The best restaurants in West Berkshire South East

This place is a slice of perfection that delivered a 5 star experience across the board. Friendly and helpful staff greeted us and sat us down. The ambience and the decor is so warm and inviting but whilst it is a bit posh and a bit fancy, it has a sense of fun about it as well. I felt special without feeling uncomfortable. My wife and I were in for Sunday Lunch and I have to tell you, I was really hungry! When our mains arrived I was impressed with the look and variety of items on the plate and there was plenty of it. The Lamb was beautiful and every element on the plate was perfect individually but when it all came together it was mind blowing food. I had lamb, my wife had beef and they came with all the trimmings you would expect including cauliflower cheese on the side. The buttery veg and the sweet puree really gelled the whole dish together. For dessert we opted for a posset which was classically simple and delicious and super light which was very welcome after helping to finish my wife's main! She had the key lime pie and we had fun trying to guess the ingredients in the base, there were complex flavours in there that we just weren't sure of, that worked really well together. So we will have to go back and try again soon! 10 out of 10, the experience and the food was superb, I can't praise The Hartley Arms highly enough.

Llevo casi 28 años yendo a The Bell. Piensa en lo que ha pasado durante ese tiempo. Y sin embargo todo ha seguido igual que siempre : acogedor, social, personal encantador, gran cerveza y rollos. cómodo y relajante. Atemporal. Ningún lugar así en el mundo.

Absolutely amazing food and service very authentic and amazingly fresh tasting food will definitely be visiting again very soon

From the time we arrived till we left what an amazing restaurant and the friendliest staff ever. We were greeted by the manager and head chef. We had driven from Brighton to eat here and it certainly was worth it. The food is just beautiful and the tasting menu was explained to us every step of the way. From the beginning to the end it was just perfect. We were even given some cookies when we left for our journey home the following day. Henry and his team are just so kind polite and friendly. We had a wonderful evening and definitely will return. Thank you Damson. Xxxx

Lovely cooked breakfast, great that you can select exactly which items you want as I personally hate beans and hash browns on a breakfast, so could easily avoid those and have extra mushrooms and tomatoes! Service was efficient, the breakfast was freshly cooked to order. It wasn’t overly greasy and was piping hot. Very much enjoyed. Giving 4 stars only because the cutlery is absolutely terrible to use! Knife blunt and uncomfortable to hold (jabs into hands), and as the bacon was slightly overdone (I don’t mind, I prefer it this way that the other) the knife was useless for cutting through it which was a tad annoying. This said, if passing through Lambourn again would absolutely return. Many thanks.

A refreshing new restaurant. Amazing food and decor. Staff friendly. We would definitely go again to try out the other dishes. An enjoyable lunch on a very hot day in air condition. Perfect 🤩

Beth has made many lovely treats for us, and they’re amazing every time. She’s so talented when it comes to both the taste of the items and the design. Thank you so much!

Delicious toasties, amazing cake! Such a great little gem to have in the village, such a treat to come here but is rather on the expensive side.

A really simple review. The coffee at RICH is solid gold quality. Had a couple now and not reviewed, but had a flat white Friday and it is without doubt the best coffee in Newbury. Absolutely gorgeous flavor. Staff are always brilliant also.

Superbe diner dans un restaurant rénové avec gout. Nous n'avions pas bien compris l'étoile Michelin de l'ancien Blackbird mais sommes très étonné de l'absence d'un 1ère étoile si nous regardons de près le menu "hommage" dégusté hier soir. Tout est parfait, des ingrédients de base de haute qualité et une cuisine élaborée parfaite. Des assemblages de saveurs très justes comme l'ananas Victoria avec le jambon de Bayonne assaisonné d'une vinaigrette dosée à la perfection. Que dire du canard laqué maison et du dessert à la rhubarbe confite . En un seul mot tout est parfait. Surtout ne changez rien. L'erreur des inspecteurs Michelin sera vite réparée.

Best flat white ever, excellent cappuccino too. The oat cookie was delicious too. Take away but little courtyard cafe tables looked nice.

Fabulous food and friendly service Sad to hear it was closing. Would highly recommend the house slaw and toasted sticky fig and bacon sandwich.

Stunning location. Beautiful tables with linen tablecloths etc. We had the nicest roast dinner with crunchy roast potatoes. The meat and vegetables were cooked to perfection. The staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble

The best bacon roll and coffee ever 😋 the nicest staff ever we dont like leaving never had a bad coffee here thanks to the great people who work hard here🤌

Absolutely brilliant, ordered my Turkey and other bits for Christmas from here and was not disappointed, the Turkey was delicious as were the pigs in blankets and the home delivery on Christmas Eve made everything so much easier. 100% coming back again next Christmas for sure as you've now got a customer for life :)