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nice comfortable pub with tealights on tables and relaxing atmosphere,three ales of which i opted for pint of theakston lightfoot (£3.40)which was decently kept,7/10
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Brains SA, Caledonian Chocolate Drop and something else (poor memory today!) on yesterday. The Brains was OK but getting past it's best. £3.30 a pint. Basic food menu. Worth visiting.
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As long as they've got rid of those dodgy korean types the last landlord was so fond of...
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The Horn is a lovely old pub with very friendly staff and management; they service 3 guest ales which change regularly with an eclectic mix from all over the UK. Graeme the bar manager is a keen real ale drinker who keeps a great cellar and will happily try to get real ales on request.
It is nice to have 3 decent real ale bars so close together: Allied Arms, The Horn and Zero Degrees.
Those who complained that it is a rugby pub that seems to prefer football may be pleased to know they will happily show both at the same time; one in each bar!
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Rugby is also shown in 3 Guinea's, Nags Head, and Allied (if you can afford to drink in the Allied)
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A precious relic of olde Reading. A pub clearly many 100's of years old that appears to have been last furnished in the 1950's and which seems to change ownership regularly.
Thankfully the previous owners Thai food experiment failed, lest it may have followed a similar fate to the old Mitre Inn on West Street (now Thai Corner).
It must be preserved for the good of Mankind, being one of only a tiny handful of genuine old Inns left in Reading. The beer isn't bad either.
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Claims to be "the Rugby pub in Reading". The place has been hijacked and football is now shown over Rugby. The only place you can be sure rugby is shown is still the Gateway.
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New management trying to attract new customers? The new home of London Irish? Well, please tell me how come a pint of Jennings Bitter is £3.30 yet a half is £1.80 ??!!!??? All they have done is encourage me to go elsewhere - to a pub where a half pint costs half of a pint.
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they still got the gooks in the house or kicked em to the slant eyed kerb aye?
anonymous - 22 Sep 2010 14:36 |
The pub under new management - they have really cleaned the place up, no more dodgy types loitering in the gents etc. - good ales on now, seemingly nice clientele as well.
Apparently they will soon be doing food in the evening as well. I definitely recommend it now.
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Under new management. Quite a transformation with a clean up and now quite pleasent. No more dubious 'oriental ladies' or druggies.
I don't mind going in there now.
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oriental girls .... I wish I had known earlier!!!Im off there now then rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Not a bad pub. Came in here after watching Titanic 12 years ago and didn't go back until 2 days ago. It seems to be run by Thai people and they do Thai food. Nearly every single draught drink was off (only Fosters, I think, was on. Still, I quite liked it somehow. Nice beams.
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Good corner location not far from Reading's central area. Attractive old wooden interior around the bar area but a little drab in other parts of the single U shaped room. Pool table to one side, to the other there is seating on distressed leather covered benches and a screen for Sky Sports, beyond that a dining area. Active, friendly bar staff, but it was very quiet when I was there in the early evening. Two handpulls, one not in use, the other badged as Bombardier but actually serving London Pride, which was flat and uninteresting but drinkable. Smiths Smooth, Fosters, 1664, Guinness and Sagres keg beers plus Strongbow and Bulmers keg ciders.
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Looks a bit dead - has it closed?
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Bit of a strange pub that has probably seen better years. Efficient and friendly staff and the bottled Black Sheep was good value at £2.15. There were a lot of oriental girls around beholden to older English blokes, all seemed a bit sad really.
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This is an excellent pub if you're looking for somewhere to have a quiet pint or something to eat. Had the chicken breast to eat which was very nice and very good value too. Disappointed that Bombardier was the only ale available. Staff were friendly but alas the toilets were somewhat grotty.
This ain't a bad pub but the only purpose you'd go here for is a bite to eat or just a chilled pint. Otherwise best go elsewhere...
7/10
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Beer still bad (when it's on), atmosphere still sour, one of the worst places in town.
Which is a shame, as it could be pretty good in the right hands.
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Used to be my local (before I was converted to real ale) found it a nice place with friendly landlord (Mark)and bar staff. Caroline who used to work Sunday evenings was particularly friendly, not sure if she's still there. Never had food but met some good people and played some pool
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Feculent pit!
No real ale on tap and my cottage pie was full of frozen meat.
Save your money and your intenstines and run to the hills.
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Common and dirty, and thats just the staff.
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Weird little place. Very local, my pint was OK though.
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Really really disliked this pub.
Went in and there was no real ale (despite it being advertised outside, so ended up with a Newcy Broon.
Then went over and had a go on the quizzer (note to fellow quiz machine Moths: the Bully game took us almost instantly onto the prize board, so a few quid to be made here). Anyway we noticed that someone had left their wallet behind, so we took it over the bar to hand it over. The response from the barmaid?
"Well you should have brought this over 10 minutes ago, he was in here looking for it then". No that wasn't a joke either. She meant it.
Appalling.
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OK, but only one real ale (Spitfire) on tap. Not a bad pub by any means, but there is far better to be had in Reading.
anonymous - 16 Dec 2005 17:20 |
Small old pub with friendly bar staff and punters.
ray - 28 Jan 2004 21:43 |
Do a cracking sunday roast.
Emily - 27 Jan 2004 11:18 |
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