The Red House in West Berkshire

Excellent country pub restaurant. Good menu for food and drink, friendly service, and reasonable prices.

We ‘hired’ the private rooms at The Red House for the celebration of my father’s life, followed by a hot buffet. Aimee, the Events Manager, was wonderful throughout, the rooms were lovely and provided an ideal setting for our family gathering of 20, with capacity for more. The Red House is a step above your average pub and has a nice country setting. Highly recommended.

Just a quiet couple of pints with a mate I hadn’t seen for a while. Nice atmosphere, very welcoming. Food looked great although we didn’t eat. Will probably go back shortly with my son who works locally…

Pre booked food for family party. Very disappointed with over cooked roast potatoes then over microwaved to warm up. 8 chips? Fish nice but too much batter. Meat on roasts good. Limited pudding choices. Table too small, cramped. Will not be returning.

Birthday meal for my father (96) was well received. Great roast and we loved the choice of a smaller plates. Service was good and we loved the location at the back.

Love this pub. First went for drinks in the garden last summer and had such a warm welcome that we had to come back, eventually, for dinner. I loved it! 5* service, 5* food and a delicious bottle of Malbec. I had a venison pave and genuinely thought that it was one of the best meals I have ever had in a pub. This pub is so sweet, old and traditionally British. Tucked away in the countryside. It's perfect to me.

I’ve been a regular at The Red House for nearly a decade but this was the first time we had taken the family for Christmas Lunch. It was exactly what we needed - a relaxed and festive atmosphere, fabulous food, and attentive but not intrusive service. It was our second visit in December and the first was just as good. It’s a shame there aren’t more pubs like The Red House - a straightforward good quality country pub with no pretensions and no bland corporate stuff. Looking forward to our next visit.

Excellent beer and a genuine welcome!

First time visited and would definitely go again and recommend it to others, thank you for such a lovely evening 😊

A pleasant place to eat and drink. Friendly staff, good food and drink.

Very poor food on Christmas Day. Extremely overpriced (even allowing for the costs of getting staff for Christmas Day), I just can’t work out how 3 courses and 3 canapés can come to £110!! Slow service from staff. Staff did not know what they were serving. Two bottles of wine were added to our bill, we did not have. I would avoid this place.

Good food, good service, reasonable prices

No booking but we were quickly accommodated and given a good table at a busy time. Interesting and innovative menu, quick service, good food and very pleasant staff.

We had the most wonderful family gathering here yesterday for my little grandson's first birthday party in the private dining room. The food was excellent, the staff were really friendly and efficient and the owner was charming. Highly recommended!

One of the best cheese souffles around! Venison dinner was moorish Nice burger and chips

Beautiful pub with good service and food ... just do not expect mobile data coverage or even wifi, this is off the grid.

Homey feel, well experienced great atmosphere

Lovely country pub just outside Newbury with friendly staff and great food, especially the Sunday roast.

Absolutely spot on, excellent food, excellent service, reasonable price. Couldn't ask for more. Thoroughly recommended

The food was great both nights. The service on the first evening I went there was excellent - The two young people who were serving and taking orders were fab. The 2nd evening the couple who were serving were pleasant.

Poor service - very slow and it took over 3 hours for two courses. Staff seemed unconcerned and not one apology for the time taken. Very sad as will not return

Went in on the off chance of being able to get a table on a busy Sunday lunch time . I have to say the staff were extremely accommodating and managed to squeeze us in. The food was superb and service was excellent will be definitely going out of my way to visit again and can't recommend it enough.

Good beer arrived too late for food but staff nice about it!

Good food, if you have copious time. Very poor service from non attentive staff.

Needed a pub in Newbury area, that catered for gluten free and had chicken as an option for Sunday roast for a family meet up. Nice venue, with friendly staff. The food looked amazing and was pretty good taste wise. The potatoes were a little soft inside (over parboiled maybe) but just a small point. Very nice venue for a Sunday roast and would recommend to others.

