Marlow Covid-19 Food & Business update 1-6-20

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Recent updates since our previous share on Social media

  • FOOD UPDATES SEE MAIN LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS ON EACH
    • Marlow & Henley Wine Co – next day delivery on a great selection of wine, craft beers and cider.
    • Oysters Fish and Chips in Marlow bottom – opening hours extended, now Tue – Sat!
    • Crafty Taproom– now open 12pm – 6pm daily, for takeaway coffee along side craft beer, gin , & fine wines
    • Prince of Wales pub – Takeaway Pizza and takeaway rebellion beer. (local delivery Fri/Sat)
    • Giggling Squid – back with a “click and collect/takeaway” offering. Yay!
    • Strawberry Grove – now open once more for takeaways, serving a simplified menu
    • Satollo – now re-open for takeaway coffee, pastries AND paninis!
    • Fego – open for takeaways, and also delivery of their meals and groceries!
    • Marlow Green – shop is now open, in addition to the delivery service
    • Subway – has reopened
    • Sunday Roasts -at Cafe Globe… now stopped, having raised a load of money for the NHS 🙂
  • OTHER SHOPS
    • Hillier Garden Centre (Little Marlow) now open, with restriction (see details below)

Local info from Buckinghamshire Council

Its ok to park without paying in ALL council run car parks, and also on SINGLE yellow lines etc, see our article for full details.

Bucks Council have created a Covid-19 “Community support hub” on their website, which basically covers 3 areas:

Events

As you would presume, basically all events that bring people together are cancelled for the immediate future. Of the larger local events, looking further ahead:

  • Marlow Market (the food one on the Causeway) is cancelled until further notice
  • Marlow Town Regatta – postponed this year
  • Marlow May Fayre – postponed this year
  • Pub in the Park – rescheduled for later in the year

Food and Drink

As per current Government rules, only “Essential” businesses can remain open, but this is gradually being extended. Major categories include Supermarkets and food shops , Chemists, and Petrol stations . Hence Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencers, Boots etc are open – with restrictions on numbers allowed in at any time. In addition local stores like Londis on Oak Tree road, and Carvells on Station Road are open.

There are other categories, including food takeaway/delivery and others – which are the focus of our lists below:

Takeaway and Delivery of Food and Drink

Marlow & Henley Wine Co. 

A new home delivery service from an existing trade business, which delivers wine, craft beers and cider, next day delivery. We tried it out (that’s our photo used here), and they offer a great selection at a really good price point! https://marlowhenleywine.co.uk/about-us/

Prince of Wales

Pizza and takeaway rebellion beer.
From Friday 29th May we will be offering a delivery service locally Friday and Saturday nights only. Collection available Wednesday’s, Thurday’s and Sunday’s. We will also be serving Rebellion draft in 1pt, 2pt or 4pt containers

https://www.facebook.com/POWmarlow/

Oysters Fish & Chips

Oysters Fish & Chips in Marlow Bottom –
Updated hours:
Tue-Sat 11;45am to 2pm – walk ins only
Tue-Fri 4.30-9.30pm, Sat 4.30-9pm – Click and Collect service, driven by a fab new app (see our article)

Giggling Squid

Now available for online order and collection at https://www.gigglingsquid.com/restaurant/marlow/

Whilst we operate Click & Collect and Takeaway services we ask our customers to please respect social distancing on collection of their order. Please follow signage directions when you arrive. Thank you and stay safe.

Fego- delivery/collection

In the current climate Fego is offering two services to our guests. https://hellofego.com/

Firstly the immediate delivery or collection of our traditional menu. We do deliveries up to a 3.5 mile radius of our Marlow restaurant. For deliveries we have a minimum order of £20, excluding the delivery charge. There is no minimum order for collections.

Our second offering is the delivery of groceries including fruit & vegetables, fresh meat, dairy, DIY food kits and pantry items. We deliver to different areas on different days of the week. 

Kicking Horse – Craft beer delivery

Kicking Horse are a craft beer merchants based on Globe Business Park, Marlow who usually sell to restaurants, pubs, hotels etc, predominantly in London.
Now they have adapted to delivering a great range of beers, ciders and cocktails to the local area. They are also hosting regular virtual tasting sessions!

Online shop is here: https://kicking-horse-craft-beer-merchants.myshopify.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/kickinghorseuk/

Coffee & Stuff

Since launching their business in 2016, Marlow based couple, Mike and Valerie Parkes, have supplied wholesale coffees, teas and associated products to a range of hospitality businesses locally, including Harleyford Golf Club, The Marlow Club, Satollo, Oarsman and many more.

