The Victoria in Reading

Our idea of a good pub. Well kept cask beers. Good selection of food. Friendly efficient service. But beware of the Ghost Pepper Pork Scratchings - sweet chilli, they are not!

Never ate but food looked good. Mixture of different age people. Bar staff friendly

Had a good time here, friendly pub in Tilehurst. Food wasn’t amazing though!

Great pub! Great food! They also do a terrific "proper" Sunday roast. Unlike a lot of pubs the staff make sure everything is fully covid secure.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘The’ Sunday roast. (The best, it’s big). Sky Sports football. Pet friendly. Diverse clientele. Live music. Karaoke. Character. Atmosphere. Great staff. Good beer selection and guest ales. New late hours until midnight. ———————————————————— The Victoria in Tilehurst is a proper English pub. Great venue, attention to detail decor, nice gardens (they have banana palms, quality). TV screens showing the football. Lively diverse crowd of locals - it gets noisey. Music from the juke box. Decent number of tables to sit at and drink or eat. The menu is good - the lasagne … the smell…the taste… and offers standard pub fair (the Sunday Roast). The landlords are cool and do not tolerate stupidity. Staff are friendly and service is good. Security on the door as is standard these days. There is a pool table. This has the character of the old pubs I grew up in … I didn’t think they existed anymore… Great pub. Recommended. 5 stars easily.

Big big Sunday lunch. Well done Victoria.

Dave has once again done his pub proud with his fantastic roast dinners. Massive portions and proper home cooked. Even our grandson had a huge plateful and he had a kids portion. Even the puddings are huge! Would definitely recommend you visit. Staff are very friendly and welcoming

Always busy, good place to meet mates for a cheeky drink

This is a great pub, really good buzzing atmosphere, clean, lovely large well kept garden areas with ample seating. Really convenient if your looking for just a drink or good pub food. The Chicken Melt was really good. Well cooked very large chicken breast with loads of bacon, cheese and BBQ sauce. Hand cut chunky chips were crispy and fluffy and the side salad was like a whole salad starter, really fresh and well dressed. All in all a very nice pub and great value for money. I would recommend.

Our local and always a great place to visit. Good beer and great roasts that can be gluten-free. Also cater for GF on the main menu with a separate chip fryer and a couple of mains. Good outside seating with a well tended garden.

Great pub. Really relaxing and proper pub. Great staff.

Great customers service from security last night, we were watching the football and the atmosphere was amazing, Carmen and Kevin were amazing so friendly and helpful, they seems to be so professional in what they doing keep it up

I love this pub. It is amazing for watching the football, meeting mates or kust having a quiet one by yourself. It is usually busy on the weekends but on weekdays is a great time to go. The staff are all great people with great stories to tell. The landlords are great people with really cute dogs. Up until a couple of years ago, this pub had a reputation for being dangerous and bad but since the new lads ( Dave and his husband) took over, it has been a great place.

It was the first time I when In there and it be my last,the only reason I gave it 2 stars is because the lady behind the bar was nice and helpful,but for my food I had chicken melt and half way eating it,I noticed the chicken was pink and had blood in it,but what I was annoyed about the cook didn't even come out and speak to me and say sorry,he sent the lady behind the bar.i had trouble getting my car out I was blocked in,but had a really lovely man that came and help me so I thanx him very much.please if you eat the chicken please check.

The garden area is spacious and inviting. I have not yet had the opportunity to sample the cuisine.

Great local pub with friendly staff, pool table and darts

I visited this pub tonight with a couple of friends for after work drinks before I headed off home to cook dinner. Unfortunately the food that I saw coming out of the kitchen absolutely destroyed that plan! The smell and presentation of the dishes coming out of the kitchen was amazing! We all decided to stay and eat in here tonight and food was definitely as good as it looked and not your normal pub grub. Compliments to the staff that served us, I didn’t get their names, but the lady with the blue braids and the one with blonde hair really made us feel welcome. We will definitely come here again 5⭐️

Fantastic Sunday roast as usual. Great food great service. We had Sunday take outs all through lockdown . Dave and Jason are the best along with their staff.

Lovely pub and the young lady was excellent

First time at The Victoria and I really enjoyed it

Great pub, brilliant service. Really must go back for food. 👍

We have just enjoyed a lovely Roast meal especially cooked for our group of 22. The Staff couldn’t have done more for us . We will definitely revisit . Thank you

The pub food in it’s proper definition. Huge, delicious portions, nachos are top notch. Recommend to go with “pub classic” menu, burgers are just burgers.