Fantastic food and a lovely front of house team. Special mention to the side dish of cauliflower cheese - amazing

5* Sunday Roast Everything about the experience you get at The Red House is exemplary, A lovely warm welcome on arrival. All the staff were so polite & attentive. I had the roast beef and my friend had the pork belly…… OMG!! Both meals were simply out of this world, Both meats simply melted in the mouth and the portion sizes were more than satisfactory given the price. It maybe a 2hr drive from where we live to get here, But it’s well worth the trip. Hands down the best pub roast experience, You won’t be disappointed! Thank You to all the staff for making today’s lunch experience so wonderful.

Beautiful place to go, but I thought it was very limited on the menu choices. I would definitely recommend having more variety of options to order.

Good Sunday lunch , meat was great. Vegetables came was mashed carrot and brocoli was not very exciting...would we go back...maybe.

A special mention to thank our wonderful server Amber. We had a lovely meal here. A perfect refreshment stop halfway through our Kennet & Avon canal walk from Newbury last Sunday. The food was delicious and perfectly cooked. The atmosphere is welcoming and portions are generous. We had a roast, friends said the fish and chips were the best they had ever tasted. Allergies catered for. All in all perfect.

Lovely walk along the canal from Kintbury village to the Red House for food and drinks. Lovely pub and restaurant, food excellent and very tasty

Beautiful location, convenient access, friendly staff and great service.

Two delicious dinners in a fortnight at The Red House. Thank you for your kind and attentive service, too.

We had a great lunchbreak after a nice local walk. Portion size and taste was great, service good and the garden was nice to sit at too.

Half way house to meet a niece for lunch. Very friendly and excellent food/service. Will be going back.

The Red House is an excellent spot for a relaxing stop over. We'd arranged to stop with the campervan and it was really very good. Excellent welcome and given great local info. We walked the canal path towards Newbury and then had a great meal followed by a glass in the very quiet garden. It is a very good location and the staff are superb. We are very happy to recommend The Red House.

The fish and chips were amazing!!! Great service also. Thanks!

We have been to the Red House before and had a excellent meal This time was the same food was really good ,service was excellent, and price was good.

Fish & chips x 3. Well cooked but, seriously, it’s a bit mean to only give your customers 8 chips each. I don’t care if they are carefully weighed portions. We are hungry and want to feel full up when we leave. We did let them know our disappointment and they bought us out 2 extra chips each. This used to be our favourite pub. Our Narrowboat is moored at a local marina and we were so looking forward to our first trip out (due to high tides over the very rainy winter) to what was our favourite pub but what a terrible shame … “Cheap as chips” is a well known expression, so why be so stingy?!

Had a couple of pints here nice gardens

Good ambience and beer. Excellent service

Superb pint and lunchtime food. Friendly service and really welcoming. I will return.

The Red house hosted our wedding reception on Fri 3rd May 24, absolutely incredible experience, Jon and the team did us proud, can't thank them enough for helping us make it a perfect day, they engaged with us throughout the whole planning process, and gave great advice and guidance, food was fantastic, and very reasonably priced

Great find, good food, friendly and efficient staff, great ambience. Everyone smiling, customers and staff who seemed to enjoy their job. Dog friendly, even treats for dogs (if they are well behaved) Just what a country pub should be! Improtue Sunday lunch. Buzzing atmosphere and excellent selection of beers ...pity I was driving this time, but will be back!! Well done.

Decent small plate starter selection. Nice people.

Had a birthday lunch here. Can't fault the food. Youngsters serving a little vague at times.

Met up with friends at this beautiful country pub. Staff were friendly. The food was absolutely delicious! Freshly cooked and good portions. We will come again. Thank you

Lovely lunch, great classic style restaurant. Very much enjoyed by all my family for our gathering. Will be back again as want yo take in more of the superb location. Thank you.

