The Full English — Restaurant in Folkestone and Hythe District

Sunday 20th March 10:15 – the three amigos

OK, so it wasn’t mad max thunder drome, but three men entered and only one man did it. To that end, kudos to the man, the myth, the legend that never blew chunks – but came bloody close 😊 – Mathew Banks, for successfully taking down the £19.95 special.

It all started as a little harmless fun really, hopefully some of you can relate? ~2am, not being able to sleep one night, and YouTube’s algorithm suggest a beard vs food clip. As thoughts of: ...why oh why do I want to watch some northern lad eat a ridiculous amount of food? And yet ya sub conscious takes over, and before you realise what’s just happened you have already clicked play only to find, actually... this is really a lot better viewing than EastEnders! What has my life become? :)

...and then the slippery slope led us (the three amigos) to the full English in Folkstone on that fateful day. I say fateful, as for me personally, the only way I could entice the kids to allow Dad to make a complete spectacle out of himself, was to suggest – Yeah, of course Folkstone will have penny arcade! WRONG!! So, after a post breakfast trip down the potholed road to Dymchurch, the public WC and its absence of bleach (still, ‘something’ managed burn my nostrils, and) subsequently stirred my guts, which ensured – at least some of what I’d just consumed exited my body via one end or the other...

However! I digress... This is not that story. This is the story of how Mat vanquished “The Full English” and how this review left us all thinking – I’m not doing that again!

OK.

Booking – this was super easy. Mat (the champion) booked us all in a couple of weeks out. No problem, phone call, done.

Staff – super friendly, although none of them had seen anyone take on and defeat the challenge. Given one of them had worked there about a year the – what are we doing!? – thoughts were elevated at this point.

Food – There is absolutely nothing wrong here. Ian opted for (allegedly) extra mushrooms. I had extra beans (think the equivalent of a full tin) and Mat took the tomatoes. None of us was brave enough to chance the black pudding, coz well... when its good, its OK, but when its bad, come on, it’s a hockey puck! Still we needn't have worried, as none of us had any complaints. For me personally, the fired slice took me out the action. Completely. So, if anyone is thinking about it... you buy ya ticket, you roll ya dice, but will you swap out ya black pudding, the hash browns, the fungus, the fried slice, those tinned tommies or just take it all as it comes?

Still, the point is, the place is top draw, twenty quid is well worth it, chips (what place do they have on a breakfast I ask you?) don’t feature, and all the ingredients and cooking of the same were top notch and thoroughly recommended by all of us.

Again, personally speaking, I intended to “sandwich up” with the snags, but the pressure got the better of me and I just “took erm down” along with the mountain of beans I had on my plate, so whilst you won’t have any issues with the constituent parts – the sheer volume of food gets very real, very fast.

Final comment - Give it a go. It’s definitely worth £20 quid, and if ya not a local yokel, it’s a cheap day out on a lazy Sunday afternoon isn’t it? Go...

I'm new to this place, but apparently has been around awhile... And I can see why.

Great staff. Pleasant, polite and helpful. Orders are prepared and served very promptly.

Their English breakfasts are excellent. Good, solid quality bacon, corker sausages, crispy hash browns, decent baked beans, nice thick bread, tasty eggs. The only thing I would personally like to improve would be the black pudding, but I am picky, so who knows?

Heinz ketchup and HP Brown. As it should be, but certainly not the case everywhere.

Pricing is on point for me. A little more expensive to cover the better quality, but still great value and affordable.

If you ask for an item to be cooked a certain way, it gets done. And they still bring the breakfast out super quickly. And I forgot to mention... Nice mug of tea included.

Too many people write cafes and fry ups off as easy food, but it's not. Getting it all right, in a good time, at the same time, is not easy and I think they deserve a lot of credit. I really recommend this place, and as I always say, try it out and make your own minds up.

In short, a great fry up and well worth a visit to make your...

This review from my visit a few weeks ago...

Food – Breakfast was good. ...but sadly, not good enough to make up for the issues mentioned below.

Service – I wouldn't say friendly ... but then not rude either. My server was simply going through the motions really. Perhaps just me – but I do like a wee bit of friendliness / personality from the people I support. If nothing else, it shows you appreciate the custom.

Restaurant – Clean, with a fair amount of seating. However, the lads in the back may want to tone things down a bit. I'm guessing this place is someone's bread-&-butter – so why turn it into a playground?

Price – This is the primary reason why I would not visit this restaurant again. Prices are pretty much on par with other similar restaurants – however, when you advertise a specific price on your menus, don't then try an sneak additional charges onto the bill. If something is going to cost extra, then simply be upfront and honest about it. Why lose customers for...