The Hobgoblin, Reading - pub details

Hobgoblin
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Address: 2 Broad St, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2BH [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 367)

Nearest train stations Reading (0.3 miles), Reading West (0.9 miles), Earley (2.7 miles)

Chain: Hobgoblin

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> Current user rating: 7.3/10 (rated by 181 users)
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user reviews of the Hobgoblin, Reading

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First time in here after the Saints game on Saturday. West Berkshire beers included Staked Pleached and Ethered, Magg's Mild, Full Circle and Dr Hexters Healer. Also Hop Back Autumn Glow, Strongs Best, Arkells JRA, Rebellion Red and White Horse Ding Dong.

Quirky pub with cubby holes out the back and what feels like an outside toilet. On the expensive side but a must visit.
GuideDogSaint - 23 Nov 2008 15:59
Lots of the previous incumbent's tat has been removed and the pub looks much more light and welcoming (I don't like chrome fixtures and white walls, but I do like to be able to see where I'm walking). The beer is still good, but so, so expensive.
beerPrincess - 20 Nov 2008 17:07
I loved this pub.Right in the center,good selection of real ales. All we tried were in good condition.
lotus - 11 Nov 2008 15:54
Was in here a couple of weeks ago - my first ever visit. Quality ale's on tap and have to agree they were expensive but I suppose that's par for the course in this area, maybe? I loved reading all the pump clips and beer maps that were fixed to all the walls and cielings. Quality music being played when I was there too, nothing wrong with a bit of hard rock now and again. I also loved the sign behind the bar which stated "This is NOT the pub you are looking for". It is also next door to the Pasty shop and the barman allowed us to scoff some whilst sat in the pub.
ICTGringo - 24 Oct 2008 23:47
Quinno, would have to agree with you completely. The Hobgoblin has been the best real ale pub in Reading for over 15 years, but the price hikes and current pricing of admittedly rare-for-the-area ales leave it trailing for attractiveness behind the Nag's Head, The Retreat and even - gulp, dare I say it - the Wetherspoons' quartet in the town. No-one minds paying a bit more for something you won't find elsewhere, but up to £1 a pint more? Sorry, but it pegs it down from my ever-constant rating of 10 to a current 8.
Gristy - 28 Sep 2008 23:29

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