Read's Restaurant in Swale

The only good thing are the staff, they were lovely. The food on the other has really deteriorated unfortunately. Very sad indeed, it was once lovely place to go to.

Fabulous rooms, wonderful food, well chosen wines and good value for money. We particularly enjoyed the amuse-bouche of lobster bisque, rack of lamb and panna cotta.

This is a consistently excellent restaurant. We stayed overnight as we wanted to have wine. Breakfast was excellent. Surroundings and rooms beautiful too. They discussed the menu with me as i have dietery needs and my food was delicious as was our friends. Just a very special restaurant with wonderful owners and staff who go the extra mile.

Why can’t all restaurants be more like Read’s? Food, service and ambience first class! From opening the front door we were made to feel welcome, and the staff were all attentive and charming. The setting, in a Georgian Manor House, is beautiful: tastefully furnished in a traditionally understated English way. We ate in a dining room with three other tables - so good to find linen tablecloths and napkins, a range of cutlery, attention to detail. The lunch menu was full of tempting choices and the wine list carefully chosen, both excellent value. The food is delicious: full of flavour, with well-sourced ingredients which are cooked and presented with great skill and care. No weird combinations, fussy extras or swirls but just fine, tasty food. It is hard to single out any one dish, but the pork croquette with black pudding, the chicken confit terrine, the skate with capers, the ragout of lamb and the hot raspberry soufflé stand out in the memory. It was such a relaxing experience to eat well, feel looked after and at ease in the surroundings: no ugly attempts at trendy decor, no background music and a team which is superbly professional in every respect. A wonderful experience - we will come again!

We have been enjoying special meals at Reads since moving to Faversham in 1982 - originally located at Painters Forstal, Reads moved to Macknade Manor which is less than 5 minutes walk from our home. We were delighted to see they had their famous prawn cocktail from 1977 recipe so we all had this as the starter. Two of us had the local lamb, one duck and the other pork, served with vegetables from the garden - all delicious. Finally apple crumble and ice cream served with a Kentish cider liqueur, ginger bread and two raspberry souffles. Our friends had driven down from Cambridge and declared it to be one of the best lunches they had ever had anywhere - we agreed.

First class dining experience , we decided to have the A la carte menu, which was excellent, the only thing that was missing were some vegetarian options. The welcome we received was excellent, the dining room was a nice size and not crowded with tables, the waiting staff were very friendly, and the food timings were perfect, a small pause between courses, but not to long. A perfect birthday present.

Another lovely meal. We always go for the taster menu with matched wines. The usual excellent friendly service, fabulous food and a wonderful festive atmosphere. We immediately booked again for the new year!

Truly special dining experiences outside major cities can be hard to find but this absolutely fitted the bill for a memorable anniversary meal. The arrangement of four tables in a tastefully decorated room, without any music, helped a quiet and relaxed atmosphere where you could focus on the choices offered and savour the food brought to you. The hot raspberry souffle was a big hit in the room! This is a place where they really look after you.

Beautiful food in beautiful surroundings! We came here to celebrate our birthdays what a lovely evening we had! Food amazing ,service attentive in a relaxed environment thank you Reads!

We called ahead to tell Read's about my dairy allergy and they were absolutely superb, catering for me in a sensitive, and discreet way. When they brought the canapes to the terrace, I had a gorgeous cucumber cup (vs my friends' cheese bites); the pea and mint soup was divine and they continued to make subtle differences throughout the meal without mention. I normally find eating out slightly challenging or embarrassing as my allergy (which sends me into anaphylactic shock) tends to take centre-stage, but Read's handled it perfectly . I had a fantastic meal and evening. We have already booked to go back in October and I cannot thank or recommend them highly enough.

Reads has been our favourite go to for celebrations for years, in fact decades. Never fails to impress. Impeccably cooked (in season) food, impeccably presented and served in an impeccable location. There are a couple of very high national profile, Michelin starred, restaurants in the Canterbury area. Forget those, this is the place for fine dining.

Beautiful venue with lovely terrace for pre dinner drinks. Service was faultless and all food exceptional. The extra pre meal appetiser and soup were delicious and a lovely surprise. I wouldn’t hesitate to book again and highly recommend to everyone I know. Thank you everyone at Reads fir a wonderful evening!

Charming, elegant, relaxed, very 'English'. Wonderful food. Attentive but not over-the-top staff. Impressively appointed, well furnished.

