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I'm down in Reading for a few days with work this week so after some knowledge on local ale pubs / curry houses for post pub visiting
Thanks in advance!
Nags head.
The Retreat
there is only one pub worth going to; the [url= https://sites.google.com/site/hobgoblinpubreading/ ]hobgoblin [/url](or ale house as it's now called). More decent beers and ciders than you can shake a stick at, and a rabbit warren of little areas to sit. Love it.
or look [url= https://shitandnotshitpubsinreading.com/tag/the-alehouse-reading/ ]here[/url]!
Litten Tree and the Purple Turtle were our go-to's when I had friends down that way. That was over ten years ago now mind, could be a car park and affordable housing by now.
I remember the Purple Turtle before it got bulldozed for the Oracle. Proper little dive bar. The new version was a pale imitation.
The Ale House (formerly Hobgoblin) for real beer.
For curry; Pappadams on kings road or the Thai over the road.
I remember the Purple Turtle
Likewise, pretty sure it was there in the late 80s when I was at Uni there....
Its still there and bigger than ever but yes the old one was far better as the new one is more of a trendy bar now.
Nags Head, Alehouse and The Allied for the town centre.
The Castle Tap or The Hop Leaf.
only been once with work 2 or 3 years ago, and the only place that stuck out as being enjoyable to drink in for me was the purple turtle.
[url= http://www.sweeneyandtodd.co.uk/ ]Sweeney and Todd pie shop[/url]
This place used to sell decent pie based meals when I lived in Reading
This place used to sell decent pie based meals when I lived in Reading
Pretty sure it started off as a pub, which closed in 91 IIRC. Used to get a pie and a pink for £5.95.
A good few recommendations there.
This place never fails to deliver does it?
thanks again!
Cheaper to smuggle some tins in to the library
Eldon Arms. The Retreat. Alehouse. Sweeney & Todd. South Street Arts Centre do good ales on a Friday night now.
Piwnica Polish pub does some great food and Tutu's Ethiopian Table does some curries if you want something a bit different.
Also, make sure you check out the Grumpy Goat in the Harris Arcade. Huge range of interesting beers.
http://www.thegrumpygoat.co.uk
Lola Lo's
"Cocktail bar and club with a Pacific Island theme, with bamboo shacks and Easter Island-style heads."
Result.
Loving that link cubist, thats been an hour of entertainment!
To the OP, Nags Head (my local) is a short stroll from the centre. Bhoj is good for a curry (5mins back in to town)
The Greyfriar is my favourite, but it's not so comfortable
also loving that link
Some random clicking of pubs i knew from my formative years, and also some newer ones revealed this gem
https://shitandnotshitpubsinreading.com/2016/03/26/the-trooper-potts/
Please make a visit and see if it meets expectations?
I love that pub review blog. Brings it all back.