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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Cheap eats

Wendy’s square meals with a bit of help from Dave. Is it a powerful 5 star burger?

Wendy’s returned to the UK in 2021 after nearly 20 years away, choosing the former branch of Nationwide in Reading to be its base. Clearly, the reopening has been a...

Blue Collar’s Glen promises an exciting 2025 for Reading’s street food scene

Street food in Reading is going to get even more exciting in 2025 according to Blue Collar Corner boss Glen Dinning.  Speaking at the opening...

What will you try? Wetherspoon’s brilliant beer festival – with pints at £1.99 – mingles with Burns Week

Two special events are taking place in Reading town centre Wetherspoon pubs The Back of Beyond and The Hope Tap: a beer festival and...

REVIEW: The Coconut Tree goes back to its Roots with delightful Veganuary menu

January is the month for health kicks, resolutions and trying to do something different – for many that means being vegan curious thanks to...

Back to its Roots: The Coconut Tree joins Veganuary with exciting vegan and gluten-free options added to its menu

Something for everyone is promised at The Coconut Tree, as the Sri Lankan restaurant has launched a refreshed main menu and there are additional...

Bargain! Dine out from £1 from Italian chains Bella Italia and Pizza Express this January in Reading (and how to get a meal for...

Two Italian restaurants with branches in Reading are offering bargain meals this month, helping people save pennies after the big festive blow-out. Bella Italia offers...

IKEA’s £3 meal deal … is it super value and is it worth the money?

Forget flatpack furniture, for many a visit to IKEA means meatballs. Its restaurant is always packed with people looking to enjoy a taste of Sweden,...

Sweeney and Todd’s Christmas pie goes back on the menu

What marks the start of Christmas for you? Perhaps it’s a Christmas pie from Reading institution Sweeney and Todd?

Why are they queuing out of the door to get to Monty’s Café?

On the corner of Hatherley Road with Addington Road in east Reading sits Monty’s Café. The family-run cafe launched in 2019 in the heart of...

Why is there an elephant outside Miah’s Spencers Wood?

Many will have driven past the elephant outside Miah’s Spencers Wood on Basingstoke Road and wondered about what's inside. The landmark is at the entrance...

Just terrific: Sunday buffet at Taste of Tandoori in Tilehurst is a real bargain

Nestled in a small parade of shops in a Tilehurst neighbourhood is the Taste of Tandoori. Unassuming from the outside, one could be fooled into...