Thank you so much to Auntie Angela and Uncle Christopher for taking us to Reads restaurant last night, in celebration of Tracy's 60th birthday! The food was divine, and the raspberry soufflé was perfect in every way, and the cheese and smoked haddock souffle was blooming marvellous! Yes, I doubled up on the souffle. A testament to great cooking has to be "souffle" and shows me the chef certainly has skills! I would also like to thank David Pitchford and his lovely wife, Rhona, the owners of Reads also, Bradley the Maitre D you made us all feel very welcome, Stefan the Sommelier a charming man who's knowledge of wines were unsurpassed and recommended the perfect match with the said "souffle" and not forgetting Danielle our lovely server so attentive with a beautiful smile! Forgive me, but I didn't get the name of the young man who greeted us on arrival. Thank you. First impressions count

My wife and I were two of a party of four for dinner. It was a very fine meal. The food was excellently prepared and served; the wine list was first class. The staff were excellent: attentive, efficient and friendly. We plan to return.

A most enjoyable lunch for the two of us, excellent food, cold drinks, lovely atmosphere, attentative staff and they even have the bar area back.

We enjoyed an excellent meal on our wedding anniversary and stayed over in one of the lovely rooms. We were made feel very welcome and it was great to have the bar open again for pre-dinner drinks, albeit in a different (better) place. The food was excellent as was the service. Breakfast was excellent too! It is comfortably worth a Michelin Star, in our opinion.

Lovely lovely service. Went for a big family lunch to celebrate a birthday and the staff were very attentive and the food was great! Well done all.

This is a truly magical little place. A beautiful hotel with beautiful rooms and a delightful onsite restaurant. Service at the restaurant was spectacular and the food was great too. The cheese soufflé was really special as was the panna cotta. I was there for my 10th wedding anniversary and I will definitely be revisiting for the next special occasion.

We visited for lunch on Valentine’s Day which is also a celebration for our wedding anniversary. We held our wedding meal at Reads and have eaten there on several occasions so it’s always been a special place., not that we are remembered in any way. Apart from a few sparkly hearts on the tables there was no other special flower arrangements to make mention of Valentine’s Day even though it was obviously the reason most guests were visiting. The set lunch was typical of what is served each day in this restaurant. The website menus are never in date although they only change one or two dishes at most. The amuse bouche offered was tasty as was the raisin bread. The main course of lamb was served with Mediterranean vegetables which wasn’t a very nice accompaniment and added nothing to lamb. All tables were given a side dish of long stemmed broccoli which was rather odd. The dessert of soufflé was very nice but it needed some real fruit at the bottom to make it amazing. Surely the chefs here are bored by now of this menu, on the whole same old dishes day after day. For the money we paid for our lunch plus wine and sparking water this restaurant really does need to wow it’s guests. Although the food was good and the service attentive we were underwhelmed and expected more so have decided it will be our very last visit.

We took our friends for dinner there, as it was recommended to us, we were not disappointed, from the moment we entered all the staff were very friendly, we chose the taster menu, would definitely recommend, the food was delicious and the staff were very attentive as well as knowledgeable about the food and wine they were serving to us. Would definitely return.

To celebrate a Diamond Wedding Anniversary we chose Reads as something a bit special from our usual restaurants and we were not disappointed! A warm welcome, very attentive and professional service and beautiful looking and tasting food. A lovely evening enjoyed by us all. Next time we will ask for a smaller square table as our larger round table made it difficult for one of our party who is deaf.

Read’s was recommended to us by a friend and I thought it might be a nice place to celebrate our golden wedding anniversary on Valentine’s Day. The building is impressive, the dining rooms, on the chilly side at mid-day. They are spacious enough to not...

This was a first time visit for myself and my wife. We were booked in for lunch . We were very impressed by the imposing building set in the most attractive grounds. On entering, we were warmly greeted and shown to our very spacious table...

We have eaten at Reads several times and generally save this restaurant for special occasions due to the high quality we have always experienced. However, our anniversary meal this time fell short of our expectations. We went for the tasting menu which in the past...

I look at some of these critical reviews, not that there are many of them, and fail to recognise the experience they describe. I've no doubt the team at 'Reads' would be the first to admit that they don't always get everything right, 'to err...

A group of us went to Reads for lunch today which was enjoyed by everyone of us. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The dining room was light and bright with subtle Christmas arrangements. The food was beautifully presented and delicious. Dietry needs were taken...

