Stunning eatery with a traditional pub feel located just outside Reading so you don’t have to deal with Reading traffic. Staff are extremely friends and their is a wide selection of pub favourites, vegan options and alternatives. A true heritage pub of 500 years, there are booths and couches in the dining space, a welcoming bar and outside seating. Highly recommended the Apple Pie and custard when you finish your mains!
If you are looking for a pub with a really good garden kind of out of the main town centre, this is the place to go. I discovered this place way before when it’s still called the Black Boy. I love the vibe and their food is great! Staff were very accommodating as well First time to try the mountain ribs and we thought we can finish it, dare you we didn’t! It is good at least for 3 to 4 people! It comes with chips and coleslaw too! Lots of choices from the menu. Variety of drinks as well
Great stop off from the M4 for a bite to eat and stretch the legs. Good selection of pub classics and menus for gluten-free and vegetarian/vegan plus kids (though expect the usual fast food fare fish fingers/sausages etc). Staff are brilliant - friendly, welcoming and accommodating. Lovely and spacious, with a stretch tent out the rear and plenty of parking. Clean and tasteful decor. We will return.
We ate there last night and had some good food and drink. The dishes on the menu were really varied and plenty of choice. We tried the confit duck and the ham and chicken pie as well as some desserts. My only comment would be that pie would have benefited from more meat in it and a thicker sauce as I was left trying to scoop it out of the dish with a knife and fork. It was tasty though, so not bad. It was a little cold on the feet to be outside but the heaters worked pretty well for the upper half. The service was good too. I would try it again indeed!
