Lovely food, lovely atmosphere. Slightly expensive but worth…read moreevery penny. This is the place to go for your birthday or special occastion, staff are freindly polite and really helpful.

My friends and I have been going to the Jade Cottage since it opened over 12 years and have always…read morehad an excellent experience as the food is absolutely first class. Always welcoming, with attentive service and a varied menu with both chinese and thai dishes to choose from. I don't think the prices are any more expensive than any other Chinese restaurant - but even if they are, the quality of the food at the Jade would certainly justify it. The peking and thai feast is particularly popular and great value if there's a group of you - three courses including an excellent selection of hors d'oeuvres, crispy duck, and a selection of main courses for under 20 quid a head - and believe me, there's plenty of food for your money! Special occasions such as christmas and new year are brilliant fun at the Jade as Frankie, the owner, will put on the karaoke system (although as everywhere the price goes up a little on those nights). I don't have a bad word to say really - it's the best chinese restaurant i've ever been to, anywhere. And they own the takeaway next door, Kings, which serves the same outstanding grub for you to enjoy at home. Not sure what else I can say, apart from give them a bell and book a table - you won't regret it and you'll return again and again!

Get food, environment and service. They accommodate for all…read morepeople with allergies or intolerances. The staff were polite and helpful and gave great advice.

Don't use this restaurant anymore. Breakfast isn't worth the money anymore since they changed it…read more The sausage wasn't so good last time i went to eat therefore was definitely dissatisfied with the food.

Been here twice, first time for a sit down meal ordered a wonderful dish, table service was great…read moreand staff are very friendly, atmosphere was top notch and so was the price! You pay for what you get! Good size meals! Would defiantly recommend it!

This Indian restaurant alway seems to be quietwhich means you get really good service, the food is…read morereally nice. They do a Sunday buffet for £7.99 and it's brilliant

Enjoying the company of ten friends could not disguise in my experience, poor food. There were some…read moregood dishes but unheard of menu choices turned out to pretty awful. My wifes dish contained more than 10 hard curry leaves the removal of which was not easy. I explained this to a waiter who implied that my ignorance of this type of cooking was our fault in choosing the wrong dish, priceless! An very average experience, if you are going stick to dishes you have heard of!

Good choice of pub grub, it feels like a great feeling of cosy and comfortable environment…read more The service provided was great and it delivered on food.

This pub is in an amazing setting on the outskirts of Newbury. The pub is made up from a mixture of…read morebarns and farm houses cobbled together. The result is very picturesque. The best part about this pub though is the beer garden / dining garden. This has to be the best beer garden I have seen, with a lovely brook running through middle and water/marginal planting which looks amazing. The staff are very efficient at carrying out your meals from the main building, across the bridge, to your outdoor table. Inside there are plenty of windows to look out onto the garden. We had a dog with us and the waiter immediately brought out a bowl of water (silver service style), so they were very dog friendly. The menu was really good featuring local produce and a variety of cuisines. The restaurant is a little pricey but this does reflect the amazing setting and garden. Make sure you sit int he garden or grab a window seat inside.

Great place to eat! The prices are decent…read more I had the paella with squid ink, delicious. The chick peas and spinach was good too.

This is my new favourite place in Newbury! The prices are great, the food is delicious and the…read morestaff are very friendly! I hope this place takes off as I know the location hasn't been the best in the past few years. Thoroughly recommend it :)

The food at the Szechuan Inn is a blend of Chinese and Thai influences…read more I called in with a friend one early Sunday evening and ordered starters of Smoked Chicken, garlic prawns sate and salt and pepper squid. The garlic prawns were changed at the staff's suggestion to some jumbo ones which were skewered and filled with garlic - very tasty. The smoked chicken was very tasty too, but the star amongst the starters was the salt and pepper squid which was the nicest squid I have ever had anywhere not overcooked and rubbery, and with a subtle flavour which was complimented by the spring onions, garlic and chillies in the sauce. This was followed but a quarter of crispy duck, which too was very good. At this point we had had enough, so we didn't have a main course. I have only been once, but if my first visit is anything to go by I will return Great food and a helpful staff are waiting for you at the Szechuan Inn. The food was reasonable value, but if you want a bargain I suggest you try their Sunday fixed-price buffet.

One of the local places we use on our weekly date nights. Always good service and price.read more

Wow! Classic western English pub (ok, high class) fare. Near Highclere castle, the carpenters arms…read moreoffers a fantastic lunch and a wonderful view of the western English countryside. We were comfortably seated in the back room and quickly served by the wait staff. Baby Girl M decided on fried Brie (Jesus take the wheel!) and progressed to the standard ham and cheese sandwich - the Brie far out stripped the sandwich. Glammom went traditional with fish and chips - standard. Momma K - Prawn and crab salad / wonderfully prepared and tasty! I decided to try the lamb pie - talk about comfort food! Although really set up to give tourists the old "English pub field", it was a good time and good food. Frankly, I love the fact that restaurants and businesses in England are also dog friendly. So, OK this was a tad touristy but definitely worth a go!

We stayed here for just the one night (in the area to take our daughter to visit Airkix for her…read morebirthday). Our room consisted of a double bedroom, a twin bedroom and an interconnecting kitchenette. It also had a shower room. Beds were very comfortable, rooms were spacious and the shared kitchen (in addition to the kitchenette in the room) contained breakfast foodstuffs. To top it off you wake up overlooking Watership down. What more could you ask for? Great value accommodation, would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to visit this area.

After our local 'date night' restaurant closed, my partner and I, were seeking a new place that…read morecould provide me with delicious gluten free meals and him with the same but in 'normal' style. I have to say we were both disappointed by our meals. As we were new customers we decided to only order gluten free, this in itself is a wonderful option that I am very excited to see becoming standard norm across a lot of these chain restaurants. But in their pursuit to cater this option have forgotten the basics, flavour and taste. I have to confess that I find it a little insulting to have a couple of slices of Genius bread given as a substitute for, as we could see on other tables, a gorgeous baked baguette that is beautifully warmed. This does not constitute an acceptable replacement for the glutenous part of the 'normal' dishes. Stale cardboard bread aside, the French onion soup was nice. I wasn't over balled by its flavour at first but a touch more seasoning and it was more suited to my palette, if not just a little bitter. My dining adventure finished with the Bouillabaisse. What a mistake on my part, I would usually take a little more care and attention in how I describe something I have eaten but on this occasion I believe I could summarise in a few exacting words; over cooked, under seasoned and broken shell shards. I would like to say that I will be back and would love to give them a second chance, after all everyone has an off night and perhaps this was just one of those nights. But in reality I have to confess this is unlikely to happen, a disappointing meal, for two, for around £60 is one that I would prefer not to have to experience again in the future.

Excellent service. This was a nice respite from a busy trip to England, very quiet and relaxed. The…read morebanana pancakes and bacon I had were delicious!

One of the nicest coffee shops I've been to in a long while. All the baguettes are all freshly…read morebaked and a great range of fillings. Plenty of choice of cakes and cookies to tempt you with afterwards. Nothing is ever too much trouble and it's great value for money. They also sell cookie and brownie jars for you to make up at home. Also make fabulous cakes for special occasions and cookie bouquets which make an unusual but stunning present.

Very nice place had mAny coffeeread more