Our first visit and we enjoyed every aspect of it. Staff, food, setting and ambience were all 5 star. 3 delight filled hours flew by. The four of us left singing your praises. Thank you!

The food was nice enough. Nothing really that special. Unfortunately there was a hair in my main meal, and I was brought a replacement soufflé by a sweet waitress who I mentioned this to. A gentleman (who I assume was the manager) came to apologise...

We have previously had the tasting menu which was far superior to our recent experience, both in terms of quality and portion size but it doesn’t appear to get updated very often so we opted for the main menu - it looks lovely but turned...

Soggy,soapy fondant potato. Tough pork escalope. Poorer sommelier service than usual.Attending waiters scarce. After dinner coffee not served according to order.

Lovely place, delicious food, delightful room and after 40 years of eating in some of the best restaurants in the UK, probably the best service we've received, the staff were exceptional, will be back...thank you all.

My wife and I stayed for just one night. Our room (Willow) was very spacious overlooking the front garden of the manor. The room had a large double bed and an en-suite with bath and shower and all the usual smellies, but the tea/coffee facilities...

We visited Reads last night as part of a group of friends and was really looking forward to a lovely evening and good food. Unfortunately, apart from the company, we had a disappointing evening. We arrived ten minutes early for our booking at 7.30pm and...

We were really looking forward to eating at Reads, having eaten in a number of Michelin star restaurants before, we were certain that the service and food would live up to expectations. We couldn't have been more disappointed with either. Starting with the service, the...

I had read other reviews before our visit, and some caused me to worry. This is MY review of an evening dinner for two at Read's. We had a 7.30pm booking and arrived about 15 minutes early. Parking in the car park at the end...

Our first visit and we will definitely be going back. Food was absolutely delicious and the staff very polite and attentive

I was lucky enough to have a special friend bring me to Reads for lunch. My friend had already visited here a few times in the past and rated the whole experience highly. Knowing of my friends exceptional standards I was duly excited by the...

We visited after a long time away. We had a very pleasant lunch and the food and drink were very good. We felt it was a big pricey and there was not much of an ‘atmosphere’ so good if you want a quiet lunch. For...

We were a party of 7 and had a room to ourselves and had the set menu at £70 a head) . The waiter was very attentive, we liked the surroundings and the little dishes bought throughout (bread, olives, small soup etc) The dishes were...

Fabulous all round food and service was spot on A shame they no longer have the drawing room for coffee/drinks This is the best restaurant in Faversham

We are long time fans of Read's and alway stay over to enhance the experience. My wife organised for us to visit for my birthday and as usual the food was wonderful and the service excellent. We had a delightful evening and a super breakfast...

Nice venue, pleasant staff apart from a bizarre waitress who hissed when I didn't make space for a plate. The food definitely isn't Michelin standard. The worst thing is the extremel slow service - 45 minutes between each course. Could be worse, could be much...

We have been coming to Reads for many years. All of our families important celebrations have taken place at Reads including our wedding, naming ceremonies for our children, birthdays and Christmas . The service is so good, attentive and friendly, the wine list is excellent...

We really can not praise Reads enough! Booked for our wedding which took place April 2022 and from beginning to end the service, attention to detail and willingness to accommodate our requests was exceptional. Brad was amazing at responding to our emails with detailed replies,...

We were lucky enough to come upon a cancellation at Read’s and were terribly grateful. On arrival the Georgian Manor house is impressive and there is adequate parking. Our room was ridiculously spacious with a traditional feel, which suited the style of the building. Shower...

It has been a little while since have visited Read's however we found it as good as it always has been. The reason for our visit was for a family birthday lunch. The atmosphere was as welcoming as ever. The crisp tablecloths remained the same....

If you want a cutting edge dining experience forget Reads. If, however, you value excellent ingredients, beautifully cooked, in elegant surroundings, served by friendly and efficient staff, then look no further. This was our second visit and won’t be our last. The building is classical...

We visited as a party of four for a special birthday having visited on several other occasions. Although the service was exceptional, we felt the small changes in the overall experience reduced the feeling of a special night out. In particular, the bar area now...

If you want to have a meal in a classy establishment which is unpretentious, then this is the place to go. When you arrive at Reads you are greeted by a nice long driveway which leads up to the house. The period property has been...

Been here for dinner a few times and lunch. Have had the tasting menu and a la carte. This is my favourite place to eat - staff are lovely, food great and I love the surroundings. Its good food, good portions unpretentious but excellent, knowledgable...

