Ugly Oyster Drafthaus

Hidden gem in Reading, at least for me. Finally decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did. I had the blue point raw oysters as an appetizer and they are incredible, super fresh and delicious 😋 Opted for the fish and chips as an entree and they were on point! Lightly breaded well seasoned thick pieces of pollock fried to perfection😋 I love the old bar and the old school ambience. Perfect place on a cold winter day to sit by the fire and enjoy some good food👍

This is definitely a place worth visiting. I got the Fish and Chips which was very delicious. I finished the entire plate with malt vinegar and the lemon slices. No ketchup was served, which means the fries were good enough to eat without. Although they seemed to lack a solid Porter or Stout selection, the Belgian ale I got there was excellent. Definitely a must-hit-once-food-stop of Berks County.

The Ugly Oyster Drafthaus was very cute! We had the Crab dip which was very good. It was served with bread, pretzels and sesame seed crackers. We tried the house oysters from Virginia which were good - had a slight grassy finish but a soft brine and plump meat. We also tried the Mapaque, from Prince Edward Island which had a heavy briny flavor and was quite delicious. We then had the steamed little neck class and snow crab legs. The clams were fantastic but the Crab legs were over cooked. We tried the hand cut french fries - we were excited for the malt vinegar on the table but the first bottle was not good (it was sitting in the window) and the second bottle was watered down. It was kind of disappointing. The garlic bread sides were good - missing the garlic so it was more like a buttery toasted bread. The other people we were with liked their entrees - the portobello mushroom sandwich and grilled chicken salad. Overall, the experience was pretty good - we would probably come back and give some of the other seafood options a try. The overcooked crablegs and bad malt vinegar are the reasons for the 4 stars.