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The George - review by traveladdict

Rating: 4.0

Location: Wokingham Road, RG6 7EN, Reading, United Kingdom

Tags: relaxed, pub chain, mature, young professionals, standard pub food, beer garden, friendly

Chef and Brewer pubs are springing up all over the place and this is one of the best.

Next to the river with a lovely decked beer garden area the George is great for relaxing over a nice lunch with friends.

the menu contains all the usual pub food - burgers and eveything available with chips but its reasonably priced, good value and served quick.

Next to te A329 and the M4 the george is easily accessible from anywhere.]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:28:48 +0000 /review/uk/reading/bar-pub/1161v7o/the-george1427662719 relaxed pub chain mature young professionals standard pub food beer garden friendly 51.437288429266 -0.90080833874255 The George - review by lardaholics http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/reading/bar-pub/1161v7o/the-george
The George - review by lardaholics

Rating: 4.0

Location: Wokingham Road, RG6 7EN, Reading, United Kingdom

Tags: good value, pub chain, family & home feel, beer garden, different pub food

The George is part of the Chef and Brewer chain, and as with other pubs in this chain, they offer a similar selection food and drinks. That said, it is actually pretty reasonable. It is quite a large pub with a more "restauranty" area, and a "bar-ier" part. There is an enormous garden area, spilt into three parts - a patio area with half a dozen pub type benches and tables. There is a newer covered, gated area with large, round tables seating eight with giant canvas umbrellas and weedy electrical heaters giving it a marquee feel. Beyond the gate along the bank of the Loddon and shaded by large willow trees is the overflow seating with a further 20 or so benches.

The selection of beers is better than average. There are usually a couple of guest ales, and they server Hoegarden and Leffe on draught as well as the normal lagers. Because this is a pub restaurant, there are 20 or so wines to choose from, although the downside of this is that they charge £4.50 for a large glass. A while ago, they were promoting a selection of five malt whiskies.

The food is good, and freshly cooked, with a large specials board, and plenty of variety from sausage and mash to Thai curries. The portions are quite large and although it is not cheap, the food is good value.

Atmosphere-wise, it is the sort of place to go for a family meal, a quiet midweek drink, or a place to start off your Friday night out. It caters to a wide variety of people. It can get fairly busy on a Friday evening, but they usually have plenty of staff on.

There is a nice open fire in the restaurant area, they take plastic for orders including food and there is a hideously expensive cash-machine on site.

All in all, it is unpretentious with good food and is usually a pleasant place to spend an evening.
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