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Browns Reading
ENJOY THE BUZZ OF BROWNS
ANY TIME OF DAY
Reading is one of the UK’s top ten retail destinations.

Browns is within easy reach of the Oracle, one of the main shopping centres with over 80 high street names that span from high fashion to spectacular gifts.

Steeped in history, Reading also has a 1,400 year heritage, a medieval monastery and 850 listed buildings.

Come and soak up the atmosphere at Browns where you can relax and enjoy one of our classic dishes and a legendary Browns cocktail.

Address: Unit 7, Riverside Level, The Oracle Centre, Reading RG1 2AG, UK
Phone: 0118 950 3137
[email protected]
State: Reading
City: Reading
Zip Code: RG1 2AG

opening times

Monday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 10:30 PM

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Reviews
Visited for lunch, food menu has a good variety of options, lovely drinks menu, unusual pudding options which is refreshing to see. All of the food was cooked well and came out in a timely manner. Only quibble was that it was difficult to get a servers attention, although it was quiet. Overall, good food and worth a visit.Food: 4/5
Browns brasserie and bar was recommended to me and what a recommendation! Everything was absolutely perfect, from the service to the food. We were seated quickly, given time to settle in before asking for our drinks order I hate being asked before I've even had the opportunity to muse the drinks menu! though we were asked if we wanted water. Our waiter, Daniel, was very good and accommodating, even offering items not on the menu. I ordered the side salad of rocket and tomato and he offered a proper mixed salad instead, which was a really nice touch. Starters: The salt and pepper squid was really good, served with an absolute divine sauce. The mushrooms were tenderly cooked so they were still full of flavour. Main: The prawn and crab linguine was very tasty with just about the right amount of crab to add a delightful but not overpowering taste. The pesto lightly complimented the pasta, prawns and crab. The chips were golden, fluffy and generously dusted with parmesan cheese. The mixed side salad was just that, including radish and cucumber plus different types of greeny, not just said rocket. No dessert as we both felt nicely full. The coffee served was very good, strong without being bitter. Throughout our meal, we were checked on regularly by Daniel but not in an interfering or intrusive way. Browns is not a cheap night out with the bill, including a service charge of 10% was just over £115 2 starters, two mains, two sides, 4 glasses of wine and one coffee, however, in my view, definitely worth it! Browns is the epitome of how to do service and food exceptionally well! Bravo Browns!
Lovely atmosphere, the waiter was perfect, just right, & didn't keep calling us 'Guys' all the time like others seem to. Food was delicious & hot & quickly brought out. The steak was medium rare as requested & the egg on my Schnitzel was runny as it should be. I very much enjoyed my evening & will return.Food: 5/5
I been in Brown's a few times. But last week 7 February came in here for a surprise birthday afternoon tea. Omg it was bad the sandwiches were disgusting. Missing things off. The chef was more interested in going out for a smoke. Very poor. The young waiting guy was brilliant. He tried to sort out the issues. How come Browns in Windsor went out of their way and put on a fantastic afternoon tea. A few of my friends have said the same thing about the Reading one. In an email, they sent me no apologies but asked me to ring them back. A joke
Never again, after spending the last few years in and out of Cancer Care My partner and I decided to meet up with our daughter over dinner in Reading to explain where we are! We thought Browns would be a good place to dine and talk! After we ordered our starters which were fine we were looking forward to our steaks! Unfortunately that’s where the enjoyment stopped, a crowd of twenty odd men were being served upstairs and decided to sing at the tops of their voices, we obviously complained to the waiter who thought is was funny! We then had the Manager come over to say sorry but there wasn’t much he could do! It would have been better for us to have gone to McDonald’s as I’m sure the managers in their would have had the back bone to stop them from singing in a relatively high class restaurant! We decided that it was just best for us to leave our dinners and get out! So £149.00 for three steaks that were left and two starters! And not even an apology from the waiter that took our orders and our money! Disgraceful experience.
Cosy and chic atmosphere, liked it very much! Nice food, missing a bit of flavours roast cod & broccoli. The Brown’s Trio dessert is gorgeous, specially the warm chocolate brownie served with a scoop of salted caramel ice cream!Food: 4/5
I have been to browns in Reading 2x now 1x on a Monday evening and also 1x for mother's day yesterday. Both times the food has been lovely. But the service has really let it down. Yesterday for mother's day we were seated and it took 40 minutes before anyone come over to take our order or even acknowledge us even though they already knew what we were having as we booked the table for an afternoon tea I had to go up and find a member of staff twice before anyone actually came over to take our order. Eventually after 40 minutes a waiter came over. Our afternoon tea came within 15 minutes of finally ordering but the drinks didn't appear until I had to go up and ask. The drinks eventually came 30 minutes after our afternoon tea came we only had 1 tea and 2 coffees Even when they turned up they didn't bring milk so had to wait another 10 minutes for milk after again having to ask. We then finished our afternoon tea and it took a further 35 minutes for anyone to come over and acknowledge we had finished. Overall the service was terrible both visits the first time we went it was a Monday night and was completely empty but it still took ages for people to take our order, we really wanted to give it another go as it was for my mum for mother's day After 2 awful experiences with service we will not be returning. Had it not been mother's day we probably would have walked out. I wouldn't recommend literally based on service.
Food was delicious and the place looks very nice. The server, Elima, was super friendly and professional. It was nice to find out a bit of the Arab culture, thank you!Food: 5/5
We went here for lunch on a Wednesday. Quite busy, but they have plenty of tables. We had fish pie and crab linguine, which were very tasty. Service was quick and friendly, and we would definitely recommend it.
We had the most lovely valentines meal! We had a lovely server called Will who is honestly one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, and had amazing customer service skills. The food was so tasty, everything that we had we thoroughly enjoyed. Will definitely be coming back!!Food: 5/5
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