Now… via their online shop Coffee & Stuff can deliver a range of tea and coffee products including Nespresso Compatible Capsules! Free home delivery within a 7 mile radius of Marlow subject to a minimum spend of £20https://coffeeandstuff.co.uk/shop/

Marlow Green


Shop is now open Mon-Sat, plus still doing home deliveries.

You can use our online order form or send an email to marlowgreendelivery@outlook.com detailing what you want and include your name, address and a contact number. Or simply call us on 07902 994636

We offer a range of pre-selected vegetable and fruit boxes , plus some bread!) – and we are happy to completely customise an order and include whatever you need from our  range of groceries, rice, pasta, nuts, olives, herbs, spices and chilled products

Orders over £15 are delivered free to SL7 postcodes

Penguin Fish and Chips

Penguin fish bar on West Street has reopened with limited hours:

  • Mon to Saturday 4:30 till 9:30 pm (Friday 12-2 & 4:30 to 9:30 pm )
  • Sunday Closed.

Fro updates, please check: https://www.facebook.com/Penguinfishbar/

Strawberry Grove cafe

Now open once more for takeaways, serving a simplified menu to ensure the team can maintain safe working distances, with their famous salt beef bagels, barista coffee & artisan ice cream! 

Also, offering a huge range of delivery boxes – fruit, veg, bakery, dairy, meat – plus ready meals, and now also store cupboard essentials like flour , and to top it off – Garden Plants! Delivered contact free, and available to order online 24 hours a day, and you can now place an order over the phone on 01628 789 988.

ORDER ONLINE  http://strawberrygrove.co.uk/delivery/

Seed1

Offering home deliveries and click&collect Delivery is free for NHS workers and the over 65s. Details: https://seed1.co.uk/

You can get dry store stuff, cereals, herbs, spices, pasta, coffee beans, teas, grains, pulses as well as household cleaning and personal hygiene products.

They are also doing fruit and /or veg boxes once a week . Containing a selection of fruit or veg, these boxes are designed to last 1-2 people for a week. Fruit boxes are £10 and veg boxes £15.

Website is https://seed1.co.uk/

Cote Brasserie

Have introduced “Cote at Home”, with deliveries to SL7 postcodes currently on Tue and Thu. Prepared meals to re-heat, or freeze, plus meat and wine etc. https://coteathome.co.uk/

Four State

On top of hand delivery of all orders including cleaning and laundry refills, they also offer new food delivery service.

There are 3 types of bag which we have put together, details are on our website under “Food Delivery”

We are also collaborating with local meat and fish suppliers which you can order to be delivered at the same time as fruit and veg packs. 
The bags are available to buy from Tuesday to be delivered between Friday and Sunday of that week.  

Orders can be placed online https://fourstate.co.uk/ over the phone or via email patrick@fourstate.co.uk

Phil Bowditch butchers and fishmongers

The long established Phil Bowditch in Little Marlow now delivers….

“In light of recent events we now offer a home delivery service. Please email any orders to us at philbowditch23@aol.com along with your address and phone number. ” https://www.philbowditch.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/philbowditch/

Mansfields Wholesale

Usually a wholesaler, but in these times doing home delivery

1.Veg, 2.Fruit and Veg , 3.Veg, Fruit and Salad boxes – HOME DELIVERY SERVICE – call 01628 471 222 between 9:00 and 14:00 to place your order for next day delivery – for our local community in these tough times – Flackwell, Bourne end, Marlow , Wooburn and Cookham ONLY http://www.mansfieldswholesale.com/

Tiger Garden

Open for Indian Takeaway (timings updated since photo shown was taken)

Thursday – Monday: open 5pm – 9pm

Tuesday and Wednesday: closed

Open for collection and delivery only.

Menu etc here: https://www.tigergarden.co.uk/

Maliks

Malik’s Marlow is open for takeaway. We wanted to serve our community during this difficult time and we know you’ve been missing our food. Order for collection or delivery 🚗

We have taken steps to ensure minimal contact and ask you to observe all rules when collecting your takeaway

Order now: 01628 482180 4pm to 10-pm http://www.maliks.co.uk/

Marlow Cheese

*MARLOW CHEESE DELIVERS!* The fab  Marlow Cheese Co are offering contact free local delivery!
They are a small family run business, working and living in Marlow, working with local dairy farmers.. and most importantly make delicious cheese 
Email Info@marlowcheese.co.uk or www.marlowcheese.co.uk/

COOK

Open 9.30-4.30. Cook Marlow has an army of volunteer drivers who deliver to anyone self-isolating, or vulnerable in any way. Call the shop for delivery 01628 617386 or Click and Collect online  shop online

Kebab Vans

Tony’s Grill bar – both vans, located in the Dean St Car Park and the Causeway are open in the evenings. Doner kebabs of course, but also chicken kebabs, burgers, chips. Fab food by the long established vans.

