Nag's Head in Reading

Fantastic range of ever changing well kept real ales

Brilliant little pub, one of my favourite pubs in Reading, with a great beer selection, and lovely service!

Fabulous selection of ciders. Particularly liked the Bee Sting.

Great, just great. The best array of ale within miles!

Bit wary at 1st, seemed like a "local pub for local people" at 1st glance but I was drawn by the beer listing. How wrong was i, looks like typical boozer but just sells incredible beer, well kept and good prices. Had a great night and enjoyed every last pint.

Beat craft beer in reading. Honestly you haven't been out in Reading if you haven't been nags.

One of the best pubs in Reading. Caters for beer bores and lager boys. Cosy inside and has an amazing beer garden externally. Friendly staff and a pleasant atmosphere. The most important aspect is that the beer is excellent.

The best pub in Reading; none other comes close. Friendly local atmosphere, also very welcoming of more casual trade. Regularly has 12 real ales, 8 'craft' beers, 15 real ciders. Good selection of bottled beer, notably Belgian. Has a Helles and even 3 Pils lagers too. A reasonable wine list for a beer/cider centric pub.

Good old fashioned pub with great beers and ciders Update October 2025: A wonderful proper pub with an amazing selection of beers and ciders. The staff are lovely and the sausage rolls are very nice. Recommended.

Great range of real cider and real ale. Definitely worth a visit when in the area.

Best selection of beer in town by far, nice garden, friendly staff and the prices are affordable.

Best pub in Reading. Great weekly changing selection of ales. Perfectly kept. Football in the garden. Good music. Brisket sandwiches. Books.

Fantastic pub, long time admirer, first time visitor! Brilliant choice of beers with friendly knowledgeable staff. Nicely priced choices as well. Friendly local pub feeling with incredible range of beer.

Popped in for a couple of sherberts. Great beer, ambiance and international rugby. Don't get much better than that

What a cracking pub. This is what a traditional pub should be. Loads of noise and laughter with a fantastic choice of ales. Great atmosphere, as far as I'm concerned the highlight of Reading, a must visit.

Great Beer selection and service outdoor space excellent. Great buzz with a welcome for all

The Nags Head pub is always such a fantastic place to visit. Such a great and relaxing atmosphere! The staff are always so friendly and helpful if you’re not sure on what drink to choose! They have such a variety to choose from! The garden is a great place too. So many seats and with an outdoor bar and tvs too! Will be back again soon with friends!

I can honestly say that I believe this to be one of the best pubs in Reading. Their cask beer is served in optimal condition and that's no mean feat considering how many beers they have on. it would be easy to spend a whole afternoon here . I'd say it's definitely an institution and a model for pubs focusing on cask beer. It's well worth the walk from town and they have an outside space as well. highly recommended

The pub offers only beers, but they are of excellent quality. The selection is impressive, and the place has a typical pub atmosphere that's quite interesting. I'll definitely be returning.

Fab traditional pub with a good selection of beers and a spacious garden.

A very good range of gluten free beers

A truly fantastic pub within which a great deal of joy can be experienced by all. With live sport and a dart board, the tremendously ranging beer selection is just one more benefit to a brilliant venue.

Great pub with lots of choice of beers & ciders. Foods good too

Having never had a true cask ale before, this perennial awardee by the Campaign for Real Ale was the natural choice. Extremely helpful and friendly staff walked me through the options, nearly all of which were unfamiliar to this American. I got a great range from a delightful English-hopped ale, a chocolately porter, to a rhubarb cider. They feature cellar-temperature cask ales but the rest is excellent. The beer garden is around back, they did have the Euro football tournament on, picnic tables and umbrellas or tents for shade. Would love to go back.

Amazing staff, excellent food and a massive range of real ales and ciders.

Amazing selection of beers. The outside area is a hidden gem

Sublime place to drink, the jewel of Reading.

Amazing place!!! So many choices for Ale. Take a table, play Jenga…wanna do something else, play dart or many more games of the shelf. Time flies away..

Great pub with a magnificent selection of beers. Also has a good beer garden which is a bit of a sun trap!

