Black Boy, Shinfield - pub details
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Address: Shinfield Road, Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 9BP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 13505) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Earley (2.5 miles), Reading (3.5 miles), Winnersh Triangle (3.6 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by bhowlett on 19 May 2005
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> Current user rating: 5.8/10 (rated by 13 users)
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user reviews of Black Boy, Shinfield
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| More of a restaurant than a pub, including waitress service for some tables. Staff not very friendly if you just want a drink and it was packed on a Friday night! Also no dogs allowed indoors. Didn't try the food so can't comment on that, but won't be going back for drinks only. Erdingerfan - 7 Sep 2011 12:36 |
| Average pub with a 'food led' operation. Nice sized car park. Didn't try the beer as I was driving. The place was empty when I visited, but it was 3:00 in the afternoon!!! Overall it was clean and well presented, I will visit again. wolvesfan - 23 Aug 2011 10:57 |
| There have been several major changes to this pub in recent months and I have only seen a couple of them - all the signage has changed so the picture shown above is well out of date (it now shows a picture of a Black Horse - the Black Boy) and the owners are now doing works to the rear patio area. I think it is still a Greene King pub but it may have been sold with a beer tie. Looks like I will have to go there again to update this report! mcroyal - 9 Feb 2011 21:00 |
| Made a decent job of the refit, keeping the nice beamed feel with a general clean-up. 'Country pub' routine is ruined somewhat by bring slap-bang on the A327 and next to a busy section of the M4, as well as there being a TV. Feels a bit 'are you local?' outside of the major evening times. Beer is Geene King, served fairly well but not really much to retain the interest beyond a pint really. I guess the selling point is the food, which I haven't tried and probably never will...! Quinno - 13 Oct 2008 20:41 |
| Not too bad but has that modern feel about the place and beer prices quite high but food looked good superseagulls - 5 Oct 2008 16:59 |
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