Turners Arms in West Berkshire

The choice on the menu was excellent, varied and authentic Thai. The food itself was without fault and everyone enjoyed their meals. The rating was marked down due to the reluctant service. It was bordering painful. The pub has seen better days too but this can be easily overlooked because the food is good. Next time will try takeaway so we don’t have to experience the lack lustre staff.

Delicious Thai food, hot, quick and healthy. Had a Pad Thai and crispy prawns. Tofu option for vegans. Amazing for a village pub.

First time trying the Thai food in the village, it was delicious! Super fresh, very tasty and good value for money. We had the stir fried king prawn which was my favourite, red Thai chicken curry and the beef massaman. All super yummy. The Thai crackers tasted home made and it all had a good level of heat. Will be back!

Visited with some trepidation- after our pervious Thai choice Thai Now had closed and a nasty experience with a Reading Thai Restaurant for a birthday, and tonight was I was reminded an important anniversary. Good varied menu, easy to order and ready to collect as scheduled within half an hour. Friendly service- I look forward to going back for a meal and a pint So to the Takeaway The moment I tasted a sneaky prawn cracker as we served up I knew everything was ok. Spicy, crisp and tasted not of nothing like usual but of real prawn. A starter 2 main courses with 2 sides all for under £40.00 and plenty of food for 2 so excellent value. But better still superb food, not over spicy but subtle, fragrant and fresh- not heavy, greasy or overcooked - just well cooked fresh flavour packed food. This is now our go to takeaway - I look forward to working through the menu thanks to the chef and staff for making our evening a memorable one

We have just moved into the village, and decided to have a Thai in the evening. The food is exceptional, beautifully presented and such great value. We shall definitely be returning

Our favourite local Thai Restaurant, fresh and delicious food, friendly staff. We have eaten there many times and we can highly recommend it.

Been before and always enjoyed the food, but this time the meal was the best that we'd had here! A bit quiet... the pub often is, but we did see that rare sight: a smile from the landlord! Good beer and cracking food.

Recently had food and beer. Both were great. The landlord is dead pan but really funny all the locals were very welcoming, some northern bloke called Dave even brought me a drink.

Hemos comido aquí muchas veces pero la calidad bajando.Para llevar ayer es en el punto en el que iré a otro lugar para Thai.Nunca he sido un buen lugar para la variedad, pero siempre se puede contar con un curry rojo razonable y un pad Thai, pero no más.Pad Thai fue solo un montón de fideos. El curry rojo estuvo bien, pero fue un desafío encontrar la carne de res entre las verduras. Gamba Tostada A No. Galletas geniales pero sospechosas de haber comprado. Lástima que la cerveza sea buena.

Qué maravilloso volver a conocer la excelente cerveza de Brakspear. Les perdí la pista cuando vendieron su cervecería Henley hace 15 años. Aunque la cerveza todavía estaba disponible, nunca fue lo mismo que se elaboraba en otros lugares. Pero en los Turners Arms lo han conseguido. Se hundieron dos pintas de inmediato. Pechuga de pato salteada - freír excelente.

Not the most inviting host of a pub, but that hides good beer and Thai food that is decent and cheap!

Limited selection, hottest curry was green. Ordered 2 x chicken green and 1 red curry, rice, Pad Thai, and prawn crackers. The curries were swimming in oil, tasteless, so over run with mixed peppers I thought it was a vegetarian dish until I found a peice of chicken. Rice came as one lump, being overlooked . Pad Thai was edable shame the curries weren't. Best thing was the prawn crackers which came out of a bag. Total waste of money. Such a shame as we really wanted to find a decent Thai in the area. Tasted better out of a jar from Sainsbury’s.

The landlord Dave is an interesting character (actually he's really not) - a bit Basil Fawlty but once you get past that you realise he is a lovely guy and the food is delish! The landlady is Thai and all the cooking is done by her and her son, from scratch, in exactly the way they always have - true authentic Thai :-) The locals are friendly, and the bar and garden are dog friendly (the landlord even keeps a few doggy treats behind the bar for "good boys!") with lots of good walking in the area - it's a very pleasant way to while away a day going for a good long walk and then a well deserved cold beer and a Thai curry :-)

Brilliant Thai food served in an excellent setting. Lovely service and atmosphere. Good beers and selection of drink.

Rumbbish, had a coke, glass was discussing, when spoke to the bar staff all he said o that's tomatoes sauce,, he did not say sorry, did not off me a another drink,, very rude,

Website says food to 9.30, we arrived as 9.03 to be told that there was no food being served after 9. Very unwelcoming and unaccommodating, we went elsewhere.