Book Sunday Roast for the 17 December 2023 The staff were really helpful and friendly The roast lamb was excellent they served Turkey instead of chicken for the Christmas season What a great experience so if you want a real Sunday roast go to The Victoria

Not been here in years and loved it! Good service and good friendly atmosphere

Great service and a warm atmosphere. Staff were friendly and the roasts were tasty and a generous portion size.

The food was excellent 👌 The portion size 👍👏👌 The staff are very friendly. Great atmosphere 👌 👏 👍

Lovely garden in late Autumn sunshine.

Nice friendly pub. Enjoyed the food

Absolutely lovely Sunday roast and staff super friendly!

This is a great pub! The staff are always friendly and chatty, the Sunday roast is awesome and the pub garden is lovely! Can't fault it really!

Roast wasn't the best.potatoes were hard and not crispy.chicken breast and not a lot

Fantastic roast dinner as always great pub

Nice staff, food okay. Went on a works do. We'll be returning.

Excellent local pub, with a nice atmosphere.

They only do Sunday roast but nothing had any flavour. No seasoning, no real care to make it good. The staff were really nice though.

Father's Day. The pub was really busy but the staff remained friendly and welcoming. A good standard Sunday roast with vegetables better than in many similar establishments. Generous portions at a fair price. The little gardens were useful for the toddler in the group. This will be our 'local' from now on.

Best Sunday roast I'v had in a long while 🤓👍

I hate this pub. Worst energy ever !

Good service and friendly staff I enjoyed my time

Lovely pub. Good service. Didn't eat food. Dropped in on way to football match. Wembley fc supporter

Called at very short notice to see if they could give me a table for 7 , very accommodating and found me a table ,the food is outstanding and the staff where very friendly and on point . I definitely recommend The Victoria I will definitely be going back .

Here now great pub watching football

First time at the Victoria with my family. Very good fresh cooked food and generous portions at affordable prices. The staff were efficient and very friendly and engaging. Very popular with family and friends groups. We'll worth a visit, but book first as the tables appear not to be empty for very long.

Lovely people serving lovely food.

Great food, quick service. Good menu options

Very nice meal and very busy in the pub, so a little surprised if I'm honest as they were run of there feet , food hot , great portion size and my mum couldn't finish hers 🤣🤣 so must of been large , good value for money and thank you 😀

Lovely and beautiful bar,staff is amazing,food is delicious

Excellent Sunday roast with excellent service and value.

What can I say …. Absolutely beautiful Sunday Roast… tender beef… crispy potatoes ( plenty) fresh veggies 🥕 … lush gravy & a giant Yorkshire pudding…. Absolutely delicious 😋.. xx

Really nice pub, unfortunately doesn't serve food on a Monday so we only stayed for the one as wanted dinner

Arrived after food finished. Let me go to the chippy over the road and bring in my fish and chips to have with my pint. Friendly and nice atmosphere.

Best burgers in town, awesome British atmosphere and classic ambience with a lovely local clientele. Service with the biggest smile by Louise, thank you for the best lunch in Reading Town! See you guys on our travels again soon hopefully. 🇬🇧🍔👏

Exceptionally friendly team, delicous food, great service, beautiful hanging baskets and very clean facilities !

Good beer, shame about some of the clientele

Love this pub... lovely outdoor space... Great friendly bar staff... bus stop outside...

Have lived in Tilehurst for over 20 years and never been in Victoria , not being a pub type person or drinker but heard they done a good roast so tried out on 15 May, wasn't disappointed. Partner and I had roast beef, cooked to perfection as was all the trimmings, couldn't fault it - compliments to the chef. And a mention to the young lady behind the bar, she was very friendly and very efficient. Thoroughly recommend. And a mention for landlord who responded to me from his holiday to book a table. Thanks to all

Great place for a Sunday Roast. It has a beautiful garden and well planed insides. Roast was excellent and staff are very friendly. We will be back!

I had the best service and the bacon and chicken ceaser wrap is the best I've had in a very long time. My partner also finished his entire meal within minutes. Great food and cheap drinks. There's nothing better than a local pub

Put on a very good spread for the amount of people at a very good price.

Managers are nice and polite. Staff are friendly. Food is excellent. Drinks are good price.clean pub .

Great Sunday roast and good value highly recommended

Cold, foul language, left the pub,,

Cheap and cheerful. Good quick service and good portion sizes.

Had a great time here and food was fantastic

Great pub great atmosphere, very welcoming, staff are lovely Dave and Jason have done wonders with the place. Definitely recommend if ur visiting family or friends to pop in there for good food and clean environment.....

