Ramsgate Café pie and mash

You're walking down Margate Road heading towards the seafront when the smell hits you—buttery pastry and rich gravy simmering away. This is the kind of place where everyone knows their order by heart, where the counter staff remember your name, and where a pie that costs under a fiver tastes like someone actually cared about making it. The tables are small and honest, the napkins come in piles because you'll need them, and the crowds at lunch tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in the kitchen.