I like to use this pub after a nice canal walk but now have to have a full meal. A few years back, one could get lovely sandwich's with fries and other bar snacks. Come on Red House, not everyone wants a big main course at lunchtime

This is a beautiful pub in the countryside. We had a family special occasion dinner here for 17 people. The food was superb, drinks plentiful and all ran very smoothly with friendly and efficient service. Perfect - cannot really say much more.

A nice local pub, absolutely love the fish and chips here, also gluten free so even better and perfectly served with the right amount of chips. Thanks every time!

A lovely spacious pub 🍻 in the middle of country lanes. Nice atmosphere and the staff were really friendly and helpful 😁 I had a nice half pint and tried the vegan fish and chips, which was surprisingly tasty, it certainly was filling and the sorbet was a nice desert. Access ♿ was good and the staff very accommodating. I'd certainly pop in again if I were stopping in the area. Thanks for hosting me 👍💪

Was pretty busy busy for a wet Wednesday lunchtime, but we were made very welcome, and ate very well.

Always utterly reliable - great food, fabulous staff and a lovely vibe. Hard to beat.

My good friend and I went there for a fish and chip lunch today 21/2/24. The waitress was friendly and jovial , which I always like. The fish and chips came well presented, with mushy peas and tartar sauce. To be honest, after living in Brixham for 7 yrs , the home of fishing trawlers , I was just expecting the run of the mill fish covered in batter. Well, was I wrong, the batter was thin and nicely crispy, not oily at all, the fish was beautifully cooked, flakey and tasty. Just enough chunky chips to complement the meal. I fully recommend the red house for this , and several other great looking meals that went past us. Will return soon.

The food and service was excellent. The cheese Souffle was the best I have every tasted. We were so well looked after by Lilly and Ben. Wonderful place. Will definately returning.

We chose to have our low-key wedding dinner here, and certainly believe we chose well. The food is good quality, and of a slightly higher yet reasonable price. A 3 course meal will cost you between 30 and 50 pounds. 10 meals of mostly 3 courses only set us back 320 ish pounds. Lovely staff and picturesque location, but could use some more vegetarian options.

This was our second visit to the Red House as a britstop (staying overnight in our motorhome and eating in the pub). Both occasions have been excellent. We bring our deerhound with us and she is really welcomed into the pub by both the staff and other guests. It is very dogfriendly. We were welcomed too! Had a great chat with the proprietor and the chef brought his doggie down to meet ours. We love the food here, my husband had 3 starters for his meal and raved about the cheese soufflé. I had the steak, which was a delicious and tender piece of meat, perfectly cooked medium rare. We will definitely be back!

delicious lunch, 3 cheese souflee and fish cakes were both 'top of the range', very helpful staff, especially the boss, and plenty of room at our table.

Lovely country pub serving local draught cider and fabulous food.

A little disappointed. Booked a table and arrived on time. Quite a few people came in just after us. Had to wait a long time for service. 45 minutes before orders were taken. Food was good as usual but this slowness is becoming a habit. My wife and her friend had a similar experience a few weeks ago.

Celebrated our Civil Partnership at The Red House yesterday and the whole experience was nothing short of perfect! The venue itself is a perfect country pub - thatched with a very homely atmosphere in the beautiful Berkshire countryside. We used the private dining room just off the main restaurant, which was absolutely ideal for our party of 10. The food was just amazing! We wanted our guests to choose their preferred dishes, rather than have have a one course fits all, which worked perfectly. The kitchen presented all the courses on time and piping hot and the comments from the guests were very complimentary. The service was second to none and we MUST reserve special praise for Maureen, who made sure our day was very special - Thank you Maureen! Recommend without reservation.

Visited for the first time last weekend with a friend for lunch. The pub was full and had a lovely atmosphere. The service was great throughout, friendly and responsive. Can recommend the arancini and cod with chorizo and ratatouille which were delicious. Good value and well presented too. Looking forward to bringing the family.

