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

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

An IKEA meatballs on a fork and covered in sauce
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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...

A plate showing Sweeney and Todd's Christmas pie is packed with chunks of festive meats, vegetables and cranberries. The pie has been cut open and a slice of it is in the bottom left corner of the plate
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Sweeney and Todd’s Christmas pie goes back on the menu

What marks the start of Christmas for you? Maybe it’s seeing the festive lights go up in town centres. Or the sound of...

The exterior of Monty's Cafe in Addington Road, Reading
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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...

A plate of tandoori chicken topped with slices of raw onion and a lemon
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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...

A selection of main courses from The Taste of Tandoori's Sunday buffet: pilau rice, Chicken Tikka Massala, Lamb Curry, and Chicken Korma
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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...

The outside of The Wee Waif pub in Charvil
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Cheap eats in Reading: The Wee Waif at Charvil

Clocking in at number 10 in Trip Advisor's selection of cheap eats is The Wee Waif, a country pub and hotel close to...

The front of Reading Tandoori
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A smorgasbord to try at a bargain price thanks to Reading Tandoori on the Oxford Road

Not many Indian restaurants do Sunday buffets, but those that do offer good value dining if you are prepared to accept your meal...

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