Eating Out - Restaurants & Cafes

Marlow has plenty of places to eat, as shown in the full listing below. We have grouped establishments by category and given our personal views in each case.

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Full restaurant listing with our views

Cafe

	Burgers of Marlow As well as being a confectioners (see separate entry), Burgers has a pretty large 'tea shop' section serving drinks, cakes, small snacks etc. The Causeway, 01628 483389 Visitor reviews
	Caffe Fego We rave over this establishment in our 'Breakfasts' section, but throughout the day it is well worth a visit for a great selection of meals and snacks of all sorts, and (of particular interest to me) the portions are usually generous. An inventive selection of drinks (e.g.Nutella cappuccino!), and as we state in the breakfast section - best coffee in Marlow without a doubt. In fact, just writing this makes me want to visit, so i'll finish here and pop down.... 59 High Street, 01628 475873 Visitor reviews
	Costa Coffee (website) Opening in Sep 2007, with the town already served by Starbucks and other cafes this might seem an unnecessary addition - especially replacing the already missed Horizons bookshop. However - i do have to say the size of the place makes it a more relaxing spot than Starbucks, especially the upstairs section - and the listed, beamed building really adds to the pleasant atmosphere of the place. Thay also bring drinks and food to your table, rather than the "shouting it out" approach at Starbucks, and have a loyalty card scheme too. 4 West StreetVisitor reviews
	Pips A cafe and sandwich bar, serving a large selection of meals including homemade burgers, omelettes, salads and jacket potatoes. Pips also serves cooked all-day breakfasts .. which are great value for money. Open from 7am Tues-Fri and 8am Mon closing at 3pm. Saturday's 8:30am-4pm. Note they are not open on Sunday - a crying shame! 4-5 Anglers Court, Spittal St, 01628 472828 Visitor reviews
	Starbucks Very popular, and sometimes too popular spot for a quick coffee - at peak periods it is clogged by numerous oversized pushchairs. I'm a big fan of the drinks and food though - and it is a convenient place to meet and catch up with friends, although the decor is getting a bit tired and is some way behind the other coffee shops in town. 60 High Street, 01628 476914 Visitor reviews
	The Cedar Coffee Shop Lovely small cafe, with a huge selection of cakes if that tickles your fancy. The savoury snacks are just as enticing - the coronation chicken wrap is a definite lunch favourite and well recommended. 28 West St, SL7 2NB, 01628 477717 Visitor reviews
	Subway (website) A Subway... just like all the others - you probably know what to expect. Home of the foot-long roll! 31 Spittal St, SL7 3HJ, 01628 487575 Visitor reviews
	Cafe In the Park (website) A prime location just near the entrance to Higginson Park, used by many for a quick coffee and cake... but also serves up some decent more substantial items. Some nice touches - eg the paninis come with a decent salad, coleslaw and crisps. I guess the only downside - is on busy days you might have a bit of a queue.. but its worth it. Higginson Park, 01628 487671 Visitor reviews

Chinese

Sun-Ya Restaurant Food is of similar high standard to the Jasmine, the only difference is the smaller size of the restaurant. 8 Oxford Road, 01628 482502 Visitor reviews

Fish and Chips

Penguin Fish Bar and Cafe Has a small seating area, so that makes it a sort of restaurant. Nice clean premises, and most importantly excellent chips.  Also open late enough for those post-pub chip cravings (as long as you leave the pub before 11pm!) West Street, 01628 472271 Visitor reviews

Hotel

Indian

	Maliks (website) New upmarket Indian Restuarant which we are yet to review! 101 High Street, 01628 482180 Visitor reviews
	Marlow Curry & Tandoori Centre Large take-away menu with all your Indian favourites, with one big bonus - THEY WILL DELIVER TO YOUR HOUSE!! The food itself is of very high quality, and if you want delivery it is usually very prompt and still hot enough to eat without reheating. My personal favourites include the Chicken Biryani, or if you cant be bothered picking out individual bits go for the Meat Thali which even includes rice, a naan and popadom. 29 Spittal St (take away), 01628 472017 Visitor reviews
No image available	Tiger Cub (website) Owned by the same people as Tiger Gardens. The seating area is much smaller, but is also well geared up for takeaways. Food is of a very high standard. 27 Station Rd, 01628 482020 Visitor reviews
	Tiger Garden (website) An upmarket Indian restaurant, which serves some great curries. Have a look at the menu on the website. 41 West Street, 01628 482211 Visitor reviews