Really reasonably priced pub that offers a fantastic selection of local craft beer

This is as they say, a beer festival everyday of the year. Wonderful range of local and other ales/ciders, I'm a guy from South Wales, that will surely be back for more, after a week of working in the area I've taken to this place big time 🫶.

It's a proper boozer, huge selection of real ale and craft beer. Minimal selection of food, which is how it should be it's a pub not a restaurant. Love it here.

Can't comment on food tonight but drinks, service and atmosphere is always great here. Fantastic Camra Pub!

The Best Pub in Reading, loved it

Great selection of ales (too many!), friendly atmosphere, great outdoor space

While I love my visits to The Nag's, the choice of ale and beer is second to none my wife (not an ale drinker) is not so keen. The choice of wine is to say the least small, one type of white wine, which she described as awful. Seeing as there is such a choice of beers, I think a better selection of wines would really be a good idea.

Excellent prices and a variety of beers. Superb outdoor settings for the summer!

Need stronger craft but nice experience. Phantom Brewery better.

Great pub, always welcoming. Varied range of ales and craft beers. Always a worth a visit in Reading, I know I do.

Great range of ales and a lot of local brands, large garden friendly staff great place

Just beers, but very good ones. Great choice A typical pub, very interesting. It's a pity just because no kitchen, but no big issue. Will return

Nice place, peach beer is very nice too 🍺

Fantastic choice of beers, definitely going to return soon (BTW they even have draft 0.5% beer)

Great selection of reasonably priced cask ale

Fantastic pub with wide variety of beers and ciders available. Most if not all from smaller breweries.

I had a leaving party here, hired a marquee, and we all had a wonderful time! Food was great, awesome selection of beer, I could not be happier!

Great well kept ale selection lot's of choice also many tap ale's as well will be going back 👌

Traditional ale House with good lively atmosphere

What a cracking old school pub, you will struggle to find a better selection of ales, craft beers, or ciders anywhere! Great serving staff and I particularly recommended the ghost chilli sausage roll! Definitely worth the 10-15 walk from the main Reading station.

Great night at nags last night New Years Eve

Super welcoming place, huge choice of beer, sit and chat.

I didn't eat but the food looked tasty good atmosphere. Nice pint I will return

Greatest selection of real and craft ales in Reading

Great atmosphere, reasonable prices. Cosy pub.

Absolutely superb traditional pub. Just how a real pub should be. None of this chain nonsense. Worth a visit everytime.

Very cool pub with great atmosphere

Good choice of beers but very hit and miss recently as to whether the beers are on, slow to update their boards. Staff are nice.

Fantastic old pub in central Reading that serves a large selection of different real ales etc. Reminds me of some of the old London pubs I would visit years ago. Want to try some of the beers they will give you a shot glass of anything you would like try out. Nice outside area at rear if you fancy sitting outdoors, space heaters for when cold. If you want a pub without youngsters shouting and fighting this is great, sensible older customers who just want to relax with a drink and chat 👍. Loads of old tables, dart board in corner and a log burning fire in the winter.

Great pub, nice atmosphere, excellent range of beers. Everything you could want in a pub.

Wow! This was recommended to us by another pub when they were closed for a private function and what a recommendation. Absolutely amazing range of ales and craft beers, great staff, lovely sausage rolls, and a happy atmosphere. Looking forward to returning again soon.

Popped in with a colleague while staying in Reading for work - excellent selection of beers and great atmosphere. Lovely pub well worth a visit. We visited on a Monday night and it was full of people, which speaks volumes!

Love love love it here massive selection.of ales and ciders regularly changing weekly. The staff are super friendly and knowledgeable about the beers. The food is great i highly recommend it all as its all amazing. Great outdoor area too. You'd be a fool to never go here

This place has a reputation that is fully deserved. To say it is a beer drinkers paradise is a huge understatement. Many different styles of beer, all clearly signed above the bar, and served by knowledgeable, efficient and friendly staff. A remarkable place.If you are in the vicinity( and by vicinity I mean Northern Europe) you MUST pay a visit. One of the great pubs.🍺👍

Fantastic staff. Very friendly locals and great choice of beer. Enjoy the hospitable staff and locals.