A great place to meet friends all year round. Good food and friendly service.

Enjoyed a great 3 generation family lunch!

The food was delicious when it arrived an hour after I asked if they could see where my food was. It arrived 5 mins later

Great country pub, dog friendly at the tables in the bar, great atmosphere, excellent food and choice … we had Sunday lunch and children’s meals and it was fantastic … staff were wonderful .. thank you, we will be back again soon.

Came to The Red House on what appeared to be a busy Sunday with my elderly parents and we could not have asked for a better experience. The team despite running around and having large groups were attentive and a delight. A special mention should go to Ben who was simply charming and it was nice to see my often austere mother smile so much. Roast was of a great portion and quality, will be coming back when in the area again.

A large group of us needed a dog friendly location for lunch, after a pup meet up near Newbury. I found The Red House on line and they were very helpful and organised. Really good communication which was essential for 10 people with around 6 dogs! The food was as described and very good! The staff were helpful and service quick. A lovely pub which is very welcoming and dog inclusive. Thank you!

Lovely meal well presented dog friendly staff attentive

Beautiful fish and chips such caring attention by Ben. Food piping hot, nicely presented and drinks reasonable and dog friendly

A long overdue girls lunch. The last time we were here was pre-Covid and we decided to make a return visit for a ladies pre Xmas lunch. The food was excellent as was the service. Despite the restaurant being extremely busy, the staff didn’t rush us and Ben-our waiter needs a particular mention as one of our group had some allergies. He checked with the Chef to reassure us that certain ingredients would be left out. We are going to return in January for a second outing. We are so lucky to have this place on our doorstop. Well done The Red House!!

Friendly and helpful staff and we had a pleasant time. Most enjoyed their meals but the thai vegetable curry was stodgy and uninspired. It also needed a better selection of vegetables and no potatoes.

Not sure how the last few reviews were so bad. We had a lovely lunch served by charming youngsters and a very nice man who we think was the owner. We sat in the restaurant which was a bit bleak and chilly, the bit by the door was being used for storage which didn't add to the ambience!, We would go back for sure but would reserve in the bar area. A rare find.

We had a wonderful time celebrating my birthday. The food and service was excellent. I would like to give a special mention to Maureen and John. Maureen worked so hard to make my day special. Thankyou so much.

Pop here a lot. Very good fish and chips and a pint

Lovely Sunday roast and appreciate the opportunity to have a smaller helping! I am gluten intolerant and there was plenty of choice for me including the melt in the mouth sticky toffee pudding. Very smiley and helpful staff - would definitely return.

We had a family Sunday lunch together. The roast beef was excellent, tender and slightly pink. Roast potatoes and veg was so good. Service is very good; courteous & attentive, but not in ya face. Well done staff you could teach other restaurants how n Newbury a thing or two.

We visited here recently having eaten here countless times over the past few years, this time we wanted to try a Sunday lunch. Upon arrival we were absolutely horrified to discover that basically ‘Children are not welcome’ here on a Sunday. There is no Children’s menu in operation and when we enquired if they were able to make something off the regular Children’s menu as an exception the rude waiter said no - all that was possible was a half portion of an adult roast (which neither of my toddlers would eat). I asked for him to check this was definitely all that was possible as it seemed very inflexible ( especially as the place wasn’t even half full!) ; he asked the manager in front of us who abruptly shrugged and said no. The only suggestion being a ‘bowl of chips’. Dreadful. As we were there with other family members who were hungry we had to stay and eat their mediocre roast whilst my Children ate their greasy bowl of chips and then i had the joy of driving straight home and cooking them some proper lunch. This place has an extremely arrogant and complacent attitude to their customers, needless to say - we would never go back.

Having visited this place many times before, we were disappointed that it had lost its buzz. Not once did we feel welcomed. The service was almost non existent. The food was ok, but not outstanding. We won’t be eating here again.

