The Pack Saddle, Chazey Heath - pub details
Address: Chazey Heath, Mapledurham, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 7UD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0118 946 3000
Tilehurst (2 miles), Reading West (2.5 miles), Reading (2.6 miles)
Pub suggested by DennisMenace on 25 Jul 2005
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> Current user rating: 6.6/10 (rated by 9 users)
> Local guides: Reading pub guide, Berkshire pub guide
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Pack Horse, Mapledurham (0.0 miles), Grosvenor, Caversham (0.8 miles), Gardeners Arms, Emmer Green (1.4 miles), Black Horse, Emmer Green (1.5 miles), White Horse, Emmer Green (1.6 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Pack Saddle, Chazey Heath
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| A solid pub with very well kept Wadsworths ale and usually a nice guest beer too. For cider drinkers, they have the wonderful draft Stowford Press from Westons, which is a rareity this far East of Herefordshire. There's a very comprehensive playground for children, so the garden can be over-run with ankle biters in the afternoons, but these disappear in the evenings leaving a good old country pub feel about the place. But I do have to agree with the most recent review that the bar staff can tend towards the surly sometimes. It would really cheer me up if they'd change the name though, it always strikes me that the name is a rotten attempt to steal business from the Pack Horse, which is half a mile further up the Woodcote Road as you head out of Reading. They should have the courage to be judged on their own, instead of trying to trap people who are heading for their more famous neighbour. alanovich - 7 Aug 2007 16:37 |
| Went here last night; nice pub but the barmaid was probably the most miserable I have seen. I would have thought they might have been happy to have been so busy on a Wednesday night. A large cycling group arrived and were very thirsty and happy to have got to the pub. AJM - 21 Jun 2007 14:25 |
| This pub has recently changed landlords. It had previously just"run into the ground" but now has a new landlord who has an interest in his beer and how its kept and his customers taste buds! The food on our visit was wholesome,presented nicely and the usual price for the area. The pub it self is very old certainly 400+ years and although there have been additions over time they are reasonable and the pub still has a pleasant "pubby" feel to it. It really does deserve to prosper and not turn into another "gastricpub"!!! diehard54 - 12 Jun 2007 14:42 |
| The food in this pub can be very good or very bad. Seems to be no reason for this. Had wonderful stroganof meal one month - next month had a steak meal and saute potatoes and it was dreadful. I am not sure whether the head chef if awfully knowledgeable as he thinks saute potatoes are made the same as chips! Had bread and butter pudding - once it was fantastic - next time it was dry and barely warm. Their lunchtime menu is very good but only if the chef is having a 'good day'. Shame, because if the standard was kept up it would be great. anonymous - 16 Mar 2007 20:34 |
| Great Pub with great food. Has Bar billiards, plenty of seating both inside and outside(Huge beer garden to the rear). Live music at weekends. Friendly staff, great beer and good atmosphere. One to visit. A+++ kevlegs - 30 Sep 2006 09:19 |
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