NEW REVIEW! This week, I head to the Devonshire, possibly the most hyped restaurant of the last couple of years and currently named as the U.K.’s best gastropub. What is left to say about it that hasn’t already been said? ediblereading.com/2026/02/20/r...

NEW REVIEW! Everybody always says Reading doesn't have a special occasion restaurant. Is that because they've forgotten about The Reading Room, or because it isn't good enough? I went in search of the truth. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2026/02/13/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week tacos, margaritas and feeling old at an almost perfect neighbourhood bar, Oxford’s Bigfoot. ediblereading.com/2026/02/06/b...

NEW REVIEW! This week, it’s Blip in Tilehurst. How does a viral food trend from London’s West End translate to the western end of Reading? And can I keep my New Year’s resolution to stop hacking lumps out of influencers in print? Both questions are answered. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2026/01/30/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week, I investigate one of Reading's newest restaurants, Me Kong. It styles itself as a cha chaan teng, so how do these classic Hong Kong tea restaurants of the 50s translate to multicultural Reading seventy years later? #rdguk ediblereading.com/2026/01/23/r...

NEW REVIEW! We kick off 2026 with a visit to Zi Tore, the Italian restaurant slash café on Smelly Alley which has, for a number of reasons, made it to the top of my in-tray. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2026/01/16/r...

NEW POST! Today, finally, I give out my 2025 awards for the best food, drink, coffee and service I experienced last year, both in Reading and further afield. Hope you enjoy this one. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2026/01/09/f...

NEW POST! Let's look back together on 2025. What were the big trends of the year? What's the only acceptable rating to give an Italian restaurant? What the fuck has been going on at Phantom Brewing? Literally *all* of those questions are answered: enjoy! #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/12/30/2...

NEW REVIEW! This week, I spend four days at arguably Reading’s biggest restaurant, a place of peace, care, healing and Marmite. I hope you like it, and thanks for reading and keeping me virtual company all year. ediblereading.com/2025/12/19/r...

You get a brand new review on Friday, just in time for Christmas, of arguably Reading‘s biggest restaurant. #rdguk

NEW REVIEW! Yes, at last! This week, it’s Oishi - no Reading restaurant has ever come back from the dead quite like it, but is there still a place for it in a town with more Japanese restaurants than before? #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/12/12/r...

UPDATED on the blog, my city guide to Bruges has been expanded with new venues and new commentary after my most recent visit. Hope you enjoy it! #Bruges ediblereading.com/2024/04/05/c...

NEW REVIEW! This week it’s Mac’s Deli, which may just do Reading’s best burger. On an industrial estate. ediblereading.com/2025/10/31/c...

NEW REVIEW! This week, a proper curveball: has Reading acquired a new top notch Indian restaurant without even noticing? The closest thing Britain has to an unmasked Michelin inspector seems to think so, so I went to investigate. ediblereading.com/2025/10/24/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week - who has the most batshit menu in Reading? What do shark bites taste like? And what has Gilmore Girls got to do with anything? All these questions and more are answered, on a visit to brand new restaurant Stop & Taste. ediblereading.com/2025/10/17/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week, an unmitigated delight of a meal at an almost-perfect pub, ushering in autumn in the best possible way. ediblereading.com/2025/10/10/p...

NEW REVIEW! This week, a visit to a restaurant beloved by hospitality insiders but not talked about elsewhere, and a meditation on dying breeds of restaurants, and whether that’s a good thing or not. Hope you like it. ediblereading.com/2025/10/03/r...

NEW REVIEW! How much choice is too much choice, how little is not enough and should restaurants really be allowed to describe their own dishes as famous? This week, I head off to try and answer these questions, mostly by eating a lot of steak. It’s a hard life. ediblereading.com/2025/09/26/p...

NEW POST! Bit of a labour of love, this one, but today you get my Oviedo city guide - the lowdown on where to eat and drink in this incredible (but relatively uncelebrated) city. Hope you like it. ediblereading.com/2025/09/23/c...

NEW REVIEW! Notes is the first shiny new business to open on Station Hill, and is the small coffee chain’s first branch outside London. Is it a sign of exciting new things? #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/09/19/c...

NEW REVIEW! This week, as everyone comes back from their holidays I go in search of a little piece of Greece, on West Street. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/09/05/c...

