TGI Fridays - Reading Oracle Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The prices are also reasonable and the taste of the food will blow you away."
• "The ribs were yummy, the meat was tender and easily fall apart from the bone."
• "Best and most crazy burgers I ever had, tgi's Jack Daniels sauce is absolutely amazing."
• "The food at the Reading Oracle TGI was lovely, definitely recommends the Sesame Chicken starter and the steak was cooked wonderfully to my Rare taste."
• "The mocktails taste great and the fried chicken is delicious."
• "Food was warm and testy, the full ribs with bbq sauce was mouth watering."
• "Food was perfect and came out quickly!"

Cons:

• "Another once gloriously chain Restaurant now serving Stingy substandard food in order to drive up shareholder and bank profits."
• "Overpriced for microwaved preprepared food."
• "A quesadilla thrown on a plate with absolutely no care at all, it was dry and tasteless."
• "The food itself was the most disappointing."
• "Salad was a bit watery and not enjoyed, burger was dry and ribs fatty."
• "Food was good but not freshly hot, just warm."
• "The food was dry and unpleasant."

Service

Pros:

• "Our waitress Sophie was incredibly lovely, very welcoming and super friendly!"
• "Our server was friendly and took time to speak to the kids about what they had been doing that day."
• "Huge thanks to Richard and Chloe who were both incredibly professional, attentive, and most significantly very diligent regarding our allergy requirements."
• "Had a really good evening out here, really good food and our server (Mo?) really went above and beyond in making it a great birthday for the birthday girl, even with the social distancing!"
• "Service was great they were very helpful and polite!"
• "Amazing service from Megan F - honestly think I haven’t had better service from any other restaurant - she is a real asset."
• "Great service from a friendly, polite, and chatty guy."

Cons:

• "Took about an hour between arriving and food arriving."
• "We waited 15 minutes to get seated even though we booked."
• "Bar staff didn't know how to make cocktails."
• "Had to wait another 15 minutes at the table before we got served our drinks."
• "We were seated and waited 20 mins for a waiter to ask us what drinks we wanted."
• "The waitress chewing gum the whole time we were there on Friday 5th July, she should be sacked! So rude too when we told her the food was unacceptable!"
• "We're waiting to be sat at our BOOKED table for 30 minutes."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere and standard TGI vibe."
• "Love, love, LOOOOOOVE this TGI's. Staff are always super friendly and well presented."
• "Still a nice relaxed setting with friendly staff and good tunes for head bopping."
• "The vibe was really good and the decor is really nice as well."
• "This place reminds me of the exciting buzz and feel of an american diner slash bar, with its neon lights, brickwork walls and colourful interior and open plan bar!"
• "Nice atmosphere, decent price, good selection of drinks and great food."
• "Lovely atmosphere with very polite team."

Cons:

• "The toilets were disgusting."
• "The staff were even arguing in the kitchen as they just did not have a clue, the kids food was not cooked and it came out 3 times still cold."
• "On top of that the temperature in the dinning area was really cold, my parents had to eat with their coats on."
• "The venue was extremely noisy with loud music playing all the time."
• "The restaurant was dirty and I was stunned that is was 90, when there is a great steak restaurant next door that is high end and cheaper."
• "The restaurant was freezing and we had to sit with our coats on through the experience."
• "The table was dirty crumbs all around and more crumbs on the seats."

Value

Pros:

• "Parking in the Oracle is only £3.50 after 17:30 So aim for this time and save a few quid."
• "Soft drinks were on refill so this was a good deal."
• "She informed us of the summer offer where kids eat free with a main meal that we would be able to use."

Cons:

• "Its quite overpriced. I'm done with TGI's."
• "Bare in mind we were charged £20-£25 per main as well so by no means the cheapest."
• "The steaks are quite pricey, pricier than a steak house to be honest."
• "£4 for an orange juice is robbery."
• "I was very surprised that it came to 90."
• "Food was as you'd expect from a TGIs."
• "An example being £7 for a bowl of houmous."