Christmas
When is Blue Collar up for festive fun? Christmas 2024 opening times
Reading’s popular street food venue Blue Collar Corner has announced its plans for Christmas and New Year opening times … and the team will...
Cheap eats
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,...
Cheap eats
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?
Food
Wine and dine … and end up buying something to take home from Mama’s Way
There is a little piece of Italy in Reading - quite literally - thanks to Mama's Way in Duke Street.
The tiny store sells a...
Food
Christmas comes to McDonald’s as new festive menu launches (and The Grinch is part of it)
McDonald’s new festive menu is now available in its Reading area branches, offering seasonal treats plus a visit from The Grinch.
With festive drinks, desserts...
Cheap eats
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...
Food
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...
Cheap eats
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...