"Caffe Macchiato - Probably the best cafe in Aldershot"…read more *holds sides laughing* They are probably not wrong with this statement, but unfortunately this says more about Aldershot than it does about the cafe itself. What a depressing town, I felt like the life was being sucked out of me while I walked around it. We came for the football and were looking to eat before the game. We explored the town centre looking for a restaurant or pub that was serving food - nothing. Yes, there was McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut...not really what we were after. Do the people of Aldershot really not go out for dinner - obviously not! I had previously done a Yelp search for restaurants in Aldershot, and with the exception of one curry house, nothing came up - this should have given me a clue of what to expect!! Anyway, enough about Aldershot, we finally stumbled upon Caffe Macchiato and it looked like the best of a bad bunch. The cafe itself is quite spacious and well decorated and has art for sale on the walls. It was more or less empty when we arrived at about 17.30 and the waitress looked surprised when I asked for a table for three. The place closes at 19.00 every night, 17.00 on a Sunday. This is surprising seeing as they have a full menu. Some nights they have live music events on. There is also supposed to be free WiFi which I picked up but it didn't work properly. I decided to play it safe an opt for a pizza on the Italian themed menu. The Rucola sounded good - mozzarella, tomato, parma ham and rocket - four of my favourite ingredients. Unfortunately, when the dish arrived it looked like a bought-in cheese and tomato with the ham and rocket shoved on top before serving. The base was thick and stogy and not at all pleasant. In fairness, the others had a beef dish and a pasta dish and said they were OK. However, the side salad was smothered in salad cream! I find it hard to believe that this cafe is actually owned by bona fide Italians as I'm sure they wouldn't send out food like this. Oh, and the beer was warm, which the waitress knew in advance but didn't think to tell us before serving. If you are in Aldershot, this probably is your best option, but the sensible choice is to avoid Aldershot altogether!!

Great Food, Not Exorbitant prices…read more Eggs Benedict for breakfast is a rare treat

Once a complete coffee snob, it breaks a little piece of my heart when I visit a chain. I'm back…read moreagain for my second visit in 4 days after confirming my suspicion that this Costa is the best cafe you can find in walking distance (and I've been happy to walk across cities for a good cafe). The coffee is good. The food is good. It's good that they have wifi, and it's good that service is fast and friendly. My favourite cafes all have more personality, but Costa does what they set out to do, and they do it well. they're my favourite coffee chain, put it that way. Oh, and their new autumn treats are alluring. Too alluring. I'll be back again soon, I'm fairly certain :)

Great food and drink always happy staff and helpful. Great menu and great prices. Even when busy…read morestaff always calm and deal with the rush with ease

Wonderful place to eat and drink.Karina cooks great food,Elisa is a little ray of sunshine.Come and…read moreenjoy the nice atmosphere.

I visit The Gorge on a regular basis,I have always received good food,good service,in a pleasant…read moreatmosphere.The staff will do anything to make their customers happy,nothing is too much trouble for them.I wish you all,every success.

This is the railway station serving in the army town of Aldershot. It was opened in 1870, when a…read moreline from Pirbright junction to Farnham was built to join the line from Guildford to Alton. The station has the town's bus station immediately adjacent, and there is a car park and some short-term parking for dropping off or picking up passengers. The station buildings include a ticket office, cafe and toilets, sheltered bicycle storage and a cashpoint. The station is equipped with free public Wifi. There is level access to all three platforms (there are lifts to reach the island platforms 2 and 3). The main service runs half hourly between Alton and London Waterloo, with a half-hourly service on the line to Ascot via Camberley and hourly to Guildford. At peak times a small number of services runs directly to/from London via Ascot.

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Very small pokey place. most of the seating is outside which isn't good in bad weather or winter…read more Coffee is nice and internet access good if you can manage to actually get near one of the computers.