I did not feel welcome entering this pub. It felt like the barman thought it was more of a nusiance than anything else. The food was plain. not terrible.

the atmosphere is not so pleasant the barman is not friendly and seem to be not enjoying his job. the food was good tho :)

Have lived in Mortimer 2 years and never realised this was here. What a shame 2 years wasted not eating amazing Thai!! Nice pub and food is great, loads to choose from, fast and delicious. Will be back soon :)

Esto podría, y probablemente debería ser, un pub/restaurante realmente agitada. La comida, tanto Inglés y tailandés, era muy buena, pero nos había sólo 6 personas en el restaurante cuando fuimos un sábado por la noche. . Y éramos cuatro de ellos! Fuimos recibidos por un barman/camarero que parecía no querer ser allí y el lugar necesita un poco de renovación. Sin demasiado tiempo, esfuerzo y dinero que los propietarios realmente hacen de este el lugar a en esta parte de Berkshire para quienes gustan tailandés y/o inglés, pero me da miedo por su futuro, a menos que algo se hace pronto. No comimos en el jardín, pero pude ver que parece un poco desordenadas. . Nuevo un poco de cariño a este derecho. Quizás en sus negocios para llevar sobrevive; el chef merece mucho crédito. Los precios, sobre todo por la comida tailandesa, son muy razonables.

Fue tomada por mi comida de cumpleaños, ya que habíamos estado que quieren probar este lugar por un tiempo, ya que habíamos oído la comida tailandesa era buena.

Thai restaurant within a nice traditional pub. The food was excellent and obviously freshly made with real care.

Muy sabrosa comida tailandesa, (el pato en el menú de temporada fue la mejor que he probado en mucho tiempo). Eramos un grupo grande (más de 20), cada una con algo diferente, y todos estábamos sirve en buen tiempo. Nadie tuvo que esperar.

the place was a bit dirty we saw a sticky cum stain on our table, david the bar man was not welcoming and he looks unhappy.

Nunca hemos tenido una mala comida, el menú tailandés es una delicia. Tuve el pollo y nueces salteados y mi esposa de vegetales salteados. Todo muy bien preparado con obviamente ingredientes frescos. El servicio era excelente y el bar concurrido un ambiente cálido.

Hemos sido los brazos Turners en varias ocasiones por su menú tailandés, aunque también tienen un tradicional pub grub menú 'también. La comida tailandesa es maravilloso, siempre muy fresco y sabroso, perfectamente cocinada y en abundancia. Los menús son una buena relación calidad-precio. El ambiente...

Toda la comida tailandesa que se sirve aquí es absolutamente precioso. Tengo que decir que es un poco caro en la noche, pero el almuerzo es perfecto.

Estoy seguro de que esto puede un popular pub local pero nuestra bienvenida era fresco y no hay nada mejor durante la noche. Este parecía extraño porque parece bastante básico para llegar a los clientes a volver. Quizás el propietario era simplemente tímido pero vino como no amable.

Love good beer - TickLove fantastic Thai food - TickSensible pricing - Tick A lovely british pub and great Thai food - a marriage made in heaven.

Friendly country pub with superb thai food. The red curry was awesome. Fast efficient service, with drinks service to the table as well. Reasonably priced. Did I say the curry was awesome ? No tofu listed on the menu so if you fancy going veggie just ask. Will definitely visit again.

Although this slightly quirky pub cum Thai restaurant might be easily overlooked it is DEFINITELY worth a visit.The pub is quite old fashioned with a narrow bar and very good well kept beer, whilst at one end there is the restaurant. What it lacks in style and chic it more than compensates for with it's excellent freshly cooked Thai cuisine.Four of us had drinks and a plate of mixed starters plus prawn crackers with sweet chilli dipping sauce. I chose a chicken 'yellow' curry. Sweet mango and creamy coconut milk with fresh vegetables, strips of chicken and boiled new potatoes with Jasmine rice. Others had a green curry, nam pla, red curry all fresh and tasty. More drinks with the meal plus coffees and teas all for under £90.

Excellent food. Pub lacking atmosphere but makes up with good food - also available for take away. Good Guinness. Parking.

Popped in to the Turners as we wanted a Thai takeaway and this is the only place locally that does it. I'm always sceptical of pubs that do Indian, Thai food etc but this was fantastic! I've had many Thai takeaways over the years and this rates as one of the best - easily!! Great food! Will be back for sure

I've been here twice now and both times the standard of food has been amazing. Really nice old pub atmosphere so I wasn't expecting the kind of food they produced, what a very pleasant surprise!! It's difficult meeting friends and eating out with Celiac and I was dreading asking the 'what can I have that's gluten free?' question, but I was told to chose what I wanted and then the waiter spoke to the chef and confirmed she would make sure it wasn't contaminated. I haven't finished a meal out in ages! The second time I finished mine and my husbands (he ordered something a big spicier than he could handle). The day after my first visit I wanted to back for lunch! It was outstanding. Will definitely be back.

