Good nosh across FGW

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[amiddl]

As the proud owner of a bite card and more loyalty cards than I am prepared to admit I am a frequent  (some would say too frequent) visitor to the many branches of Pumkin, Upper Crust and Caffe Ritazza across the west.

However I am getting a little bored - please could I have some suggestions for good nosh in idenpendant cafe's on stations or those close by worthwhile visiting.

Particularly looking for recommendations  Paddington through to Cardiff Central, Berks and Hants and through to Penzance. Bristol through to Taunton.

[amiddl]

Ps very partial to a good fryup - if anyone has any recommendations

[matt473]

Don't be afraid to try Bonapartes pub at Temple MEads where the Bite card is valid. Although if I was you, travel on the quieter trains, travel first class and try the travelling chef  : Surprising just how cheap first class ticket and a meal can be when booked in advance compared to travelling standard for example

[devon_metro]

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) travelling chef?

[matt473]

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) travelling chef?

Yep. I should have clarified that 

[amiddl]

Thanks for the recommendations - will try. The travelling chef breakfast looks good.

[devon_metro]

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) travelling chef?

Yep. I should have clarified that 

Sorry I completely missed your post! My error!

[TerminalJunkie]

Ps very partial to a good fryup - if anyone has any recommendations

Barnstaple: http://www.stationmasterscafe.co.uk/page11.html

[thetrout]

At Bristol Temple Meads there is a Starbucks on Temple Quay which is about a minutes walk, also there is a Wetherspoons Pub just around the corner from there that does a nice big (and cheap) breakfast (including a vegetarian option )

[eightf48544]

Found an excellent pub yesterday in Calverleigh namely the Red Lion nearest station Tiverton Parkway.

Buffet lumnch ^5.50.

Chicken breast, sausages, beef casserole, veg curry (excelelnt) veg and rice.

Incidently saw the FGW^▸ (First Great Western) loco hauled set apperoaching T Parkwayin down direction, just after 10:00. unfortunately I was in a car!

6000 Hp for 4 coaches!

[thetrout]

6000 Hp for 4 coaches!

[inspector_blakey]

Gerry Fiennes would be proud!

[eightf48544]

And so would Chris Green!

[Chris from Nailsea]

New catering provision for Falmouth - from the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

Rick Stein fish and chip shop could boost economy

A tourism expert says a new Rick Stein fish and chip shop in Cornwall will be a boost for the local economy.
The shop in Falmouth town centre is the second fish and chip shop in the TV chef's Cornwall business empire.
The other is in Padstow where Mr Stein has a number of restaurants, a delicatessen and a hotel.
Richard Voase, a specialist in the sociology of tourism, said it would generate wealth for the region through increasing visitors. Mr Voase, from the University of Lincoln, said: "The Tate at St Ives and the Eden Project have both consistently attracted visitors in excess of original expectations. Restaurants are normally secondary attractions - you think about where you are going to eat once you have arrived - but a celebrity chef turns a restaurant into a primary tourist attraction because it becomes part of the reason to visit. Tourist attractions like these generate wealth for the region by increasing the volume of incoming visitors and, more controversially, for second home ownership."
Andy Curtis, manager of nearby Harbour Lights fish and chip shop said: "When I first heard I thought it would be really bad for Harbour Lights. But then I thought it's only going to increase footfall in the town and it's going to make us more competitive. It's going to be a good thing."
Mr Stein is confident Falmouth would not become "Falstein", a reference to the "Padstein" which some people have called Padstow because of the number of his business interests in the town. "It's a much bigger town. I don't think it'll have the same sort of effect. Padstow is tiny."