Address: Wiston Terrace, Reading, RG1 1DG, United Kingdom
Phone: +441189530000
Rating: 4.2
based on 122 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Really like the service and everyone is so friendly and welcoming."
"All staff are amazing especially jay, always up for a chat and he always makes you feel welcome."
"Recommend the table service from Maria the manager!"
"Had a great time at Walkabout.. From the moment you walk in, bouncers, waiter / waitress and bar staff were all really friendly and welcoming."
"Very friendly and helpful staff."
"Bar staff are always prompt and so so nice!"
"The staff were very friendly even though they were rushed off their feet."
Cons:
"The servers were really nice EXCEPT THE RUDE BLONDE."
"Full of attitude, no serving skills, instead of serving a packed bar they stand around chatting."
"Service was terrible hence ordering food here."
"Long waits at the bar, even when quiet, miserable bar staff grunt at you."
"Terrible bar staff (mostly), slow service (very busy night) but still in no rush."
"Service very slow when in outside tables and staff not very attentive."
"Genuinely the most disgusting encounter from staff I’ve ever had in my life."
Atmosphere and Entertainment
Pros:
"Went out clubbing and honestly had a blast! Great atmosphere."
"The music, the staff, the vibes are all in this amazing place."
"Great atmosphere to enjoy international rugby and some beers."
"Good music. Large dance floor and smoking area."
"Great every Wednesday is Karaoke from 10pm to 2am is a big place 2 floor and different nights and events going on in I really raccomande to go and have a drink."
"Best night club in Reading by far! Amazing & friendly staff. Quality DJ, big up DJ CEEB always puts up a banging set every Saturday night."
"Amazing night out, brilliant DJ and absolutely lovely staff. Walkabout is such a vibe and is definitely my go-to place from now on."
Cons:
"The music is really hit and miss. The genre on a recent Friday night seemed to flip between girly pop (Single Ladies for instance) and mainstream chart."
"Music too loud so couldn’t hear each other speak while trying to watch boxing."
"Shocking night club. Terrible DJs."
"Only downside is, floors are so sticky it's like walking on glue :("
"They sometimes close the whole place early with no notice."
"Cant believe the stupidity of the management not to be able to read the crowd."
"Felt unwelcomed by this 'RUDE' lady at the entrance, red jumper, skinny and long curly blonde."
Food and Drinks
Pros:
"Massive big screen if you like your sports food and drinks reasonably priced staff are helpful."
"Great variety of drinks and food."
"Decent drink prices for students."
"The drinks are great and well priced."
"Drinks are fairly priced and there’s a wide range of cocktails, all of which are great. The food is to die for!!"
"Half price drinks before 9pm (always a bonus)."
"Want to go out on but don’t have much money? Come on Fridays pints between £2-£3, single drinks £2.50 all night!!!"
Cons:
"The food takes ages - every time I order Hunter's Chips, they take FOREVER."
"The food was okay, the selection of drinks is quite average."
"Food ok for what you pay but poor compared to other venues around Reading."
"We ordered some burgers which were ok but the chips could have done with a few more minutes in the fryer."
"Beers on tap is poor quality."
"You can wait up to 30 min or more at the bar just to get a drink."
"Been coming for some years now, disappointed my aunt and her younger son were unwell after enjoying a meal now both have food poisoning."
Security and Accessibility
Pros:
"Security is great."
"The security are great and able to assist for a number of queries."
"As a lady, I also feel very safe here because there’s literally security everywhere."
"Nice security guards and understanding staff."
"Clean, reasonable size disabled toilet especially for wheelchair uses."
"The place was clean (bathrooms too) and the staff was helpful and accommodating."
"Friendly staff. Really clean for a Sunday morning after a busy Saturday night."
Cons:
"Over 50 and need ID what joke, brought family that are not from around here and out for hen do and could not go in with the bride to be."
"Toilets a mess."
"Wouldn't want to change a baby in the disabled toilet."
"Came here to watch a game for the world Cup and got turned down very rudely by security."
"Bouncers are rude and violent."
"Bouncer tried to drag a girl out of the bar for getting her shirt out of a booth."
"I absolutely hate the bouncers at this place. I've been refused entry twice now at Walkabout for literally no reason."
Management and Policies
Pros:
"The venue wasn’t overpopulated and I liked that."
"Quiet on week days, very popular at the weekends."
"The society and Walkabout have been working for many years now due to the amazing service and assistance they provide every time we are making an event."
"Overall, Walkabout has been a great place for sports entertainment, event organisation and even for a chill place for a beer."
"Great prices for students and overall a great experience and communication with stuff and members."
"I been every week in walkabout I love tha way of customer serving and well behaved staff specially the manger Maria she look after the customer very well kind and big hart."
"We arrived late in the day to be greeted by a super friendly young man called Nathan."
Cons:
"They don't seem to let children in and there's no mention of this on the website, despite the fact they have a kids menu!"
"Visited for the Euro 2020 final but the music / TV was way too loud.. it was dangerous for the staff and guests."
"They were letting everyone in, so was all packed in like sardines."
"Disappointing they mentioned free drinks on Mixer app, but nothing available whatever mentioned on the free drink menu."
"When explained to the manager Maria her words 'no one told you to come mate'."
"Manager was very rude, didn’t care about the customers."
"Won’t be visiting unless the manager from Saturday gets retraining to respect customers and understand how to deal with complaints."