2008-10-03UTC06:20:05Is it still the Three Mackerel?It has had more names than that in just the few years I've been here, it seems jinxed... It was Nostalgia Bar a fifties themed bar just before it was Euphoria I think. I've only liked one of the incarnations in recent years, when it had the hexagonal... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11612/Is+it+still+the+Three+Mackerel%3F"><img alt="Is it still the Three Mackerel?" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/125207980_7462933961_m_d.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11612/Is+it+still+the+Three+Mackerel%3F">Rated 3.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-03UTC04:08:02My recent visitI recently visited my old home town for a funeral, and would just like to comment that I am still so happy to see Shepherd & Neame ales in Folkestone.The first thing my son and I did when arriving at Folkestone West station, was to have a "swift half... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11611/My+recent+visit">Rated 2.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-10UTC08:36:29The new 3 MarinersWent there today, very nice, all fancy and new and a few ales on too. No longer a Shepherd Neame, definitely worth checking out. <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11245/The+new+3+Mariners">Rated 7.02/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-04-12UTC11:09:51The Earl Grey, still going!Popped in The Earl Grey for one too on a bit of a crawl around town on Saturday evening, it's changed style a bit since I last went in there, it's very studenty indeed, though not menacing at all as it has been at points in the past.The real beer see... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8100/The+Earl+Grey%2C+still+going%21"><img alt="The Earl Grey, still going!" src="http://static.flickr.com/57/186476125_ca0a2e2bdf_m.jpg" /></a>2005-02-24UTC12:10:51Phil VickeryThis article on www.thepublican.com says TV chef Phil Vickery is from Folkestone, and this BBC profile confirms it! He's not to be confused with the rugby player, he is a cooker, not a fighter.Interesting feature anyway, about Shepherds Neame. "The c... 2005-01-24UTC10:37:17Clarendon InnGlad we made the effort to visit this place, after reading about it in More Tales from the Tap Room, it's a great pub. Bit of a walk from Folkestone, being just past the Sandgate Hotel, but worth the effort. It's quite a small Shepherd Neame pub, but... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2641/Clarendon+Inn">Rated 5.28/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-01-17UTC10:19:44UK Radio Aid"Today is the most extraordinary day ever in radio. Every commercial station in the UK is broadcasting UK Radio Aid - a day of very special guests, presenters and activity to raise money for the Tsunami appeal. You'll never hear anything like it agai... 2004-02-10UTC02:13:17KalalaWent to the new Chinese restaurant / bar in Folkestone before the Darkness gig (my Darkness review is up now), and it's not bad. It's a buffet style restaurant, so it's not really competing with the Hop Kweng, but it's much nicer than the other "all ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/893/Kalala"><img alt="Kalala" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2560500877_ab3d883ebb_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/893/Kalala">Rated 8.62/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>