St George & Dragon Wargrave Reviews Summary

Category: Gastropub Reading

Address: High St, Wargrave, Reading RG10 8HY, United Kingdom

Phone: +441189404474

Rating: 4.2
based on 308 reviews.

Menu and Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The new revamped menu is excellent."
  • "Food also excellent, with brief but sophisticated menu reasonably priced."
  • "The food was delicious. The scallops with pea veloutè was amazing, so light and fresh."
  • "Food very well presented and super tasty."
  • "The pizza and bangers and mash were surprisingly ok."
  • "I had a delicious 3 meat roast with perfectly cooked veggies and rich gravy."
  • "The food was creative, hearty and exciting."

Cons:

  • "The food was cold and the roast chicken dinner was dry."
  • "However, today had the spit roast chicken and it didn't taste fresh."
  • "The food was not great either."
  • "Food was terrible. Ordered the half chicken, which so so dry it was nearly inedible."
  • "Pollo chicken pizza was undercooked in the centre and not much topping."
  • "The food was pretty poor and the whole experience made us feel we won't be back."
  • "The food was abysmal."

Service

Pros:

  • "I had impeccable service by a lovely smiling waiter."
  • "The service (even being short staffed) was exceptional!"
  • "Service seems to be very good just now."
  • "Service is efficient and friendly."
  • "Exceptional, friendly service."
  • "Friendly & timely table service."
  • "The service was good."

Cons:

  • "We looked to complain when we were in the restaurant but no manager was available."
  • "No apology was given or service recovery offered."
  • "Service was somewhat lacking at busy times and the noise level is horrendous."
  • "After 40 minutes we ended up leaving, god knows how long it would have taken to be served."
  • "Service was awful, told by our waiter the reason was our table was hidden from view."
  • "The waitress took our drinks order once and never came back to ask for any more drinks the whole time we were there."
  • "The customer service was extremely poor all the staff were chatting at the end of the bar instead of serving."

Location and Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Superb view out over the river."
  • "The location is beautiful."
  • "Gorgeous location, lovely character building and parking on site."
  • "Fantastic views of the Thames."
  • "Beautiful location on the Thames with outside seating."
  • "Lovely riverside pub/restaurant."
  • "The pub is located in a very beautiful place with river view."

Cons:

  • "The whole pub needs a refresh, inside and out."
  • "They have lots of umbrellas around for shade - however they all seemed to be in the wrong place."
  • "The only thing that could improve was that we weren't put near the river as requested."
  • "The boats, canoes etc on the moorings made it impossible for any other passing boaters to moor up anywhere."
  • "The whole place felt grubby and in need of a good makeover."
  • "The rail down the steep steps are almost falling apart."
  • "It seemed very run-down... On it's last legs even."

Accessibility and Convenience

Pros:

  • "Parking on site."
  • "Reasonable parking spaces if you’re early arrival during the peak times."
  • "Fabulous venue - car parking (super handy!), right on the river."
  • "An excellent location for an excellent pub restaurant with reasonable parking spaces."

Cons:

  • "The WC’s are located on the top floor with many steps - definitely not user friendly."
  • "Parking is limited and small spaces so avoid bringing a big car."
  • "Bathrooms are rather grubby, in need of a deep clean / refurb!"
  • "Had to wait 15 minutes for our table, got shown to a dirty table with a chair missing."

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