The George & Dragon, Reading

Facebook page of The George & Dragon - www.facebook.com

Facebook page of The George & Dragon - www.facebook.com

A lovely looking pub but as mentioned before, It's predominantly a restaraunt, the difference is that now, it's owned by Siren Craft Brew prompting my visit. The car park was full on arrival, not just with dinners but it was obvious drinkers as well were coming for the beer. Two handpumps were on , or so I thought, the two ladies behind the bar obviously knew little about barwork and less about cellarmanship as after lots of furious and fruitles pulling of both handles it took a local customer to go to the cellar and find out both barrels were empty, they were not replaced. still I was happy enough on the keg selection with a pint of Soundwave albeit not cheap. Overall a disappointing visit but I'm prepared to give it another go on the strength of the ownership, I'm just a little suprised what I consider to be a top Brewer leaves untrained staff in charge of their beer.

Small, low beamed roof, setup mainly for diners. Decent menu - at the top end of pub dining prices - Cheese and Biscuits was £8 to give you an idea. Good at table waitress service. Ringwood Bitter was OK - nothing out of the ordinary.