Venue is going out of its way to maintain spacious & safe dining - would suit the most nervous of customers in the current climate. Food especially set menus remain great value for this style of dining, with daily and seasonal changes. Caters for those...

We decided after meeting Brad and seeing the interior that we would get married here . We knew about the food reputation already but had not tried it -Brad showed us the room we would get married in - which was lovely . We booked...

Just had a fantastic meal at Read’s, my first time there and I will be going back. The whole experience was excellent, food, service, ambience and venue. Couldn’t fault it at all.

Reads food is always devine, we’ve dined so many times, always hoping they have injected some ambience !!! Sadly, still not the case..music required and some lighting looking out of the dark windows to nothing…it’s all looking a little tired especially the wc’s. One other...

We stayed three nights at Read's to attend a local function. The breakfasts were excellent and the one dinner we had there was good, but not as exceptional as we expected for the price. More seasoning required. The main issue however was the room we...

The hotel is a wonderful Georgian house with splendidly large bedrooms, well appointed and elegant dining rooms. It has a real sense of gentile elegance and quality. The grounds are beautiful. Compared to Morston, it’s at least equal, if not better. Only downside is there...

We had a fantastic meal served by the most attentive and friendly staff. The beef just melted in your mouth and the duck breast with plums hit the spot nicely. The soufflé for dessert was just divine. Everything was perfect from start to finish, thanks...

Just had a wonderful time at Reads. The staff were very attentive and listened to our request for a taxi so we could catch the train home. The wine flight was beautifully explained and the meal delicious. Thank you for a memorable evening.

Really disappointed, I expected to taste something special, something that we wouldn’t do at home. The decor is dated which is ideal for their target customer, it seems to cater for the older client with inflated pensions to waste and limited experience of quality food...

Just had lunch with friends at this wonderful restaurant. The whole experience was great, from the welcome when you arrive to the staff. We had the £35 lunch menu and the food was just lovely, well presented, not too much on your plate, but enough...

Yet again Reads never fails to live up to my expectations, ever. The food is fantastic and this is why this is my most favourite restaurant in the world. Lovely staff and I just want to say soufflés!! My children bought me the tasting menu...

Have eaten at reads many times over the years and it never fails to disappoint. All the staff are friendly and the service is excellent. It is not cheap, the set lunch is the best value, but I always think you get what you pay...

At £35 a head for the lunch menu, it's an absolute gem of a place. I had the most incredible salmon with lamb to follow and fellow diner the goats cheese and duck. All quite superb. Maybe more jus with the duck would be good....

This was a surprise treat for my birthday and what a treat it was! Lovely setting attentive service superb food. I couldn't find fault & would highly recommend it to anyone. Knocked spots off another nearby Michelin rated eaterie 3 week's earlier which was a...

Five of us came for lunch. The food was delectable, the service superb, could not be faulted. One of our party is a strict vegan and said this was the best vegan food he'd ever had. (and he'd actually worked in a London vegan restaurant...

This was a birthday treat for my wife, who had never been to Reads but had heard me talking about it. She was blown away by the food, the service and the restaurant generally and lived up to my expectations.

What a lovely find! We visited for a birthday lunch and the food was absolutely delicious - every single course was faultless. The staff were welcoming, helpful and very professional. Also pleasantly surprised by the bill - that quality of food was brilliant value. Will...

I’ve lunched/dined here many times and it’s always reliable and food is very well-cooked, but this last visit was really excellent. We opted for the tasting menu. Very often a tasting menu is comprised of miniscule portions of food consumed in one bite. Portions at...

Visited today 22/07/21 for taster menu lunch. Nice venue with plenty of staff, I did have to get someone’s attention to be seated. Service was polite, a number of staff served the various courses, only one managed to remember to tell me what they were...

Reads never disappoints. It was so good to be able to eat lunch there once again. Fabulous locally sourced food to suit all tastes served with care and attention to detail. It’s always a joy to dine there.

This was our second visit to Reads its beautiful enjoyed lovely lunch today. Well worth a visit. Little gem of a place for a special occasion.

Another excellent dinner and stay. They have adapted so well to the Covid restrictions, everything felt very safe. From the welcome when we arrived to the wonderful tasting menu with matching wines to the excellent breakfast the next morning, it really can’t be faulted.

Another great stay at Reads. Everything was perfect from the warm welcome to the fabulous dinner, followed the next day by an excellent breakfast. Can’t wait to return, but in the meantime I am enjoying reading David Pitchford’s book all about Read’s Restaurant.

