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Where to eat Gastropub food in Reading: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Discover Restaurants offering the best Gastropub food in Reading, England, United Kingdom including The Lyndhurst, The Iron Duke, The Botanist, The Spring Inn, the moderation
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1. The Lyndhurst
Overall Ratings
4 based on 357 reviews
Fresh seasonal and locally sourced produce ,cooked to order , great single origin coffee, cask ales, craft lagers & fantastic cocktails.
Reviewed By christmazz2002
This is probably my favourite pub/restaurant in Reading. Lovely atmosphere and decor inside, really good genuine pub food. Good selection of drinks and beers as well. Service was quick and efficient. Very polite gentleman at the bar . I had a burger: nice and thick and juicy, cooked wonderfully well. Chips were good as well, I also had a salad as a side. Strongly recommended!!! Hi Thank you for taking the time to write a lovely review . The pictures are awesome as well . We hope to see you soon
2. The Iron Duke
Overall Ratings
4 based on 316 reviews
Reviewed By TAFF270560
We tried this as we had heard it was quite good. However expensive and distinctly average all round. Trying to upsell from the off is never a good start. Pushing olives bottles of water etc from the start isn't what we expected. We ordered 2 rounds of drinks during the night both times one item was missing. Starters delivered except for one that we had to wait 5 mins for. Starters a mixed bag Camembert and Scotch egg good. White bait over cooked, prawns ok ish. Main course all came out ok. Lamb , Halloumim Burger ok. Fillet Steak very average to poor no taste and one had to be sent back as should have been rare wasn't even warm. Beef Wellington at £27.5 was abysmal. Steak inside was over cooked, tasteless and and was more like an overcooked roasting joint. Pastry soggy and didn't taste any other filling. Service wasn't very good but one lady seemed to be covering whole place. There are alot better places around.
3. The Botanist
Overall Ratings
4 based on 641 reviews
Reviewed By Leah1617
Great experience and amazing service at the bar! Would defiantly go back and I had the same person serve me as @geehendo but unlike that narrow minded racist review I didnât care about his hair or appearance if anything I felt his hair was very on trend he was be very friendly and provided amazing service! XHi Leah1617,Thank you for your great review of The Botanist - Reading. It's great to hear you had an amazing experience, with our friendly team going above and beyond to make your evening special. Make sure you visit again soon.
4. The Spring Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 798 reviews
You will easily find The Spring Inn on the Bath Road just a few minutes drive from Junction 12 of the M4 and close to Reading, Theale and Pangbourne. We are far enough from all that hustle & bustle and you'll know you're in Royal Berkshire countryside! No
Reviewed By Karen L
We were travelling from Newbury, but looking for somewhere not too far from Reading, to dine with friends and the Spring Inn was recommended. So thank you friend for your excellent recommendation.This restaurant is easily accessible off the A4 and there is plenty of parking and space outside to eat or drink, if the weather is good.Inside the restaurant is huge, but light, airy and spacious. it has a rustic, but modern look and their napkins are real fabric- quite a rarity these days in mid-range restaurants. The menu had a great selection - especially nice to see we could still get an amazing roast at a very good price on a Sunday evening. Divine meat and great portions; and there was no charge for a an extra jug of gravy. We loved every dish and practically licked the plates clean! We were all sorry we didn't have enough space for a pudding. The staff were really great and very friendly. I would highly recommend a visit to the Spring Inn. We will definitely be back- thanks for a great meal.
5. the moderation
Overall Ratings
4 based on 319 reviews
Reviewed By michaeleI4854VJ
High quality, plentiful food with South East Asian Specialties. Served in a traditional pub atmosphere.We had Asian sharing platter for two (between 3 of us) which was tasty, varied and large!Mains arrived before we had finished our starter which left our table a bit overloaded which was unfortunate. Consisting of half rack of ribs, rump steak and beef rendang curry. My ribs were so so tasty (couldnât eat them all),steak cooked to perfection and the curry had been made slightly milder to cater for my friends tastes. Polite and attentive serving staff. The cask beer (Butcombe) was well looked after. We also had keg Beavertown (Neck Oil) refreshing but a bit pricey at £5.50/pint.Will definitely visit here again when next in the area.