Good music here. A typical city pub. Lots of space, pleasant staff

Just had a superb Sunday lunch at The Victoria with our friends . Dave and his team produce top quality food and plenty of it in comfortable surroundings. Best value for money anywhere in Reading. Give it a try….you won’t be disappointed

Great atmosphere and a really good band called the Dirty Shirts were playing

Very friendly!! The food is lovely.

Came in for my mums birthday meal and the food we had was amazing staff were lovely great customer service great food felt at home in the pub I'd definitely be coming back thank you to all at the Victoria u made my mum's birthday special such a friendly family place

Best pub in Tilehurst super friendly

Brilliant local run by top people and great food and beer.

The staff are friendly and the Sunday roast is excellent.

1st day of inside socialising since national prison sentence. Quiet but only as expected. Even so was warmly invited

The Sunday roast is insanely great value and quality of food. Weekly changes to the menu make it a great option to consider if you fancy a pub roast. Staff and service is always kind and warning.

Very good service and covid safe ad the food is good

I booked into here a couple of weeks ago to take my mum out somewhere local, and we were not disappointed it was lovely, all the safety precautions taken seriously we filled out a form with our details and sanitised our hands, we were then guided to our table once seated our drinks order was taken while we browsed the menu, then our food order was taken, the food was quick coming out and piping hot we throughly enjoyed our meal, we wil be definitely going back sometime hopefully soon, the staff were very friendly, helpful and polite, thank you for a nice meal

Lovely food, spotlessly clean, wonderful ambience. It's just like being in The Woolpack in Emmerdale with Paddy and cast.

Sunday lunch was excellent.will certainly go there again.staff were good, couldn't fault it.

Nice pub, nice selection of beer. Covid wise they have the full set up. NHS track and trace code or sign in register if you don't have the app. Screens up around the bar. Table service with all staff wearing masks. Great screens to watch the footy.

A really great Sunday Lunch. Lovely, friendly staff. Great service.

Good service and food was tasty

We’ve had their takeaway roast dinners before (absolutely amazing and fantastic value) so we decided to eat in on Sunday. They didn’t disappoint - absolutely delicious, great service and a really friendly welcome, with the added bonus that those who had room, ordered pudding!! Not me I hasten to add - full to the brim!!

I felt the safe distancing from staff behind the bar wasn't as it should be, they didn't stay behind the screens to talk to customers, just leaning on the bar thinking nothing of it, just my opinion.

We had 2 x take away roasts (beef and chicken). They were ready on time, very hot, even after the ten minute ride home. The food was packaged such that there was no spoiling in transit. The meat portions were very generous, well cooked and tender, complimented with four veg' and a YP. Excellent value for £10.

Well run pub, great staff, lovely friendly atmosphere.

Good service & the food was very good

Absolutely delicious Sunday roast 😛 would highly recommend. Home made yorkshire pud and stuffing with fresh veg, chicken and thick gravy. Yum

We ordered four take away roasts today 10/5/20 two beef, one chicken and one pork. The meals were ready at the required time, piping hot and the portion size was very generous.Now onto the taste where do i start the meals were cooked to perfection and full of flavour, beef was tender Yorkshire pudding homemade and the gravy was so tasty. Then the vegetables proper roasts potatoes and fresh parsnips what a meal. Chicken was tender and came with stuffing and the pork was so flavoursome. We will definitely be eating here again, Compliments to the chef!!!

Great atmosphere, excellent staff, worth a visit

Great local friendly pub. One of the best roast dinners I have ever had and good value for money. Fair priced drinks. Nice and modern interior and a garden.Worth a visit.

Lively, good atmosphere, decent pub

Great roast dinner and staff. Plenty of great gins as well

Great Sunday roast well recommend thanks everyone.

So glad the previous managers are back here. Food back on every day and had roast beef today. Proper home cooked and delicious. Staff are lovely. Would highly recommend a visit here I'll definitely be back soon

Visited here for the first time since new management took over. What an amazing change! Delicious homemade pub grub AND the chef made me homemade chips due to my gluten allergy. Hunters chicken was delicious and my other half’s steak was cooked perfectly rare. Used to be our local drinking pub, now it’s our local for dinner and drinks. We shall be back! Thank you for such a good experience :)

Great pub. Nice environment for frosty.

Had a meeting with a couple of scouting friends. Great friendly atmosphere; will go again!

Only served lager or cider the only bitter they had to offer was Waddington's 6 X it tasted like perfumed water