Had a lovely dinner with absolutely amazing food. Perfectly cooked and well presented, so I was very pleased we found this pub! The staff could be a bit more welcoming, as I felt we were not really looked after as customers. Good price-quality balance.

Lovely authentic Thai food , is surprisingly busy for a sleepy village . I whole heatedly recommend going here it's really nice pub , food and service

Arrived in the outskirts of Reading and we wanted to have a Thai meal. Found the Turners Arms in TA and was impressed by the reviews.We toddled off to the Turners Arms and had an excellent Thai meal. We had the mixed starter for two followed up by theThai green curry for one and the chilli steamed prawn dish for me plus fried riceBoth the main courses were superb and flavoured perfectly. The vegetables were nice and crisp and the chilli was sublime. Just enough to tinge the lips but not overpowering to burn the back of the throat.Cannot say any moreOne has to visit

We visited with another couple for dinner and drinks and had a great time, the Thai food is fabulous, service was spot on and hubby said the beers were nectar as Arnie said I'll be back

shared excellent food with some friends on night out but the host has absolutely no social skills whatsoever and comes across as he is doing you a massive favour by letting you eat there, he really needs to smile a bit a chat with his guests when asked questions about the food otherwise get someone else to do the front of house! I would give the food 4 out of 5 but the experience 1

We have visited the Turners Arms for years and the food has retained a high level of consistency . The landlord David does smile and is so laid back is horizontal. The beer is varied but always tasty and reasonably priced but the food is fantastic, never had a bad meal, the food is freshly cooked and is so tasty. Highly recommended.

nice country pub with open fire, good selection of real ales, we returned after having gone for drinks and were pleasantly surprised by the lovely Thai food we had, fresh tasting food washed down with a nice pint, we now get regular take away's, recommended.

We called in hear with four other friends around 9 pm for drinks only on this visit, but the restaurant was completely empty and only 6 other people in the pub on a Friday night!!!!!!!!.The atmosphere was "cold" and the barman not a people person to say the least.Not sure we came away with the right attitude to return for either drinks or to eat there. !!!!, having said that the beer was very acceptable and priced realistic.

Several meals there now and always value for money. The Thai food is excellent. The English menu is limited but very good, with attention to garnish/extras.

What a load of rubbish - 4 of us paid £130 for what has to be the worst Thai meal we have ever had. Obviously wholesale or supermarket bought stuff thats dressed up to be something more expensive. The male owner as well didnt know about the dishes and couldn't give us an opinion on certain things. In fact he was so rude and uncaring we are surprised he still has a business.Really one to avoid and lets hope the pub is taken over soon by someone that cares and gives out good food and company.

on first impressions you wouldn't give the turners a second glance. But seeing they sold Thai food we thought we would give it a try. This has to be some of the best Thai food sold locally. We return here regularly and always get a warm welcome and enjoy excellent authentic Thai food. I would highly recommend it for any foodies out there.

I am writing in defence of the bad reviews of the Turners Arms pub / restaurant! The bottom line is that the food takes great, the portions are generous and it is really good value for money. (See my Crazy Bear review for a contrast!) The beer is good too! We have eaten there many times over the period of about 4 years now and have not had a bad meal there yet! We have taken numerous friends and family there and every one of them has been blown away by the quality and tastiness of the food; it is also beautifully presented with the carrot and radish rose shapes that are used to garnish the plates. I especially recommend the tamarind duck, delicious, order it with a portion of stir fry vegetables and jasmine rice, a perfect meal for 2, yum! The TA is also our favourite place for a tasty takeaway where they will knock 10% off the bill. OK so the decor is tired, so don't expect the latest in cutting edge pub / restaurant design, but the place is clean and if there was a refit, I suspect that the food prices would rocket to pay for it! And yes, the manager may not be the most social and quite blunt at times, but please bear with him as he is hard working (as is his wife, a quiet, but lovely thai lady who is usually in the kitchen as she is the main chef), he can smile (!), has a good product and has to be admired for succeeding in creating and running a cracking little business!

If i was rating on atmosphere this place would have only got a 2. But the food was great.When we first walked in, it had that 'local pub for local people' feel.We had a mixed starter between us, which was very nice. We all had something different for our Mains and by all accounts the food was lovely.I didn't pick up the bill so can't really comment on the value for money.