Italian

	Francescos Part of a local chain of pizza/pasta restaurants doubling up as a cafe during the day. There is a varied menu, and makes a change from the larger pizza chain restaurants in town. 13 Spittal Street, 01628 473532 Visitor reviews
	Pizza Express Part of the chain, serving their standard range of pizzas 48 High St, 01628 475333 Visitor reviews
	Villa d'Este Excellent Italian food, served by very friendly staff. Every time I have been here there has been a great atmosphere in the place. 2 Chapel Street, 01628 472012 Visitor reviews
	Zizzi's Stylish interior, with a small garden also. Offers a reasonable range of pizza and pasta, in generous portions. They have a bizarre booking policy, though, whereby you can't book a table in advance (unless for large groups). I dont know why this is... in any case I'd just choose someshere I CAN book! The Old Brewery, High Street, 01628 890200 Visitor reviews

Mexican

Other

No image available	Bull Inn A large and pretty special restaurant. Housed in a historic inn dating back centuries, the food is mostly French in influence. Food and wine are fantastic, as is the service. A great place to go for a special occasion. One nice touch was the 'graphic' display of specials shown as we sipped aperitifs in the bar - we were shown plates of raw and fresh ingredients and had explained the various ways we could have them cooked! Bisham Village, 01628 484734 Visitor reviews
	Brasserie Gerard (website) Really good selecton of main courses- 8 of us visited with meals ranging from various steaks, salmon, tajines and were enjoyed by all. Starters were equally impressive. Desserts were good, but the selction is perhaps a tad familiar - with the exception of the cheese options, which might be worth a try. Overall a very enjoyable experience, good selection of food, well cooked and presented, and ok value. (31st Aug 2007) 21 High Street, 01628 488193 Visitor reviews
	Marlow Bar and Grill One of my favourite restaurants, and a place I like to take visitors to the town. Not sure why, but I do. Maybe it's because it stands out from the crowd in terms of variety and quality of menu... and whilst not the cheapest place to eat, feels good enough value. Stylish setting with a small bar at the front for aperetifs. 92 High Street, 01628 488544 Visitor reviews
	The George and Dragon (website) Restaurant part of the "Table Table" chain. The 'concept' is that each table is different to all the others, and you pick one suited to your group size and mood. It actually works well, with several alcoves - you certainly dont feel surrounded by other diners.  The food is very good value, and is probably the most cost effective eating out in Marlow. Also see entry in pub guide The Causeway, 01628 483887 Visitor reviews
	The Hand and Flowers Owner Tom Kerridge had a Michelin star at his previous establishment, and has been awarded one for the Hand and Flowers, making this Marlow's only Michelin starred restaurant. The atmosphere is very cosy - all low beams and candles. The food was indeed simply delicious - the foie gras on toasted brioche starter lives long in the memory. HOWEVER- our first and only visit was marred by poor service - well over an hours wait between finishing the main course and getting our dessert.... we were given the excuse that they were 'busy', but thats hardly a proper excuse of course. An offer of some drinks to tide us over would have been welcome, but never came. A shame that our lingering memory of the meal is this aspect rather than the food. West Street, 01628 482277 Visitor reviews
	The Cheerful Soul in The Hare and Hounds Run in partnership with Raymond Blanc, by Russell and Michele who won the BBC TV Restautant show. We visited for a friends birthday and were impressed by a very friendly and warm welcome. During the meal we felt service was quite slow, but we did learn that they were short staffed, so hopefully this was an exception. Food was certainly of high quality, we tried a selection of starters and most of us went for steak main course. Good as the fillet steak was, the skirt steak on offer was a tasty and better value option. All was finished off with indulgent and delicious puddings. Aside from the service niggles, highly recommended and we will revisit! 3 courses excluding wine approx £30-£35 per head. Henley Road, 01628 483343 Visitor reviews
	Vanilla Pod (website) Quite simply our favourite restaurant in Marlow. The food is best described as British with French influences. Owner and head chef Michael Macdonald has had a considerable track record in restaurants of note.. and his skills are best demonstrated in the multi course 'Gourmand Menu'... superb, and certainly worth the £50 a head price. Typical courses include: -Seared Scallops with Tahitian Vanilla poached Pear Puree -Roast Rump of Lamb, Flagolet Puree and Aged Balsamic Jus -Praline Creme Brulee with Baileys Ice Cream 31 West Street, 01628 898101 Visitor reviews
	Wimpy (website) McDonalds have tried unsuccessfully to get a restaurant in Marlow, but even if they did, I'd prefer the Wimpy since you get served at the table and can eat off proper plates. And it's freshly cooked to order. And they do puddings.  64 High Street, 01628 483501 Visitor reviews

Thai

Thai Square (website) Fantastic Thai restaurant, large and contemporary design, with the addition of a small bar serving generously sized cocktails. Most importantly food and service are great - if you are a group of at least 4 the Gold Set Menu is highly recommended, make sure you include the soup - its delicious. To round it off, it was good to see desserts and liquers at non rip-off prices! 57 West Street, 01628 474416 Visitor reviews