Come on guys, you can make better toasties than that... fill them up! We've had toasties multiple times, but we got to the conclusion that the filling is not enough for £6-7, but the toasting process is excellent, as its really crunchy. Chorizo, Chicken and cheese toasties comes with 2 chorizo slices (cheap), bits of chicken and cheap cheese. Vegan toasty also quite dull; 1 vegan sausage, no sauce or much flavor. Would be great if there were more white wine options. Staff are always very friendly :)

Amazing drinks, lovely vibe and good choice of board games. Just wish they did pub food 😍

Massive choice of beers, great knowledgeable staff. Sports on multiple screens. Beers very much niche rather than mass market, excellent range and value. Limited food offering toasties mainly. Darts board. Good garden full of smokers.

Amazing selection of cask ales. Great beer garden out back. My new favourite pub.

One of the best pubs in Reading Great beer and cider selection

Great selection of beer and a huge garden

Impressive range of beers. Came all the way from Ealing, not disappointed.

Good drinking pub with a great choice of draft and craft beers. I use their own bus for Reading home football matches . So convenient.

What a fantastic pub ! Made to feel very welcome by the staff to start with. Then .... the selection of drinks is amazing, something like 25 cask & keg ales 😲 but for me it was the ciders .. OMG .. about 15 ciders of different .. dryness, crispness, sweetness, fruits, dry, mild, sweet & strengths. Inside the pub was nicely decked & inviting with two tv's for sports etc then outside had an open seating area & a marquee with plenty of tables & facilities for two tv's so they obviously cater for a lot of sports fans. Highly recomend this pub & i'll be sure to visit next time i'm in the area.

Great food and drinks Brilliant beer garden Excellent service, good value for money

Brilliant pub in the centre of Reading with at least 10 real ales on handpull. Lovely atmosphere in the pub and a great beer garden.

Great selection of beers, and a large beer garden too.

Fantastic pub. Beer selection like a festival!

Just go, super nice, big beer selection...also.

Nice garden, cold drinks and tasty snacks.

Really good pub. Loads of craft beers on lots of taps + cask & massive outside area.

Excellent selection of traditional hand pump ales, keg beers and ciders. Spacious beer garden with undercover seating for when the sun isn't shining

Fantastic beer line-up in a friendly, proper pub. Didn't try the food so can't rate it.

Fantastic beer - both a good selection of multiple styles and great quality.

A beer festival every day of the week

Great variety of ales, great atmosphere.

This place hits the sweet spot of combining a traditional pub and craft beer destination. Excellent tap lineup. Board games. Darts. Sports on the tele. Nice bar staff. Great beer garden. Highly recommended for both the craft on offer and the vibe in general. My favorite pub in Reading.

🐶 Dog friendly 🥪 Pub snacks 🎯 Dartboard 📺 Live sports shown inside and out 🔇 No music (unless some can play the piano!) ⛺ Both covered and uncovered seating outside with heaters and screens This place is great with a wide selection of beers and friendly staff

Great place to have a couple of pints with friends. We watched snooker/billiards on the screen while sipping some home brew. Place gets crowded pretty quickly on weekends, so plan an early visit to get a place to sit. Staff is warm and helpful.

What more could you want from a pub? A truly excellent range of beers, a big beer garden out the back, sport on the TV, a dart board and good bar snacks!

This pub has the best range of ales and craft beer of any pub I've been in. Always a good selection running the colour spectrum from pale ales to pitch black stouts. The staff know their stuff and the locals are friendly. An absolute gem.

Excellent venue and variety of beers.

Great place, friendly atmosphere and great beer. Spot on 👍

Amazing choice of Ales with a great atmosphere 🙄🙃🤪

One of the best pubs in Reading. A wide range of casks, drafts and ciders. I will be back next year.

Always like The Nags Head. Massive choice of beer. Pork scratchings are to die for, along with the sausage rolls.

Best pub in Reading. Best beer in Reading. Best beer garden in Reading. When you’ve got the formula right it’s easy to see.

Great Atmosphere, Good Range of German "Weisbiers" & Real Ales!

Excellent pub with excellent beers.

Incredibly selection of ales and ciders. Lots of seating in garden. Amazingly good pub

Excellent range of beers and a great atmosphere. Friendly staff too.