Charlie Boy
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Flavours by Kumar, best curry I’ve ever had. Effingham St.
Ramsgate
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xyachtdave
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Weather looking a bit grim for bank holiday :-(
End of 2019 I had a couple of decent meals at the Harbour Lights, surprised negative by comments.
End of 2019 I had a couple of decent meals at the Harbour Lights, surprised negative by comments.
pvb
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Ramsgate is certainly a place of extremes. Never had problems getting a berth, but always avoided Ramsgate Week. The town is strange; lots of Eastern European men in ill-fitting leather jackets, many drugs, some decent places to eat, many dreadful places to eat. But they do have a Waitrose!
ex-Gladys
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...and lots of places you wouldn't want to be on a dark night...
Malish
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Haven't been to Ramsgate for a few years but the Surin Thai was our go to place.
Tomahawk
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Was that the one near St Lawrence?
Malish
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The Surin Thai? This one: Home | SurinRestaurant on Harbour Street, 3 mins from the harbour towards the main shopping area
Cantata
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+1 for the Surin, also the Thai in the terrace below the Royal Temple YC. They are both very good.
jon and michie
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Was that the Brassiere - we visited Ramsgate last week and had a wander about to find the homeless bedding down at the exit doors and it stank of urine and other bodily fluids.
I think If I visit by boat it will be to only overnight fuel up and go either to France or upon my return.
Ramsgate front doesnt look appealing at all in my opinion
johnalison
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It is in the nature of ports to be seedy and centres of potential revolt. Marseilles has always had a reputation for this, and it is no coincidence that the Polish resurgence began in Gdansk. Ramsgate is just a minor version, though I don't know what the town's opinion on Brexit is. Sometimes you just have to take the rough with the smooth.
Charlie Boy
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I agree that, at first glance, Ramsgate is not terrifically appealing, but like all ports, try digging a little deeper. There are several interesting spots, the museum is one, walk to Broadstairs and swim, hire bikes and go to Margate, the Ship Shape In the arches is fun for a greasy spoon breakfast, Weatherspoons (spit) is an architectural ummmm, sticky carpet thing albeit with great balcony views on a sunny day., La Magnolia has always been good to us, Flavours by Kumar, Fish and chips, Pelosi’s ices (called something else now), Waitrose etc. etc. Even the Catholic Church is very interesting.
Like all places and especially ports, I’m sure that a sunny day improves it’s aspect enormously
snowbird30ds
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I like ramsgate, found plenty of live music in pubs last year and seemed pretty friendly.
Shipshape bekky good, love the Mariners bar, spoons has good views but prefer a real pub, avoid thorley taverns to avoid ripoff beer prices.
Shipshape bekky good, love the Mariners bar, spoons has good views but prefer a real pub, avoid thorley taverns to avoid ripoff beer prices.
Biggles Wader
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They will need to get that dredger back before the battleship Potemkin can get in and start the revolution.