We visited reads on a Tuesday evening for our wedding anniversary and had the tasting menu with wine pairing. The food was absolutely delicious and we particularly enjoyed the explanations from the sommelier regarding the wine pairings. Our second visit here and won't be the...

This venue has never let us down, they have adapted for the covid so well and it was good to see all the same staff once again. Food was faultless, the service was on par, although you are socially distanced it has kept its personal...

Family birthday meal,have been many times always amazing food and service.Good quality local produce attentive service.Could not ask for more

Such a pleasant pub/restaurant. An attractive interior on a cold and wet day, one of the first time to be ‘allowed’ inside. The food was great, enormous portion of lamb! The staff were so welcoming, kind and efficient, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit

We had a great stay here. very polite and helpful always answered call straight away when when checking in and out , had the breakfast hamper which was was superb, parking was great and have booked for a family get away in the 6 weeks holiday.. would definitely recomend

Absolutely smashing evening. The food was excellent, my smoked haddock soufflé was superb as was my lamb main and lemon tart dessert. The service was, as you would expect, first class with attentive, humorous and thoughtful staff. We’ve been here before several times and never...

Had a pleasant lunch at Reads. The service was efficient and the Covid protocols were good. The food itself was good but not outstanding. All in all a pleasant experience.

How lovely, an oasis of peace in such troubled times. Beautiful house, elegantly furnished. Charming helpful staff. Classic food done classically. So lovely. Cheese soufflé with glazed smoked haddock to start was superb. So good I had to share some with my wife and daughter....

We love Read’s and we’re so pleased to go back for a Birthday lunch. All sensible precautions in place and still first class service, excellent food and a real treat.

I have been to Reads on and off for the last fifteen years and my last visit will be the last. It’s expensive and I’m okay about that but I want to wowed and that doesn’t happen anymore. The food is very good but not great. The service remains excellent - no change there. The venue itself is tired an needs an upgrade. There are too many other similar priced restaurants that give you everything for your money and Reads needs to wake up and realise that you can’t survive on a dated reputation

We last visited three years ago and were disappointed with the poor level of service that we received. Today we experienced excellent service, which is contrary to some recent reviews. The quality of food was very good. Cleanliness is also very good. However we would like to have seen new menus being used.

Reads had been recommended to us by many people. We booked for a mid week dinner and weren’t disappointed. Firstly the impressive Georgian house and gardens that are home to the restaurant tell you you are in for a good experience. Due to the layout of the house diners are seated throughout in the different rooms so you get an intimate feeling with just a couple of tables in each room. We could have had a drink at the bar and a seat in the garden terrace but chose to go straight to the table. The staff are all very professional and knowledgable about the menu. You are also served some small tasting dishes before your starter along with some delicious bread and butter. Our starters were lovely my partner though the cheese soufflé was to die for, my crab tart was excellent. For main I had the venison and my partner took the lamb both dishes were very well presented and again the taste was excellent. We skipped dessert as we were both full. All in all a great evening and we will be dining here again.

We went to Reid’s today what an amazing experience service was absolutely fantastic food was to die for my daughter is vegetarian and gluten free they totally explained everything would we go again yes in a heartbeat you will not be disappointed

Excellent food the best we have had in any restaurant for sometime (especially the strawberry souffle). However, the young waiting staff with exception of the sommelier very unwelcoming no happy smiling faces got the impression that they would rather be somewhere else.

Probably the best Restaurant in Kent in my humble opinion, the service is second to none!Not stuffy like you would expect of a restaurant at this Michelin star levelThe food is extremely varied and very seasonal, you can order off menu for an old favourite you like if you are in the know , they are very accommodating. I am always treated like a celebrity a VIP as I only make an annual visit for my Birthday, they are always so pleased see me and my family return. I have been returning for many years now and can't wait for November, it's been a strange year and looking forward to the food and the welcome once again.

My partner and I decided to try Reeds. We have been living in Faversham and heard great things about the place. We were not disappointed. The hose is a beautiful Georgian building tastefully furnished and decorated. The food was excellent. We both had the tasting menu which we both enjoyed very much indeed. The staff were friendly and efficient. The wine and wine waiter were really good. Highly recommended.

