GOOD FOOD Recommendations

Carluccio’s, Unit 2, Charter Quay , Kingston (behind Borders, off the Market Place.)
020 8549 5898

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£35 

Used to be the great man’s Kingston offshoot but he has recently sold it off; clean and clattering with good value real food and boisterous service but it can get very busy. Booking is advisable. Close to "Frère Jaques".

Monday to Saturday 09.00 – 23.00 Sunday 09.00 – 22.30

Fish! Restaurant, 58 Coombe Road, Kingston upon Thames. KT2 7AF
020 8546 2886

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£25 

Recently opened very up-market chippie with take-away and restaurant. A short menu and interesting daily specials. Fish soup particularly recommended. Youthful and enthusiastic service. House white £9.95 a bottle or by the tumbler. Near Norbiton Station. A good place.

Open 12.00 – 22.00 Tuesday to Saturday

Frère Jacques10-12 Riverside Walk, Bishops Hall, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QN (next to Kingston Bridge)
020 8546 1332 www.frerejacques.co.uk

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£30

Good value French style food on red checked table cloths. Cheap menu up to 19.00. Superb river views. Good fun. Booking advisable. Close to Carluccio’s

Open every day 12.00 – 23.00

Joy Indian Cuisine, 37 Brighton Road, Surbiton, KT6 5LR
020 8390 3988 www.joy-restaurant.co.uk

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£20 

Subtle and restrained delicacy mark out this smashing curry house. Clean and bright surroundings and a shortish menu.

Open every day 12.00 – 14.30 and from 18.00

Good quality curry house very close to the club. Some fine dishes in an interesting menu. Try the prawn puri and the lemon rice is particularly good, if you like lemons. Service always friendly but sometimes erratic

Very fine Persian café (next to Lucia Lucia and opposite Prithi). Exceptionally good value place with a spectacular bread baking cabaret. Go for the mixed starters and the mixed grill platter. Not licensed but BYO from the nearby Threshers

Open all day from noon

Superfish, 25 The Broadway, Tolworth KT6 7DJ
020 8390 2868

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£15 

High quality chippie/restaurant nestling beneath Tolworth Tower. Fish and chips and mushy peas for around £6/7. Short and cheap wine list. Nippy service.

Open 11.30 –14.00 and 17.00 – 22.30 (closed Sundays)

The French Table, Maple Road, Surbiton KT6 4AW
020 8399 2365

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£45 

Classy and pricey French café with very high quality nosh.Very good value at lunchtimes. Highly rated by epicurean croquet players. Booking essential.

Closed Saturday lunch, Sunday dinner and all day Monday