The Spring Inn - Reading

Bad , food , bad service , new owner doesn't seem to make the effort as the last team that worked there , food was small portions and not much care in presentation, personally I'd say its overpriced , best avoided .

Disappointing. Had lunch here today with family. Service was OK but the food compared to other visits was remarkably underwhelming. Burgers looked OK and apparently were OK but the Beer Battered fish was dreadful. I was expecting a nice chunky piece of fish with a crispy beer batter instead what I got was something similar to what I would pick up from the freezer cabinet at the local supermarket to stick in the oven. This is a shame as last year we had a big family celebration at the Spring Inn and the food was superb with many of the guests complementing us on our choice of venue. Don’t know what’s gone wrong but they need to pull their socks up otherwise I fear it’s a slippery slope for this establishment.

Couples visit for a birthday on a quiet Wednesday evening. Was hoping for a great meal as it 's the first time we 've managed to get out since having a baby 3 weeks ago and organising childcare etc is always tough. 10mins after ordering we were told the starter that was labelled 'Gluten Free ' isn 't actually gluten free and was mislabelled on the menu so my partner had to change her order which of course is disappointment. Concerning as this was only caught as our waitress double checked with the chef. I had ordered bread and olives for starter however only the the bread was brought out until the manager noticed I was missing the olives, oil, vinegar and side plates. They had also brought my 'half starter ' out without my partner having anything brought out. The mains were prompt and tasty albeit very expensive for the steak. The wait staff were uncommunicative and apart from the manager seemed oblivious to our issues. Disappointed that nothing was taken off the bill and there was even the default 10% service charge added! Not one to kick up a fuss but won 't be returning.

The best Sunday roast I have ever had! The beef was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be going again.

Our daughter booked the table after having a stunning meal there two years ago. The restaurant was not busy when we arrived. We asked for still water not spring I expected tap water as the water arrived in a glass bottle yetcost £4.25 . I asked for a white wine spritzer with Chardonnay I was given a large Chardonnay took it to the bar and was told no one told him to put soda in cost £9.25….the service was poor all round. The food was nothing special my sea bass was over cooked as were the vegetables, my husbands fish and chips were average my daughters beef pie was delicious. As a food teacher and hospitality tutor in New Zealand I was really disappointed by the service,the food and felt it was overpriced plus the 10% service charge made the bill ridiculous. We will not come again or bring groups here.