NEW REVIEW! This week, the last Bank Holiday before Christmas offers a perfect opportunity to celebrate summer - which is not over - with quite possibly the nicest lunch I’ve had all year. Hope you like this one. ediblereading.com/2025/08/29/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week, it’s the turn of chain opening Cosy Club. The local paper likes it, our influencers like it… but what’s it like when you’re actually paying for food there? Only one way to find out. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/08/22/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week, a bloody lovely meal and one of the best tortillas money can buy. Hope you like this one. ediblereading.com/2025/08/15/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week I head to rebranded wine bar Vino Vita for what was comfortably the worst meal I've had in ages. I hope it's more fun to read than it was to eat... ediblereading.com/2025/08/08/r... #rdguk

NEW REVIEW! This week, one of the highest ratings I have ever awarded for one of the best meals I've had in the course of 12 years writing this blog. Hope you enjoy it! ediblereading.com/2025/08/01/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week, it's the turn of Tanatan: they've taken the spot on London Street that used to be home to Clay's Hyderabadi Kitchen, but how do they compare to their town centre peers? #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/07/25/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week I take on one of *the* hot restaurants to open this year. Coren, Dent, Parker Bowles and Rayner have already gone to Town, but does it live up to all the hype? Only one way to be sure... ediblereading.com/2025/07/18/r...

NEW REVIEW! What are restaurants for, if it isn’t just serving up nice food? And what happens when they forget their purpose? These questions may be covered in this week’s review… ediblereading.com/2025/07/11/r...

NEW REVIEW! Reading has acquired two new authentic pizzerias in the space of three months, two doors apart. Paesinos, the older of the two, is great - but could even newer Amò be even better? #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/07/04/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week, after eleven long years, I revisit Pau Brasil, Katesgrove’s venerable institution. How much has changed in that time, for it or for me? #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/06/27/c...

NEW REVIEW! This week, in search of craft beer and small plates in a location that may well surprise you... ediblereading.com/2025/06/20/p...

NEW REVIEW! This week jerk chicken, fishcakes and rum punch at Reading newcomers Dolphin’s Caribbean Bar & Kitchen. Reading has a huge Bajan community, so why has it never had a proper Caribbean restaurant? Is Dolphin’s the answer? #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/06/13/r...

NEW REVIEW! Are any of Reading's new pizza restaurants going to help ease the pain of losing local institution Sarv's Slice? I went to the first of the intake to open, Paesinos, to investigate - and I took a secret weapon with me. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/06/06/r...

One more plug for the new review - a celebration of friendship, French food and... perfume shopping? at Bristol's Lapin: ediblereading.com/2025/05/30/r...

NEW REVIEW! This week, I try out French food and basically admit to being part of something a little like the Freemasons, kind of. Hope you enjoy this one! ediblereading.com/2025/05/30/r...

NEW POST! This week my brand new, completely revised city guide to Montpellier, a sun-washed beauty of a city full of excellent places for food, wine, coffee and beer. Hope you enjoy this one! ediblereading.com/2025/05/23/c...

NEW REVIEW! This week, I check out an institution that has been trading for the best part of 40 years. Has it perfected its formula in that time? And what have Dr Dre and Gregg Wallace got to do with it? ediblereading.com/2025/05/09/r...

NEW REVIEW! 12 years ago, House Of Flavours revolutionised Indian food in Reading, long before the likes of Clay’s or Shree Krishna Vada Pav. How is it settling into middle age? I paid it a return visit to find out. ediblereading.com/2025/05/02/r...

My archive post today is of one of Reading’s best places for al fresco beer and food. On a day like today, it would be a perfect place to go after work. Yesterday, though, I slummed it in the garden with this and a delivery from Dough Bros. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2022/04/29/p...

Following its soft launch yesterday, Amo is open opposite Jackson’s Corner. Pizza available by the slice, and very nice it looks too. (I won’t review it in the first month, though, as usual.) #rdguk

NEW REVIEW! This week, the best thing you can do with Jersey Royals, some beautiful views and a really alarming toilet, in one of the loveliest restaurants I've visited this year. Enjoy! ediblereading.com/2025/04/25/r...

The new ER post is all about the joys of holidaying at home, in and around Reading. Hopefully it will give you some food for thought! #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/04/18/f...

NEW POST! Something a little different this week, my guide to how to go on holiday without leaving Reading. Is a Reading staycation a good idea? Read on to find out. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/04/18/f...

As of January, Edible Reading is partly supported by its readers, either via a monthly or annual subscription. Read more here: ediblereading.com/2025/01/10/a... And if you are a subscriber, why not join the new subscriber-only ER Facebook Group here? www.facebook.com/groups/97672... #rdguk

The twenty-third readers’ lunch at the Moderation was an absolutely fantastic day all round. And my god, the food. #rdguk

NEW REVIEW! This week, a little spot of elsewhere in Katesgrove, and the time-honoured debate of what you do when you can’t face cooking. A bit of a surprise, this one - hope you like it. #rdguk ediblereading.com/2025/04/11/r...

Deccan House delivery for dinner, an absolute treat. #rdguk

I very rarely miss Twitter but this afternoon I remember all the random chats that could happen out of nowhere and grow arms and legs and become enormous fun. This place, for whatever reason, doesn’t have that, and it’s a shame.

The closest thing to a Michelin star given out by my blog is a coveted rating of 9 or over. In nearly 12 years I've only ever given out that kind of rating 10 times, so if you want to read about the best of the best, here they are. ediblereading.com/tag/the-9-cl...