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The Signal Box, Reading

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18 Friar Street
Reading
RG1 1DB

Phone: 01189588964

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Mild Drinker left this review about The Signal Box

Quite an upmarket looking pub near the station. No real ale just a selection of lagers. I had a Peroni which was an eye watering price at over 7 quid. Not much to recommend here.

On 8^th February 2025 - rating: 2
[User has posted 103 recommendations about 103 pubs]

Bucking Fastard left this review about Pitcher & Piano

Now carrying the name Signal Box above the apex door but still very much part of the Pitcher & Piano chain there is a large open plan interior with an initial huge space for vertical drinking next to a small upright piano,high tables opposite the bar,banquettes running below the windows on one side,while to the right of the entrance a series of dining type tables with scattered menus of the food service tosh.
Naturally no real ale,very mainstream kegs with Neck Oil seeming the best bet but £3.40 a half.At least the muzak wasn't ear splitting but the place was empty and lacking atmosphere.
I won't be darkening their door again,pretty awful.

On 27^th July 2024 - rating: 3
[User has posted 2936 recommendations about 2936 pubs]

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Quinno _ left this review about Pitcher & Piano

A coat of paint but pretty much the same cavernous lanyard-enticer it ever was. Undrinkable half of Jennings Cumberland this week.

April 2014
Large modern bar for the slightly more upmarket town centre punter although the thudding after-work music makes me wonder quite how sophisticated shouting a conversation at someone less than three feet away from you is. The large ground floor windows are nice and grabbing seat next to one makes for a pleasant 20 minutes. Prices are steep. Real ale available via the Marstons Fastcask system but as I've found it is no substitute for decent cellarmanship as both are often out of action or decidedly flat. First opened as Bar Excellence, back in the day.

On 4^th June 2017 - no rating submitted
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