Allied Arms - Reading

Great selection of beers and ciders. Lovely building with lots of history and nice outside bit. read more Great selection of beers and ciders. Lovely building with lots of history and nice outside bit.

One of the great pubs in Reading. It was always a pleasant place to visit. What I would call a proper pub and a gem in a town centre location. However, since th... read more One of the great pubs in Reading. It was always a pleasant place to visit. What I would call a proper pub and a gem in a town centre location. However, since the pandemic bar staff tell me they stopped using cash. Fair enough during covid; but now they're staying cashless for good. Real money has become worthless here. A great shame and a bad decision in my view. I can't support a business that won't take cash.. it's ridiculous. It's been around for hundreds of years. CASH IS KING! I would have given 5 stars if cash was accepted!

Great little town centre pub with plenty of outdoor seating. Surprisingly good selection of bar snacks. My pint of Hullabaloo (from Loddon Brewery) went down ve... read more Great little town centre pub with plenty of outdoor seating. Surprisingly good selection of bar snacks. My pint of Hullabaloo (from Loddon Brewery) went down very well indeed. Great.

We had a disappointing experience at The Allied Arms and will not be returning. Despite the charming ambiance of the pub, we were disappointed with the service... read more We had a disappointing experience at The Allied Arms and will not be returning. Despite the charming ambiance of the pub, we were disappointed with the service from the bar staff, particularly a young waitress who seemed cold and uninterested in serving us. We were told to leave at 11:15, even though we had been served after last orders were called at 11. The high prices of drinks added to our shock at being treated so poorly. When we asked for plastics to take our drinks outside, we were rudely told there were none and then pressured to leave immediately. The manager's behavior was cold and borderline aggressive, culminating in the deliberate opening of a door to force us out into the cold. As experienced hospitality workers ourselves, we have never encountered such unnecessary and cruel treatment. We urge the owner to reconsider the staff representing the pub, as this kind of behavior is damaging to the business and its reputation.

We made the error of bringing our fourteen-year-old to this restaurant right before 6pm on a peaceful Sunday evening. We were served drinks (which we paid for)... read more We made the error of bringing our fourteen-year-old to this restaurant right before 6pm on a peaceful Sunday evening. We were served drinks (which we paid for) at four minutes to six, only to be promptly asked to leave at 6pm because we had a minor with us. The behavior was completely unacceptable. This establishment has been a favorite of ours for years, but not anymore.