The Best Places to Eat

Eating out is a great way to explore new cuisine and culture, to fuel you through a hard day of university, to spark conversation on a first date or to make new friends with your new flatmates at your Reading student accommodation. Reading is a large, vibrant town, with plenty going on in terms of food. We’ve put together some hints on places that you might like to try, but we assure you there is a lot more out there for your tastebuds to sample during your time studying in the city.

Cosmo (Friar Street)

This world-buffet restaurant has something for every type of taste. This makes it the perfect first stop on a culinary tour of Reading when you first arrive, and the best place to go with a big group of new friends. At COSMO, you can all buy exactly what you like, or why not try loads of different dishes if you haven’t been that adventurous in the past? Expect hot, fresh curries straight from the Indian street food kitchen, amazing pasta dishes, authentic thin crust pizza, the finest sushi, noodles, or sea food. The live cooking stations cook your food fresh in front of your eyes and make you salivate in anticipation.

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Royal Tandoori (Duke Street)

If you are searching for authentic Indian food, fresh cooking and at a decent price, the Royal Tandoori is definitely one of the best spots in town. They have a wonderful set lunch price of £6.99 for two courses during the week, and it is also a fantastic place to order loads of smaller plates to share with friends from the delightful street food menu.

Café Madras (Whitley Street)

Another great place for those of you who love curry, Café Madras is a very simple café. It is just outside the town, about a mile away on Whitley Street, but it is worth the venture out from the town centre. What it offers is a simple premise – great, mildly spiced curry that is of the highest quality without breaking the bank. Expect the coconut flavours of South Indian cuisine, all around the fiver mark. You can also fill up on a selection of filled dosa that are all nicely priced under a fiver.

Sweeney & Todd (Castle Street)

You might find this one a little weird at first, because it is in fact, a pie shop. On top of selling amazing pies in the store, Sweeney & Todd is also a restaurant when you step beyond the counter. It’s a long room, filled with trinkets from decades past, with adverts for old music hall shows and branding from even further back. All the pies are made fresh on-site, using meat from the sister butcher business. Expect all the classic pies and sides, alongside great big roast dinners and ploughman’s lunches. Wash it all down with a pint of real ale from the bar. Life is full of simple pleasures.

Street Food Markets

Reading has an array of dazzling street food markets to keep you occupied. The Blue Collar Street Food can be found at Reading Market Place every Wednesday, serving everything from Georgian classics to spicy jerk chicken. Chow is on a Friday and is a large mix of fresh hot foot from all around the globe. Both are worth checking out.

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