The Wishing Well in Reading - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Fantastic customer service from all the staff

Was lively Saturday afternoon, full of people laughing and enjoying, music blaring and very friendly and happy barman!!! Fully recommend to anyone venturing near Reading West station area!!!

True locals pub created from an old shop premises on the Oxford Road. Limited seating but attractive pricing with frequent specials and attentive staff. Can get high energy in the evenings (for good and for bad) but it's a well run pub that's worth dropping by, where locals are happy to chat. Likeable place that I pop in when I'm nearby.

Was good 24 years ago when Martin and lenny ran it

Great place friendly people great laugh decent great laugh decent drink

Good for spending time with friends and few drinks.

very friendly pub like going here

Didn't barely notice the place as I went past but popped in for a quick pint and ended up there all day, chatting to anyone and everyone. Really shocked as it is only a small place but it was so friendly and welcoming I will be drinking there again soon!

For some reason, I didn't know there was a bar here. The Wishing Well is an inconspicuous little one-unit drinking room in a row of shops. It has just a few generic taps, so it's a micropub in size and atmosphere but not in ales (no casks). I bought a bottle of Bud to drink on a pavement table outside. The lady behind the bar offered me some kind of deal for 2 bottles, something I haven't come across before in a pub--but I wasn't stopping. Various convivial drinkers in the small bar room made the Wishing Well seem convivial. It was the same outside, where I sat chatting in the Easter sun with friendly, interesting locals as the pedestrians and busy traffic streamed by. Though the pub's not one of the old traditional ones, it sits in the heart of what I'd call "real Reading", a densely populated area where you still hear the distinctive local accent. Will return, for sure, next time I'm in town.

Nice cosy pub, good beer and good people.

Great Pub. Reasonable price. Excellent selection of beers. You can really feel the native atmosphere during match of England. I strongly recommend this place to all the football fans. This place is just fantastic and should receive an award.

I jumped onto this pub to watch the derby of Britain on the Euro Cup finals and I was amazed of the atmosphere and the friendliness of the staff. Well spent time and money. I experienced wonderful 2 hours inside.

What's not to love, the place sells beer.

After hearing about this quirky little pub on the Oxford Road a few of us (now we can) thought we would pop in and support our local pub. WOW what a warm friendly atmosphere, we were meted at the door by the landlady Tam who instantly made us feel that we were at hone something that you rarely get these days. The atmosphere was a buzz of mixed age young to old and we were instantly drawn into the local banter. Prices were excellent too we even sneaked in a few jäger bombs, can’t wait to get back and enjoy more of the warm friendly atmosphere! Well done 👍🏻

Great staff, great pint, great company and friendly people.

A hidden gem, almost could miss it walking past, but inside it's a proper local pub.

Absolute dump with boring beer. When you've got great places like Brewdog, why bother with a slum like this?

Great laugh in the wishing well last night, I must say fair play to Jess she really has turned this pub around for the better, staff so friendly and didn't have to wait long too be served, definitely will make this pub our local, well done Jess and her staff xxxx

Love the pub so much,friendly staff and atmosphere.

Love this little place . Nice since its been taking over except for one barmaid who is so rude and a job to serve you.

Great little Irish pub. Friendly barmaids and locals, and cheap as chips. What more could you ask for.

Nice typical English Bar. Great fun to be had here. Good selection of Beers. No Food Menu. Nice place to watch Sport on TV and have a nice Pint in good company. Under new Management. On the Oxford Road in the West Reading area Bus stop for 17 Bus to Town and on up to Tilehurst outside. Great for groups or alone.

Its OK there,a bit small but a friendly every day boozer,recommended,

Great little boozer. Lively.. Friendly people

The only true irish pub left in reading

Lovely now its been done up and the bar man there was such a lovely guy, everyone so friendly

Nice friendly local pub on the busy high street.

Cel mai tare pub irlandez din Reading

Always enjoy my drink there when I am in Reading. The perfect place to meet nice and funny people. RENOVATED !!!! cheers :)