Thirsty Bear Pub & Pizza Restaurant Reviews Summary

Location and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Such a hidden gem in Reading."
• "Lovely location, amazing staff members and delicious food!"
• "This place has bags of character. Spread over 3 floors."
• "The Thirsty Bear Pub is a refurbished venue on the outskirts of central Reading at the end of Kings Road."

Cons:

• "Place was so hot as entire garden area was booked for a private party. No way to open windows."
• "Went to watch football, and most of the tables were empty, but the bartender kept us waiting to find us a seat."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "It is the best pizza we ever had in England! Competent chef fron Sicily and good quality ingredients."
• "The pizza was huge and very reasonably priced."
• "The pizza portions are great. Starters are really finger licking."
• "The pizzas are very inpressinve, huge, gooey and from what I'm told very tasty."

Cons:

• "Low key pub that happens to serve the best pizza around. Massive pies means pizza for later. The rather pedestrian starters don’t compare."
• "No service, 3 customers... Shame the service was bad as was looking forward to trying the pizza."
• "Absolutely disgusting! Ordered vegan pizza and they gave me pepperoni!!?"

Service

Pros:

• "Shoutout to the waitress Andrada! She speaks Italian fluently and she was super kind, patient and considerate to us all the time."
• "The GM is so friendly and very hospitable."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful and the food is very good quality and value."
• "The staff are brilliant, they always make sure that you're looked after."

Cons:

• "The service was OK but not great as the waiter was a bit awkward with us."
• "Service absolutely atrocious. Cant remember ever going somewhere and feeling less welcome."
• "Service was OK. Worth visiting and we would go back again."
• "The food is excellent, the pizza is better than it is advertised and perfectly portioned for the price. The hospitality is wonderful and friendly at all times."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Highly recommend. Great pizzas, absolutely massive!"
• "Giant pizzas that tasted amazing and had some of the most unique topping combinations I've seen in a while. Prices were reasonable."

Cons:

• "The food is incredible can't fault it at all... My only other negative is the price as its not cheap."
• "These pizzas are epic!!! Had a half and half giant pizza. I think it's a tad expensive at £25+ but you can't fault the taste of the pizza itself."