On the positive side, you can park easily, and the beer is a reasonable price! We found the starter (mixed starter for 2), was average, our view is that the fat wasn't hot enough and so the insides of the fried food weren't fully cooked. One main course (Pad Thai), nuts were too coarse and flavours were lacking, the other (Chicken stir fry) was cooked OK, and the ingredients were good, except there was absolutely no chilli used at all, and the sauce was very thin, flavourless and very disappointing (weak gravy is a good description). It was just an ordinary stir fry. Good Thai food involves to various degrees, amongst other things, chillies, fish sauce and paste, limes, coconut etc. these ingredients did not seem to be used in this restaurant. Service also was OK but whilst the barmaid was friendly, the waiter was cold although polite. There are much better in the area, so I can't see us returning.

We've been getting takeaways from here for about 3 years and until recently would agree with the other good reviews. However, the quality of takeaway food recently has plummeted, perhaps they have a new chef?Tonight's takeaway was so bad it was completely in edible and went straight in the bin. It consisted of virtually raw pieces of fat and gristle (duck), stone cold and half cooked noodles and rice that had obviously been sitting around for a very long time which was rock hard, cold and dry. Our takeaway resembled something that had been scraped from diners leftover plates and served up in a box. A real shame as we used to like this place very much, but we certainly won't be ordering again in a hurry.

Unsure at first as the name didn't fit and wondered where the thai came in. Thank goodness we still made the visit. Rang up just incase we needed to book but told we would be okay to just go although food stops serving at 9. This was Monday night and quite easy to find.Really loved the English theme of a warm open fire at one side and a restaurant at the other. In the middle a bar serving a fab selection of ales/beers.The menu(s) given were English pub grub and a great menu on various Thai meals either to have on their own or also provided as Set meals for 2, 3 etc. We went for the set meal for 2 and certainly far from disappointed.A delicious mixed starter selection of Chicken, Prawn toast, spring rolls/thai cakes with chilli and Satay sauce.A lovely selection for our main meals and we went with the Red Thai Curry for one of them. Me and my Husband found the meal could of done with a bit more kick to it but that's how we like it. If you prefer mild tasting then this is the perfect.We also noticed you can order and pick up. Overall a lovely place, staff were friendly and helpful and the "Strongbow" was deliciously refreshing.Would certainly recommend and most certainly be going back.

The Turners is not quite my local, but I treat it as such. Dave (the landlord) keeps a fine selection of Ales and othe beers. The highlight of the Turners has to be though the Thai menu which is fantastic. I would recommend either.

Went there to celebrate my 40th with the family and they were quite busy for a Wednesday night but moved us to a night quiet section of the pub. Food was lovely, yellow curry is devine, 2nd time I've been there, really should go more often since it's just down the road from me. They ensured a call from New Zealand got to me on their phone and came with a cake the family had organised.

Everything appeared to be deep fried & then covered in sweet chilli sauce. Consequently everything tasted the same. Not a fresh chilli in sight, disappointing meal although beer was good.

The pub offers old fashioned traditional pub atmosphere. The food is great -normal English dishes -scampi and chips, steak, burger etc but also an extensive Thai menu. I tried the Weeping Tiger from the specials selection and was not disappointed -a good choice- generous portion which arrived with rice. Friendly welcome.

We went with a group of friends and arrived on opening. The man behind the bar unlocked the front door but didn't open it and welcome us considering we were standing there in the cold! The pub is a traditional style inside with a wood fire. The great thing about this pub is the mix of English and Thai on the menu, so satisfying all appetites. My husband was happy too with the real ale. We had the duck rolls, mixed starters, duck stir fry, thai chicken curry and crispy fish. All were delicious, especially the vegetables in both the stir fry and curry as they were really fresh and a great selection. The plates were beautifully decorated too. The service was good, especially by the happy Thai staff but the welcome was disappointing.

Arriving at the pub gives you few clues to the delights in store for you. A good selection of well kept beers, a bar with an open fire and on the right a small restaurant serving a mixed menu of english and possibly the best thai food I have ever tasted. Really woryh a trip out!

A hidden gem indeed, the perfect English country pub with a Thai twist! This pub has a great local atmosphere where all are welcome. No gimmicks, no silly themes this is the type of pub that's getting harder to find these days - 100% genuine!! A good selection of beer which is very well kept and then there's the food which is the icing on the cake! Great English pub grub at great prices, could it get any better?...in a word YES!! the Thai menu is out of this world! all freshly cooked, tastes fantastic, beautifully presented, generous portions and very good value for money. Well worth a visit

I purchased a groupon Thai meal which included 2 courses & a glass of wine for two people. Was a bargain price...the starter & main meal were very large portions but also very tasty. Would highly recommend. The service was friendly & pleasant, it was a pub setting so the atmosphere wasn't too special but relaxing & pleasant.