Old Bell

Goring Lane, RG7 1LS - Reading
€€ Bar Grill
★★★★★ ★★★★★
92/100
1782 recommendations

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92/100
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1,782 total reviews
Tripadvisor
4.0/5
896 reviews
Google
4.0/5
813 reviews
Foursquare
7.1/5
11 reviews
Facebook
4.0/5
60 reviews
Roast winner
4.0/5
2 reviews
🌳 Outdoor seating 🍽️ Dine-in 🚚 Delivery 🥡 Takeout 🍺 Alcohol 🍹 Cocktails 🍷 Wine 📅 Reservations Wheelchair accessible Accessible restroom 😊 Casual 🛋️ Cozy 👥 Good for groups

💬 What people say

Breakfast 47 Sunday roast 18 Money 16 Food and service 14 Value 13 Chef 12 Inn 11 Mixed grill 10

👍 Recommended by 13 people

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+7
Including July Naira

🕐 Opening Hours

Open now Closes at 11:00 PM
Monday1 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Tuesday2 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Wednesday3 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Thursday4 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Friday5 09:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday6 09:30 AM - 10:30 PM
Sunday7 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Google Reviews (10)

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Helen Key

2 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Country side location. Friendly pleasant staff. Fresh food well presented, tasty and generous portions. Garden space.
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Margaret Quennell

2 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
We enjoyed a very nice lunch here, having happened upon it by pure chance travelling through the area. Louise our waitress looked after us beautifully. The menu suited us very well and our meals were served presented appetisingly and were delicious.we will definitely recommend The Bell and revisit it.
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Chris Pulman

2 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
We have been going to this pub for a few years, we have always enjoyed the food, the service and the environment here. The staff are welcoming and friendly we have always had good food served and left with the feeling that we want to come back. So we chose it as our wedding breakfast venue and everyone was so helpful and made our day go as planned. Thank you to all who made it a success at the Old Bell.
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Curtis Hall

2 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Wow! The whole experience was outstanding. From the joyous greeting staff, to the lovely waitress, Meg, and finally the delicious food, our whole time here was amazing. Would definitely come again and again.
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gillian diggens

3 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Just been for lunch, food perfect, staff polite, friendly and happy, very peaceful will definitely be going back. Very good value for money. Very enjoyable lunchtime. Thank you
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Rachel Tomokins

3 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Great good and good prices. Only slight annoyance was after we had been served with main meal the wait was quite a long time before waiter came over to see if we wanted desserts then once our desserts had been served no one came to see if we wanted any drinks or coffee. Then at 9.45 the manager came to our table to say if we wanted anything else he was calling last orders. But all in all great food and nice pub/restaurant.
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Charlie Westbrook

4 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
I have had lunch here on a few occasions so have got to try a lot on the menu. Never had anything I haven't enjoyed. Staff always wonderful. Server often in charge louisa always happy to chat and make me feel welcome. Great friendly team at the old bell. Definitely worth the journey to visit.
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Joanne Bevis

4 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
We always chose The Old Bell when visiting the area, so today was no exception. The young man who greeted us was not very enthusiastic and needed to improve on his engagement with customers. He made us feel like we were an inconvenience. A lady who we assume was a manager or supervisor showed us to a table and looked after us. She was must more engaging. I ordered the no leaf salad, and my partner ordered the smothered chicken. When they arrived, I was confused as to whether the salad was meant to be warm or cold as the plate was piping hot, but the food was lukewarm. Nonetheless, it was tasty.
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Peter Roberts

4 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Quaint relaxing pub next to a Premier Inn located in outer Reading. The service was quicker than an F1 pit crew stop and food so tasty I was looking for Mr Ramsay himself. Free parking, lots of seating and a fantastic selection of drinks. Looking forward to returning again !
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Lauren

7 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Really lovely lunch. Not the cheapest place but everything was really nice only think I would change is one of the bread with the camembert as it was far too crumberly to dip.
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