Liked the service and the food very much, I see a lot of people explaining their great experiences and placing only 4 stars, this place deserves more! read more

I've walked past this place dozens of times and finally made the decision to stop in for a late dinner. Very large dining areas and if you step up to the bar area, you can see into the very clean and well kept kitchen. Menus on the glass tables with rather odd 'coffee-themed' placemats. Service was extremely fast and my Mixed Seafood Noodles and Vegetarian Spring Rolls were both delivered to my table about 4 minutes after ordering. The noodles were good, but they needed a bit of the chilli paste to bring out the flavor. The spring rolls were very hot and crispy, as they should be. The usual beers are available - Tiger, Tsingtao - plus a small selection of spirits. Plus canned sodas. This restaurant has been here for decades, as I learned when I engaged the very nice lady in chat. She said 37 years. Amazing. I read elsewhere that they had some fire damage in 2008, but you can't tell. The place looks great. read more

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It's a night for Chinese food, and staying at a hotel close by, Beijing noodle house came up high in the results!!! Plenty of dishes to choose from, very reasonable prices, mix of customers origins where the majority I would say Asian, meaning it's proper Asian food! I hadn't had Udon noodles for a while so it wasn't hard to choose. They were cooked perfectly!!! Soft , tasty, rich , nice touch with the crab Quick service, not the most attentive but effective! I wasn't impressed by the table quality, either too old to be cleaned properly or should be replaced with a newer one, but I was just unlucky picking one of the old style tables, not the Chinese good looking ones :-) not sure how the English Victorian paintings / decoration fitted in this place, preferred the wall with the Japanese art! I tried their Chinese tea (teabag), it was ok. Dessert - why not? So I opted in for the banana fritter with syrup which was very tasty! Definitely going back to try more dishes! read more

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This place has both Malaysian and Thai inspired food. My spicy pork was good spicy and it was a big portion. The prices are reasonable as a single dish meal cost anywhere between £4.50 to £7.50. The noodle dishes were huge, I noticed the neighbouring tables having them. Service was fast, food came relatively fast although the restaurant was half full and the taste of the food was good. I'll be back to try some of the Malaysian inspired dishes like the sambal fish. read more

Beijing Noodle House - Basil chicken with fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Reading, RDG

I simply cannot pass up a place called Beijing Noodle House. It ain't gonna happen. Like everyone says, good portions for a really good price. The staff are friendly, service was decently quick, and the placemats and plates are mismatched in a non-trashy way. I ordered stir fried ho fun with tofu. I got one piece of tofu. One. informing them, they brought out a plate of 4 more pieces. Eh, at least they tried. The noodles weren't amazing, but hey weren't bad either. On par for take-away Chinese food despite sitting in. If you are nearby and need to stuff your face for cheap, check this place out. I would go again, but personally I would check out other options first. Tasty, but nothing special. read more

Beijing noodle house used to ofeer really good value for money dishes. Their noodle dishes are very good and the portion is very generous as well. My favourite is their stir fry hor fun with beef, which is always nicely done. They also have a good selection of rice dishes at affordable prices. I always have their toffee banan dessert as its alawyas good and tempting. its not too heavy and the toffee is sinfully sweet, which goes well with the crispy fried banana. Disadvantage: this place got burned down by a big fire a couple of months ago and is now under renovation. Not sure if they have plans to re-open, which i hope that they do. read more

Quick, filling and functional restaurant. Simple tasty dishes, sort of Wagamammas without the pomp. The crispy noodles are great. I used to eat here before it was a noodle house and it has always been at the heart of Reading. Worth a visit for a quick canteen type meal, not to impress the future spouse type of place. read more

Ok, so the 5 stars is hugely skewed towards value and comfort. I usually eat here a couple of times a month, if I meet up with friends in town we will almost always nip in for something - for the price, you're not paying that much more than for a McDonalds or Burger King meal, except you get wholesome food and there's alcohol available. The menu is quite extensive and staff will always answer questions about the dishes if you need advice - I've been through most of the menu over the years and highly recommend the Nasi Lemak and getting an assortment of starters, or getting a red or green curry, which are really excellent. What I must say about the food is that it's quite different from most British/Chinese I've had elsewhere, there's not a huge covering of overly sweet sauces, this is more like Chinese home cooking - you'll always notice there's a lot of Asian people in, which I see as a good sign. Also, portions are generous, especially for the price. Service can be a little slow, but it's always friendly and helpful and if you're not sure what you want to eat, they'll point you in the right direction. From outside the place does look a bit run down, inside it does seem a bit basic, mis-matched furniture and Poundland? table mats and the paintings on the wall are a little odd, but the place is clean, friendly and comfortable. If I'm going to complain about anything, they don't deliver - at least not to where I live, which is really a shame, other than that ridiculously good value and wholesome, comforting food. read more

I love this place. Yes it's cheap. Yes, the plates dont all match. Yes, it doesn't look all fancy. But, the food is great, i mean really good for the price, the service good and they use fresh ingredients! The lady who owns it ( and is about 70) is a real gem! She makes the visit even better. read more

We really enjoyed our meal here, so much so that I returned the following week for lunch. The Singapore style flat noodles (cho fan?) were delicious as was the laksa soup (huge as well). The staff are all very sweet and do their best to accommodate your requests. read more

Awesome fast, quality food! Visited from NYC and loved the noodles with duck! Cheap, I ordered food to eat in as well as some to heat up afterwards. read more

I am SO glad this place is back. Same people as last time and the red curry tasted as lovely as it always did. It's so cheap (under £5 for a curry and rice), you get a decent portion, and the service is really fast and friendly. My only small gripe is that the chicken used was obviously cheap but for the price you can't really complain and the food still tasted delicious. Drinks are also cheap at £3 for a pint of Carlsberg and £2.75 for a bottle of Tsing Tao. I always loved this place for good Chinese/Eastern grub and a few drinks without breaking the bank. Will definitely be going back plenty now I know it's there again! read more

May 22nd 2011. Alarm bells were ringing when myself and my Chinese girlfriend were greeted by a shabby-looking Indian waiter in a tatty restaurant with no Oriental people to be seen. Today I was served, unquestionably, the worst meal I have eaten in many years. This place is truly disgraceful. Absolutely forget anything remotely related to Chinese cooking - this is greasy, luke-warm, deep-fried rubbish. The spring rolls are tasteless and stodgy with minimal filling. The noodles are over-cooked and cooked in spent oil. Simply no flavour, apart from the oil. The rice is tepid and old. This 'chef' cannot cook rice??? The best bit - sweet and sour pork... the pork was nowhere to be found in the balls of greasy batter and the sauce was cold. No, not 'warm', not 'tepid' but 'fridge-cold'. I mean this sauce and the bowl in which it was served was straight out of the fridge and this 'chef' deep fried some batter/pork and plopped it in. Following a zap in the microwave, it transpired that the dish was inedible in either case. As for the spare ribs - I would highly recommend them for their comic value. Incidentally, the mains arrived before the starters. I don't like moan, especially on the Internet, but I am compelled. I left today feeling insulted. How dare they treat me so badly by serving me this. This establishment is an outright disgrace. read more