Address: 62 St Mary's Butts, Reading, RG1 2LG, United Kingdom
Phone: +441189598877
Rating: 4.4
based on 260 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Excellent staff, small altercation on the bill but that was sorted during the week."
"The staff gave a warm welcoming and they are friendly."
"All of the staff where incredibly friendly and attentive."
"Staff are absolutely amazing, big shout out to Team Raj!"
"Great cocktails made by expert staff who enjoy their jobs."
"The staff were welcoming and friendly, the food was absolutely delicious and to top it off the cocktails... best cocktails ever!"
"The staff here are excellent and extremely friendly."
Cons:
"It was a very busy evening, staff rushed off their feet, we had to go to bar to get drinks."
"Staff seemed to rush us to take orders."
"Also disappointed with the service. I travelled for over 3 hours and arrived 30 mins early... I was greeted with 'you're early by 30 mins'... that would be great, please come back closer to 12."
"Server couldn’t speak English left us hanging for an hour waiting for drinks."
"Service wasn't great. Missing a meal that we were all waiting on that was forgotten."
"Staff also don't seemed that bothered with service."
"A guy appeared and told us four in a curt manner that in future we should wait at the desk. Very rude indeed."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food looked and tasted delicious."
"Had one of the finest Katsu curry here."
"The flavours were simply banging, nothing like I've tastes in other popular restaurants."
"Really tasty fresh food, it was busy for a Thursday night but our service was amazing."
"The food is always excellent and you can tell straight away that it is fresh!"
"The thai curry and the katsu curry were both extremely nice, spicy and tasty."
"The food was fabulous, all the dishes we had, we absolutely love it."
Cons:
"Atmosphere was nice, friendly staff, but food pretty mediocre in my opinion."
"However the food quality was inconsistent, starter was nice but the main was awful."
"Through just average good prepared with questionable quality and zero love."
"The food is not good though."
"Katsu curry, the chicken was flattened to a millimetre thick, dry and mainly crumb (which wasn't panko) sticky rice and a limp salad. Very disappointing."
"The main (Thai green curry) was poor. I’m sure the chicken strips were straight out of a Tesco packet?"
"Unfortunately the menu promised so much but delivered so little. Pan Asian food was tasteless."
Ambiance and Atmosphere
Pros:
"This place has a warm feeling and other patrons we mingled with were all bubbly and polite."
"There was music but not too loud."
"The inviting atmosphere sets the perfect tone for a memorable dining experience."
"The atmosphere was quite chilled which was exactly what we were aiming for."
"The atmosphere and staff are amazing!"
"This place has a great atmosphere."
"The atmosphere is modern and happening."
Cons:
"When I walked in I thought I was in a night club. Horribly loud music... And then you go to the back and it's just as loud."
"The venue was very loud."
"Was appalled at how we felt kicked out straight away after we had handed our money over."
"The music is so ridiculously loud, you can’t speak to one another and end up with a headache."
"Also it was sooo dark in the restaurant area which was silly as no one could see the menu."
"The only think I would say is we booked a Friday evening and the music was very loud so not really a quiet meal or a way to have a conversation."
"This is a perfect example of what's wrong with this country. Total and utter confusion as to what an evening out is meant to be or a dinner is meant to be."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Good value lunch meal deals."
"Great food and drink and reasonably priced."
"Prices were also pretty good, expected it to be expensive but was pleasantly surprised with the prices."
"Best drinks you can get in reading."
"Delicious food and good value if you can choose from the lunch menu."
"The overall cost came to around £18 for two people which is very reasonable compared to the service you’re getting."
"Food was delicious and very reasonably priced."
Cons:
"Overall, very pricey for just an ok experience."
"Disappointing size of starters for the price."
"Expensive cocktails are full of ice, but good."
"Everyone is still hungry because the portion sizes have a lot to be desired. This is not acceptable for the price!!!"
"They also add a service charge which isn't fantastic for fans of pricing clarity."
"Value wise, this ended up at over £50 each, not cheap."
"£60 for 2 mains and 2 rounds of drinks for 2 people. Guessing we won't be doing that again!"