Satollo

We are open for take away coffee, pastries, croissants, cakes and deli as usual. The shop hours are 7:30pm-4m from Monday to Sunday.

Deli shop – sells different brands of pasta, rice, olive oil, olives, tomato sauce, pesto, charcuterie and cheeses plus a large variety of Italian wines.

The Crafty Taproom

Open 12pm – 6pm daily, for takeaway coffee along side craft beer, gin , & fine wines

You can still get the best craft beer delivered fresh to your door using our contactless delivery service of our 3 pint growlers, plastic 4 pint dispenser and large selection of cans and bottles. Visit our website craftytaproom.uk or call Phil on 07368576565 to place an order.

Beccafico

You can now pre-order a whole tray of home made lasagna and parmigiana (6 portions) calling on 07848012582

  • Home-made lasagna £50   (call one day in advance)
  • Home-made parmigiana £40   (call before 12pm)
  • Home-made tiramisu £40  (8 portions) 

Butchers Tap

Open for takeaway for provisions, mini meat hamper and “ready meals”, and they also offer FREE delivery on all this. Food choices are here: https://www.thebutcherstap.co.uk/ 50% off for NHS Workers

Suum Vietnamese Kitchen

In this difficulty time we have create a take away menu and frozen food.
Available to order from Thursday to Monday 12pm to 8pm. Menu available in our website.

We are also doing “Contact-Free” delivering with in Marlow. We will give you a ring 15 minutes before we arrive. When the delivery man arrives, he will place your order out side your door, then step back at least 1.5 meter and wait near by for your to collect it.

If you have any questions, please email  contact@suumkitchen.com or call us 01628 471110

Da Luca (Marlow Bottom)

Amazing Italian food and pizzas…. available for takeaway OR delivery from 12pm till 2pm and 5pm till 9pm. Every day EXCEPT Monday. https://www.dalucarestaurant.com/menu/

Rebellion Beer

Operating a “Contactless Drive Thru”, plus FREE local delivery https://www.rebellionbeer.co.uk/

Selected Businesses still operating

Hewetts

We’d like to welcome you to our online shop at hewettsofmarlow.co.uk

We are continuing to add products all the time and if you can’t find what you’re after, get in touch and we’ll see if we can help

Everything is at 20% off and we can deliver locally or use Royal Mail for further afield.

Hillier Garden Centre

Hillier Garden Centre (used to be Wyevale, on the Little Marlow Road)

Monday – Saturday 10.00am-4.30pm
Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm

Please keep us all safe and adhere to social distancing measures during your visit. We are sorry but at this time we can not allow dogs, except service dogs to enter and no groups larger than 2 customers. Restaurant closed

You can now order plants online www.hillieronline.co.uk with courier delivery to your home.

Healthy Stuff (Liston Court)

A family owned independent health food shop or over 15 years we have been helping our customers to achieve and maintain their optimum health and vitality. https://www.healthy-stuff.co.uk/ Healthy Stuff Food Shop: Tel: 01628 473 684 – Email: healthystuffshop@btconnect.com

Hunt’s Hardware

Hunts of Marlow’s Hardware store is in the classification of Essential with regards to COVID 19, and thus is open. There will be controlled restrictions on entry for health reasons.
Standard working hours at the moment but could change anytime ( check door or window notices )
Mon -Saturday 8am until 5:30pm
Sun 9am -3pm.
Tel 01628 488228

D&J Newsagent on West Street

We are open  at 5am as normal and closing at 1pm Monday to Saturday and 1200 on Sunday. We are happy to take new home delivery customers, providing a link with the outside world and easier for them to isolate as recommended.

Marlow Club

are offering FREE online classes. They are running 3 a day, simply accessible on Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/TheMarlowClub/

Saddle Safari

Following on from the announcement on the 23 rd March there is an exemption to allow bike shops to remain open .
We are still open and doing business in a “remote” fashion . In order to manage the staff and workload better we have reduced our days of opening so are no longer open Sundays for the time being. We encourage use of the phone for new bikes sales and to discuss repairs.
.Just to remind you that our website has lots of routes that you can look at and download if you need new inspiration for your
daily ride .
.https://www.saddlesafari.co.uk/category/routes/

Article author: Paul Merchant

About the author: Founded MyMarlow.co.uk in its original version back in 2000 - yes the internet DID exist back then. Brought up in Marlow, went to school here, now has children at the same schools. Quite clearly loves all things Marlow - hence spending over 2 decades doing this!

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