The Reading Room

4.6

58 Reviews

£26 to £40

Modern European

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2 people

Mar 11, 2025

7:00 PM

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Innovative

Fed up cooking, cleaning and doing the dishes? Leave that to us. Join us for an amazing dinning experience with fresh, locally sourced food and exceptional cocktails. Can not wait to see you!!
Situated within The Roseate Reading hotel, The Reading Room Restaurant and Bar stylish, contemporary decor with warm mood lighting. Located in the heart of Reading, it’s convenient, easily accessible location means it is one of the best spots for dining out for cocktails in town. With its sophisticated atmosphere and superb modern European cuisine prepared using the best local ingredients, sourced by The Roseate Reading’s award winning chefs to present seasonal menu.

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Location
26 The Forbury, Reading, RG1 3EJ
Phone number
0118 952 7770
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Modern European
Hours of operation
Lunch Wed–Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 6:30 pm–9:30 pm
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Chargeable car park:4hours - £6Car park postcode: RG1 3BE (Off the abbey square)
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Rajesh Maharjan

What 58 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.6Service
4.3Ambience
4.2Value

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58 Reviews

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DEEPAK KUMAR
Minneapolis1 review
1.0
Dined on December 13, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
My experience was nothing short of horrible. When I reached at the restaurant , the lady at the reception was bit shocked as she could not find our reservation. I showed her my confirmation message and she asked us to wait as they were busy with another party going on . After a few minutes , we were given a table in the waiting area near the bar. Another staff came to show us a screenshot that , they have not received any intimation from open table though i could clearly see a reservation in my name in the receptionist’s desktop. Anyways , tech glitches happen. We sat down to order food in the waiting area near the bar and discovered someone has put a bag of clothes under the table we were seated. After some five minutes , someone came to take the order and when i asked for the dinner menu , he told they don’t have it today in stead gave me an all day dining menu. Fine , i asked where is the drinks menu ??? He got us after a while. We waited and waited for 20 minutes that someone will come to take our drinks order but nobody showed up. It was almost 40 minutes since we reached at the restaurant and our drinks order was not even taken. A fine dining restaurant makes you seat in the waiting area near a bag of clothes , don’t have the dinner menu , the host forgets to bring the drinks menu and nobody attends you for next 20 minutes. I decided to leave the Reading room to another place to have some food and save my evening. After 1.5 hours , i received a call from the restaurant , asking why I left without having food. I told them to call me next day as I was having my dinner somewhere else. Nobody reached out after that. I have been to the Reading Room and my experience was very good. Hope they don’t repeat the same.
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Neal
Berkshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 17, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Outstanding experience. Amazing on all aspects. Awesome service and spectacular food
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LuigiP VIP
London21 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 12, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Outstanding luch on a Sunday afternoon. Competent, professional service throughout. Highly recommended.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
London3 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 6, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Stunning food and great experience !! Staff where excellent
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Starbar66
Berkshire1 review
5.0
Dined on April 8, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Booked through open table and though the restaurant couldn’t find the booking, we were offered a table for lunch straight away. Fois, wine and service was amazing, as ever!
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HecZe
Mexico City2 reviews
2.0
Dined on December 24, 2022
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The Reading room was one of our favourites but we were very disappointed by the Christmas menu and in particular the blab Turkey main dish to the point of making us rethink whether we want to try this place again
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IkennaA
Dallas1 review
4.0
Dined on December 23, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Food was great, ambience was okay.
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SamuelE
London2 reviews
3.0
Dined on November 10, 2022
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Friendly staff, good food. Great vegetarian and vegan options.
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Giovanna
Berkshire2 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 8, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The restaurant was very quiet and the service was great. Staff very attentive. The food and drinks were good but a bit overpriced for what we had.
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Chaz VIP
London58 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 29, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing and a must. The food was absolutely fantastic.
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FAQs

The Reading Room does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo and Uber Eats.

The Reading Room is rated 4.6 stars by 58 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Mar 11, 2025

7:00 PM

26 The Forbury, Reading, RG1 3EJ

Additional information

Phone number
0118 952 7770
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Modern European
Hours of operation
Lunch Wed–Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 6:30 pm–9:30 pm
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Chargeable car park:4hours - £6Car park postcode: RG1 3BE (Off the abbey square)
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Rajesh Maharjan

The Reading Room

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Private dining

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What 58 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

FAQs

Does The Reading Room offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is The Reading Room restaurant rated?

Is The Reading Room currently accepting reservations?

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