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The Catherine Wheel, Reading
Goring
Postal town: Reading
RG8 9HB
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Catherine Wheel
Corner pub slightly away from the main thoroughfare in Goring, but actually next to the village car park.
The bar is L-shaped to fit the corner, with a sunken room at one end and a more formal dining area at the far end. Being a Marston's pub, the ale range is never going to be too inspiring. Brakspear Gravity & Ringwood Forty Niner are the regular beers. Additional beers were Ringwood Boon Doggle & Wychwood Dirty Tackle. At least the Dirty Tackle was one I hadn't tried before.
There was a good mix of people, some with their dogs in here, making it quite a pleasant atmosphere. The gents' toilets are in the sunken room and are well hidden. The landlady had to point it out to one unsuspecting bloke.
On 2nd April 2022
- rating: 6
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paulof horsham left this review about The Catherine Wheel
Perfectly reasonable pub near Goring & Streatley Station with ales from Marston's permanent and seasonal ranges. The weary traveller was quickly served and the pint slipped down in no time. I'd be happy to return if I ever found myself alongside the Oxfordshire Thames again.
On 13th October 2019
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Catherine Wheel
Usually four ales from across the Marstons stable plus Thatchers Heritage cider. ale quality usually very drinkable. An atmospheric low-ceilinged, multi-level interior. A formal dining area to the left with oars on wall and wood block floor. Drinking area to the right with quarry tile flooring, inglenook fireplace (not lit) and access to the rear garden. Not a big pub and is a bit of a squeeze in the drinking area. Various wooden wheels dotted around and incorporated into the furnishings. Pub advertised live music, quiz, and WiFi. Pretty busy usually.
June 2008
Generic country pub ambience in the drinking area, low beams, real fire etc, with a larger and less characterful dining area further on. A Brakspear's house serving Brakspear Bitter, Oxford Gold and Hooky Dark - my pint of Hooky Dark was poor, unfortunately. The hidden toilet is hilarious, yah. Maybe caught it on a bad day but it didn’t appeal to me much. Rated 5
On 20th September 2015
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about Catherine Wheel
The original pub is a lovely old whitewashed brick building with a gravelled seating area in front and a tree-shaded garden to the side. Entering through the door in the lowest part of the building, there are steps up to the left to where the bar is set at the point where the pub has been connected to the neighbouring building, apparently an old smithy, judging by its name: "Forge Bar". This is set out with dining-type tables while the older part is apparently more drinker-friendly. There's a large inglenook fireplace and this part of the pub has some lovely old tables and chairs.
The beer is the once-local Brakspears Bitter, plus Ringwood Fortyniner and Wychwood Hobgoblin. I had the Brakspears, which was perhaps not as well-kept and served as in the nearby John Barleycorn. This was a pleasant pub, and would have been all the better without the one jarring note: the local radio station playing at an annoying volume from loudspeakers placed in all parts of the pub.
On 11th May 2012
- rating: 6
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train man left this review about The Catherine Wheel
Lovely low-beamed pub with warm welcome & real fires being lit as we arrived. Low bench-settles around walls in two small bar rooms & assorted tables/stools. Dining area beyond bar with rowing oars decorating far wall. Hobgoblin, Hooky Dark(Mild), plus 3 from Brakspear – Bitter, Special & Oxford Gold – tried the Bitter & the Gold which were both excellent.
On 2nd December 2007
- no rating submitted
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