We ate the lunchtime tasting menu for a special birthday. It was our first proper meal out since lockdown and after initial nerves, we were very confident about the way everything was being managed safely. It was an excellent well balanced meal, every dish complemented the others. The quality of the ingredients shone through and it was all well cooked and presented. Even my least favourite course was amazing... it just goes to show, as I wouldn't have ordered it on an a la carte menu,but it was delicious. Every course was excellent but worth highlighting was the tender, very tasty beef, and the divine strawberry souffle to finish. It was truly expert skilled cooking of the highest level, and excellent value for money for the 5 courses. (Even more so with the 'eat out to help out' discount).There were a few areas of service that were perhaps not quite up to scratch.... for example, the female waiting staff could be encouraged to smile, and also to notice when the table needed clearing, but they were young and perhaps new, and that's being incredibly picky. We eat out a lot and enjoy good restaurants in London, although not at the moment and so it's great to have this restaurant in our local area. We would certainly visit again. Overall, excellent service from the maitre d' Brad, and the charming sommelier Stephen. It was a relaxing not stuffy atmosphere and we enjoyed a walk around the garden afterwards. Highly recommended.

A very special fine dining restaurant.Wonderful for overnight stays too but not this time, just a superb meal.Perfectly cooked and presented dishes with service to match. Other restaurants should try it just to see how it can be done. Years of experience and perfectionism shows.Expensive yes, but deserves to be. We have all had meals out which have been money wasted - that’s really expensive! We’re lucky to have a restaurant of this standard in Faversham.

Lunch on one of the hottest days of the year but very enjoyable, as ever. Usual excellent standard, with impeccable service and wonderful food. Will be back.

Reads has been our "go to" for celebrations and visitors for some time. Not my choice of venue for this birthday lunch but you go with the flow.Had the lunch menu and the tasting wines. All fine and dandy. The wines were good, but the pricing was more imaginative than the cuisine.Bearable until we got billed £36 for a half bottle of Monbazilliac!Crossed a line there!Then really challenged by being charged £4 for a totally indifferent cup of coffee. Cannot believe it was freshly made or each bean had been hand polished.Someone else's party so not right to complain.Sorry but on this showing you won't see any more of my money.

When we heard that we’d be going to Reads for our lunch, you can’t believe how excited we were. It’s a place I’d always wanted to eat at.Now, the grounds are wonderful and the welcome was okay, but sadly, from that moment on, it went downhill.We were part of a large group, and all ordered drinks and then our starters. I’d opted for the fishcake, which was unfortunately tasteless and poorly presented. I then order the lamb for my main, this honestly was appallingly bad, fatty and tough, no flavour and I felt cheated!! For a restaurant of Reads reputation we could not quite believe the poor quality.The desert, lemon tart was the best of the 3 courses.During our lunch, which was on a very hot day, the Team looking after us all seemed miserable, not once were we asked if everything was okay, the wine waiter was the friendliest, but the rest clearly didn’t want to be there.A very disappointing visit, we certainly will not be returning.

Could not fault this place stayed overnight with dinner and breakfast, lovely room,staff where excellent,food was delicious 10/10

The nicest meal we have enjoyed since moving to Kent, better than The Fordwych Arms (very good), and much much better than The Sportsman (vastly overrated). Really couldnt fault any aspect of our evening from the moment we walked through the door, until the moment somebody else paid the bill..... 3 courses for £65 represents excellent value for money when the food is of this standard....highly recommended, will definitely return (even if I have to pay for it myself).

I’ve lunched/dined at Read’s several times and mostly everything has been very good or excellent - today.....not so much. Staff were welcoming and friendly and my first course of parsnip and apple veloute was delicious. The sea bream main was indifferent-the bream slightly over-cooked and the cauliflower cheese rather unpleasant as the cauliflower was al dente and the cheese was not evident. The black currant soufflé was excellent, so, all in all, an uneven meal. Staff hovered rather at the end of lunch which was vaguely irritating. It’s a lovely building and a charming place to lunch and I shall return, but today it wasn’t up to its usual standard.

This charming find for our tasting menu last Saturday absolutely delighted. The service is excellent, unpretentious and with efficient delivery. The five course taster menu was a joy, a surprise at every plate, cooked and presented beautifully. The Blackcurrant Souffle was quite simply the best I have ever eaten..Although this was our first visit the impression is one which shall last, and of course we shall return. Looking forward to a Dinner there when we return.. Well Done Read's.

I took my dad to Read's for his birthday. Last I went to Read's was when they were at Painter's Forstall, so quite a while ago! (my wife and I are not local).The food was absolutely superb, as were the staff and the environment, thank you to all the staff for making the very evening special.