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The Bull, Reading
Wargrave
Postal town: Reading
RG10 8DE
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Quinno _ left this review about The Bull
Seemed a bit more pleasant last visit with three Marstons list beers in. Quality so-so.
March 2011
Sited on the main crossroads, the exterior has an unusual (but pleasing) window arrangement and the interior ticks the boxes for log fires, exposed timber and low ceilings. My last couple of visits have found the Bull to be a very quiet and souless place though. The beer (a couple of Brakspears brews, usually) is very expensive for what it is and the price of a half is well over what it should be - more like 70% than 50%! Diners seem to be the main thrust of the place these days, with an eating area round the side and up a couple of stairs. All very quiet and genteel really - it doesn't do much for me at the moment.
On 22nd April 2017
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Bull
A traditional street corner local in the heart of Wargrave, the pub is arranged on a couple of levels around a bar counter and despite offering a few food options has managed to retain the feel of a pub that is designed for drinking first and foremost.
There are two main bar areas, each sharing the same bar counter which had a number of stools around it. One bar is down a couple of steps from the other and this is a pleasant, if slightly spartan room with black wooden boards on the floor, a whitewashed ceiling with plenty of black beams and there were a few more black beams on the wall as well. An exposed stone wall was at one end a low stone wall along one side. There were numerous old black and white photo’s and the obligatory horse brasses dotted around, and a large brick fire-place with a log fire, although this was not list on a recent cold March evening which may have made it a little cosier.
A smaller room was up a couple of steps at the end and this had a more contemporary feel with lighter laminate flooring and a number of brown leather sofa’s and arm chairs. A couple of large flags were prominently displayed on one wall, and there was a small plasma up in the corner, although this was not in use. The menu offered a small selection of “pub grub” dishes such as lasagne, fish & chips, chilli con carne, etc., and these were mostly priced around the £10 mark. There was also a specials board that offered another half a dozen options. My curry of the day (Chicken Balti) was a decent enough dish and came with rice, naan bread and a poppadom as well as an enormous pot of mango chutney.
Beers on tap were Ringwood Boondoggle and Brakespear Bitter. There was also a pump for Fortyniner, although this appeared to have run out. Unfortunately the solitary cider was Strongbow. All in all this seems a decent village local with a friendly landlord and a decent food offering. If only they could sort out their appalling choice of cider, I’d say it was well worth a visit.
On 18th March 2013
- rating: 7
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train man left this review about The Bull
Unfortunately the organic Brakspear Oxford Gold had run out ystdy, leaving a choice of Hobgoblin & Brakspear bitter (£2.90!). Genuinely old, with low beamed ceilings in the main bar area and a huge open fireplace burning logs. I could imagine this being a very good drinking environment for locals but it seems to be aiming beyond that, and the commercial radio in the bar and the young staff sit a little incongruously with the 15c image.
Also, could whoever writes the bar notices please learn that changing a singular into a plural does not require an apostrophe! So it's bills, customers etc…, not bill's, customer's… Sorry, but why is this basic grammatical error becoming so common these days?
On 15th November 2007
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