The best restaurants in Kintbury West Berkshire South East

Absolutely fantastic for a wedding reception. We had our wedding reception here in Sept 2024 and we had a brilliant day. The staff, food and venue is brilliant. Kinga, the manager was so helpful all through the planning phase and I couldn't have asked for more. If you are looking for a family friendly, relaxed wedding venue in the Berkshire countryside - you can't do do better.

My husband and I popped in for a quick late lunch as The Craven NEVER disappoints and again today, it didn’t! The staff and the food are just so friendly and amazing food. We both fancied the steak and ale pie and the waitress was so sweet and said that there may be a little wait as the chef was just making some more pies but WOW, we didn’t actually have to wait too long and it was worth every minute! The quality of the pie, the huge chunky chips and the perfectly cooked veg was the icing on the cake, or the gravy on the steak!! Their prices are reasonable and so worth every bite and the whole experience. I have been to this pub since I was a little girl playing in the garden with my parents watching, we’ve taken our children to do the same and now enjoy it with them as grown up children. The current owners are so personal to us whenever we visit and we look forward to so many more visits, with a big gang or just the two of us! Well worth a visit, you will love it! Varied menu, friendly, cosy and something for everyone!

Lovely bar staff but we'd booked for food (and received a confirmation email, although the pub didn't) & was told they hadn't had a chef for 3 months! So go for a drink or the beer garden but no food available, despite numerous mentions online.

Lovely sunny garden with plenty of seating and shade. Excellent varied menu from which I chose the smoked salmon and then a ribeye steak. My partner had pigeon and then monk fish all of which arrived piping hot and was very tasty - we cleared our plates! Definitely would recommend this pub both for a drink and for food. The garden is lovely, they are dog friendly and the interior has had a stylish makeover which makes sitting inside a pleasure

I don’t have enough positive words for this place, it’s been a dream! A year ago my partner and I decided to plan our wedding, we wanted something smaller and intimate and looked at venues for private dining when we came across this venue. The venue is beautiful, absolutely stunning for photographs and food is out of this world! We met the lovely Manager, Ionut, who is incredibly charming, kind and helpful. He put us at ease theoughout everything, kept in regular contact with us, designed us a three course menu (which 3 choices for each) and was so accommodating when we wanted to tweak a few of the options. He provided a trial for the menu and the food was just as good (if not better) when catered for a group of 50 as it was when trialled for the two of us. All of our guests complimented the food on the day and Ionut also helped us cater for vegetarians, gluten free and diabetic. Our gluten free guest even told us it’s the first time she’d ever had gluten free canapés made for her. The staff were all incredibly polite, super friendly and also accommodating to everything. And again, Ionut is a pleasure to meet, he is so friendly and couldn’t have made our day any better, you can’t go wrong coming to this venue, whether it’s for private dining, Sunday lunch or an evening meal! We definitely plan to continue to come here regularly for public dining. THANK YOU!

We were staying at the Retreat hotel and spa for two days and booked one meal in the Pan Asian restaurant Yu . It’s a small restaurant but beautifully decorated and good atmosphere. The menu consists of small plates of yummy Japanese style dishes as well as hot dishes and deserts. So pleased we booked here and would definitely recommend. You do not have to be a resident of the hotel to visit .

A good Sunday lunch, warm pub, a open space, not stacked with tables. Going to revisit

We'd passed the Five Bells several times but never ventured in. Last night we decided to go for a meal and are so glad we did. It was by far the best meal we've had in a very long time (and we've eaten out a lot recently). The steak and ale suet pudding was delicious, the meat was tender and full of flavour, the pastry cooked to perfection. Cod can normally be a bit dull but it was brought to life by the veloute and the leeks were particularly good. The desserts didn't disappoint either, I'd always wanted to try Basque cheesecake and it was silky smooth and one of the nicest cheesecakes I've had. The restaurant has a lovely feel to it, especially sat next to the open fire. The food was delicious and just the right amount. The staff member who served us was friendly and we had a nice chat. If this place was on our doorstep we'd consider ourselves very lucky indeed!

This place really isn't what it used to be, lacklustre, disinterested service, when I asked for my sausage roll to be heated up I was told it wasn't possible. No apology. It arrived from the chiller cabinet which was set to 5.c. There's a restaurant kitchen 20ft away, which presumably has an oven or microwave. Please check try harder.

A good place to eat. Delicious food and lovely atmosphere with well trained, friendly attentive staff.

We had a fabulous evening meal at the Brasserie with friends. Freddie, the sommelier helped us choose a lovely bottle of wine which was sensibly priced. It paired very well with the starter of scallops which was delicious, and also with the monkfish curry which I loved. We finished by sharing their amazing tarte tatin with a glass of pudding wine and had a really enjoyable evening. Ed, the manager was very welcoming and attentive and we will definitely be going back to sample more of their autumn menu.

Stayed with friends for one night with dinner, bed and breakfast. Right from arrival Emma was so welcoming and accommodating! The rooms were clean, well appointed and comfortable. The food was delicious! The service was great! Situated right on the canal and by a train station this has great access for walking or trips further afield. Would come back. Great stuff!