Allied Arms in Reading

Not great. Simple small pub but don’t take cash and all I heard bar staff say was it’s better for them as they don’t have to cash-up, but we still take cash tips…..Please come out of the dark ages.

Nice secluded garden you can forget you are in the town centre. Gets very busy. Old and rustic charm inside the bar area.

Still the best pub in Reading. My first visit for 17 months and I'm so glad it's survived lockdown. Great beer. Lovely staff. Good beer garden. Just the right amount of quiet during the day.

Not impressed. Went there with my dog as I was expecting it to be dog friendly as it had always been before. The bar staff were not friendly and not accommodating to dogs, they were asking me to leave when me and my dog were quietly sitting and having a drink, he was never on the picnic benches or causing any trouble. They should be looking at who to employ if they are going to advertise themselves as a dog friendly pub. There are plenty of other ones in Reading(such as across the road in The Boundary) that are truly dog friendly 😊

A friendly, town centre pub, with good ales and a pleasant, hidden garden.

Nice friendly pub, good beer and at a good price, nice beer garden, with plenty of lighting and heaters. Will be back again soon.

Good real ale pub. Prices are a little high but good atmosphere. Nice if you want to go to an actual "pub" in Reading rather than just a bar.

Amazing staff members, I forgot a Lush bag in the secret garden in the non smoking area and I called them a few hours after I got home. They looked for it and they found it and called me the next day in the morning to come and grab it. The drinks are always great, very clean, well poured pints of Guinness and cider. The wine selection is amazing as well. Also the fact that the Pub allows you to bring in your own food or order food from other places to go with your drinks is absolutely fantastic. Customer service is always great. Toilets are always clean.

Friendly helpful staff. Wasn't a problem to change our beer when we noticed it was cloudy. Was end of barrel. Plenty of other choice of real ales. Lovely garden with shade perfect for the heat today. Recommend a visit if you haven't been.

Despite appearances this small looking pub has a huge garden out the back, it has some non smoking tables but as it's walled in you may get a bit of stray smoke wandering around. Due to the table service only period you could not see their full range of beers at the bar, and the table service could be a little slow. Now normal service has resumed, I shall be looking to try some of their other beers I discovered they carry.