Pubs in Reading
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Park House (University of Reading)
Park House, Whiteknights Campus, Reading RG6 6UR
The University's old Senior Common Room is now open to the general public. Five ales are usually available (mostly LocAle) and an array of styles feature. It's a popular venue for the mature University community and can get very busy between 5-7 in the evening. Non-accredited vehicles are not allowed on campus until after 5pm - however a regular bus service drops off inside the campus. Open from midday during University term-time and during Christmas and Easter vacations; if in doubt, please ring in advance. Almost uniquely, the bar is cashless.
Fidget & Bob
The Plaza, Kennet Island, Reading RG2 0GX
Now trading as an 'all day cafe bar', this is a small, new-build, community focused outlet serving the recent Kennet Island development. Bottled and canned beer only, though an impressive range is stocked. The selection includes: Siren Craft Brew, Finchhamstead, Berkshire Harbour Brewing, Kirkland, Cornwall Wild Beer, Evercreech, Somerset Magic Rock, Huddersfield, Yorkshire Innis & Gunn, Edinburgh Thistly Cross Cider, Dunbar, East Lothian
Greyfriar
53 Greyfriars Road, Reading RG1 1PA
A modern-looking yet traditional pub with eight handpumps and 14 keg lines, offering an impressive choice of beers from independent breweries. Bottled and canned beers also come from country-wide and foreign suppliers. Tap takeovers by various brewers are held on occasion. A small range of paninis is available. A regular quiz night is held every other Monday. Convenient for the railway station and popular with the after-work crowd.
Dairy
Building L14 Redlands Road, University of Reading, Reading RG1 5AQ
Situated on the University's London Road Campus in the old dairy buildings , it is open to visitors with University of Reading staff and students receiving discounts. It boasts a large range of draught, craft beers and ciders. There are nine HD screens, two pool tables, a juke box and a full coffee bar. It has longer opening hours during term time, but is closed over Christmas & Easter, please check the website at these times. As is true of the whole University estate, cash is not accepted here.
Cocktail Club
5-6 Gun Street, Reading RG1 2JR
New cocktail bar on the Gun Street party strip.
Victoria Cross
Unit B2, 350 Basingstoke Road, Reading RG2 0NT
Opened in March 2016 as the Trooper Potts in honour of the town's only Victoria Cross holder, and was refurbed and renamed the Victoria Cross only three years later, with the reason for the latter remaining unknown. It's a Hungry Horse chain value pub/restaurant spacious 'megapub' including an upstairs area. They show multiple sports TV channels.
Bierhaus
8 Queens Walk, Reading RG1 7QF
German themed bar/eatery. Around 6 German beers on draught, with a selection of bottles from Germany and further afield. Bar at front with a few tables and chairs. Steps up to larger restaurant area where German food is served.
Salisbury Conservative Club
316 Kings Road, Reading RG1 4HX
The club was established in 1897 when a group of businessmen got together and decided that they would like to form a club. They met regularly at a local ale house and formed a basic set of rules together with an objective of what they wanted to achieve. The club is run by a Management Committee, the members of which are elected by the club membership. Affilated to The Association of Conservative Clubs. Please note - this club has a dress code.
Revolucion de Cuba
138-141 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1EX
Sizeable Cuban-themed bar/restuarant/nightspot inevitably specializing in cocktails. Located in the old HMV store. Happy hour: Mon-Fri 3pm - 7pm, Sat 5pm - 7pm
Great Western Railways Staff Association, Reading Branch
58 Station Hill, Reading RG1 1NB
Membership is £15 per year. Vistors are welcome and will be signed-in for £1 fee per visit (max two visits per month). The Railway Club is not huge so you wouldn’t expect a particularly wide range of drinks but there’s plenty to keep you going, especially in the fridge. For the trainspotters, there is a courtyard garden next to railway. West Berks bottle beer available (not RAIB).
Botanist
1-5 King Street, Reading RG1 2HD
New bar, located in the old Barclays Bank. Quirky, rustic potting shed theme - plenty of distressed wood, floral ironwork, caged lighting, various agricultural bric-a-brac etc. The interior has been cleverly seperated into discrete sections each with their own character, so there's a fairly cosy and intimate feel though beware that food takes prescedence over drinking at busy times. Keg beers include Sirencraft. Large selection of bottled foeign beers available, illustrated in books on each of the tables with ambitious prices.
Coconut
62-63 St Marys Butts, Reading RG1 2LG
Cocktail bar offering food from south east Asia, China and Japan. Long bar offering a few mainstream keg lines, with no real ale. You can go in just for a drink but be prepared for somebody to ask if you want a table. Level access to the bar, eating area and disabled toilet. Bar tables are high, eating tables are a mix of high and low.