cottage....but the again the only reason its nice is because they have got a 6ft blond barmaid just in her twenties......but if u r lonely and desperate and in need of something to do on a saturday night pop along here and have a look at the barmaid.
• The Tumbledown Dick is now just about acceptable. Unfortunately the current landlord's family tried to impose some sort of restriction on the type of clientele. Now it's just a pale imitation of it's former self.
• The Prince Of Wales by Farnbourgh North Station is definately the top pub in the town
• The North Camp in North Camp.
• Best pub at the moment is The Quays (in Mytchett really). Other good ones are The Ham & Blackbird and The Mead.
• Old Courthouse. Becks and Carling Premier on draught. Nice one.
• Monkey Puzzle, near Southwood Golf Course. Big garden, loads of ales on draught and nice food.
• Tumbledown Dick

Cafes and Coffee Shops

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Last updated: 2008-01-05