Beware if you are ordering wine. No wine list. Little interest in sharing any information about the wine and a mediocre glass of white costs £12… apparently the clientele find it offensive to be told the price on enquiry! A wine list please would suit all your clientele!

Food reasonably good although slow to arrive. Service lacklustre at best. And fon't order wine, no wine list so foolishly took them on trust & was charged £12 for a mediocre glass of white. Apparently "their clientele don't like to discuss the price of their wine".

First visit for Sunday lunch. We both had roast beef which was great with extra side dish of red cabbage. A nice welcome and table in restaurant rather than bar area.

We dropped in for dinner on Monday night and received a warm welcome. In particular, the food exceeded our expectations. The sauce with the duck dish was particularly delicious, the potatoes cooked perfectly. Dessert and the stilton cheese plate were also excellent.

We were on a Narrowboat moored on the canal and were hungry and tired and then we found this lovely pub. We enjoyed our evening meal so much, we went back the following day for a Sunday roast. Friendly staff, efficient service, quaint thatched building, peaceful garden and a bloody good chef! We will be back.

Lovely country pub with a great garden for kids and our dog loved it too

Spur of the moment thing to stop by and we both enjoyed a lovely home made burger/fries and pale ale each. Nice garden to sit in too, with a very happy pair of robins singing away!

Found this little gem hidden in the Berkshire countryside. Stopped off for lunch and received a warm friendly welcome from the staff. Wife is Gluten intolerant and we were pleased to see the menu catered well for this with several options. We both had the beer battered cod and chips. The food came out quick, hot and the batter was really crispy. Their only slight slip up is watch out for sarsons vinegar when you put it on a table as it contains Barley. All in all great food, lovely location, great staff. We'd go back when next out that way

Nice country pub restaurant. Lovely quaint building in a country lane. Good sized car park that's easy to access and park. Good range of beers and larger, including zero alcohol versions. We stopped for lunch on a Sunday, so the menu was just roasts or fish and chips. But we needed have worried. The roast beef and the roast pork were really nice. And Eaton Mess after completed the treat. All good, we'll be back again 😎👍👍👍

Great food, lovely quiet country setting, bit pricey.

Excellent great food and atmosphere

Found the pub a couple of weeks ago but it was so busy. Booked for Sunday lunch last weekend - thoroughly enjoyed it

We had lunch there today. Hamburgers were great and staff were very pleasant.

Wow! What a fab place. Food was awesome. So much so that we ate there again the next night. It tasted delicious and was so well presented. Quick and friendly service. GF widely available. Fantastic surroundings! Stayed on a Britstop. The canal was just round the corner so we made good use of our bikes! Would definitely recommend!

We had a family occasion in the private dining room today and everything was lovely. The staff were very friendly and welcome, the choice of Sunday roast and drinks was great and as a venue it felt quite special. There were 16 of us so we had selected from the menu and ordered before the day - I chose a small rare roast beef and shared the cauliflower for 2 and pigs in blankets. The small roast was plenty - picture doesn’t show the additional side of seasonal vegetables. And we loved that we were given a whole gravy boat of extra gravy, not just what was on the plate. Now we have found The Red House we will definitely be back and highly recommend it to anyone.

Very nice food. Cozy pub to be in. Waitress could have more cheerful and welcoming. Lovely garden outside weather permitting.

Had a fantastic meal here and a lovely location not far off the K&A canal. Gluten-free fish and chips, for me being coeliac, it's a real treat. As for the Eton mess, well, what else is on a beautiful summers day.

This is a lovely pub with excellent food and service. The staff were even kind enough to help us find the home of a lost dog we had somehow picked up on our way home. Bonus points for that! Thank you, Frazer. We will come here again.

Returned after discovering this pub last year. Just as good!

Great pub! They helped us out last minute for a group booking when we were let down at the last minute by the neighbouring pub (The Half Way Inn) who were absolutely terrible. If you’re in this area choose The Red House - far superior!