The Boundary Bar, Pub in Reading

Reviews

1. Liam Smith ★☆☆☆☆

   Possibly the worst sports bar I've been to and as a lover of sport who is in one every weekend during F1/NFL - I see a lot of bars! First of all no one answers the phone, we were trying to call to sort out booking out and after four attempts gave up. Our "reserved" table had people sitting on it who left when we arrived no staff appeared to clear tables, we did initially approach the bar when we came in to sort our table, not even a hello mate or anything the one bloke behind the bar 30th November afternoon seemed uninterested in us so we just walked off to sort ourselves out. He was actually a good guy as we discovered later, but imagine you walk into somewhere and get that first impression, most will just walk straight back out. The menu is large but is largely the same items recycled, if you don't like BBQ sauce and you don't like jam, you're going to have a bad time here. Even getting a normal burger is a challenge! Poor cocktail menu in size compared to just about any other sports bar, HOWEVER 20 quid for a pitcher is a very good deal. The few options given are good picks. But not good enough to award a star back. Also £16 for a cocktail, paid for and then it was handed to me "sorry no garnish". When you charge £16 for a festive Margherita and have no limes or the red sugar you advertise, or at least salt substitute what a joke!!!! My cocktail had already brought the bar to a standstill for 15mins, if I was less courteous to others I'd have kicked off hard about that. Pizza ordered by my sister was also burned. The kilo of wings was presented as... 6 wings and charged as a kilo. Come on. My burger took 40 minutes arrives lukewarm and the crust of the burger was cold and dry which screams frozen burger blasted with heat The staff who served us were nice. Overall we joked we were probably better off booting up f1tv at home and ordering chinese. Also your app doesn't work. And finally, hour and a half later, the original glasses from the last party aren't here and we now have a table full of plates. Oy vey. Here's a football chant you might know - "you don't know what you're doing"

   almost 9 months ago
2. Jalew “Jalew” ★★★★★

   Christmas bottomless brunch. Food great, really tasty, thank you Kayne. Staff absolutely fabulous. Nick the GM is gorgeous. Anais is very attentive. Atmosphere bit quiet as 3.pm but soon picked up and still good vibe. Lovely place; music is so good. Recommend.

   almost 9 months ago
3. Ffion Woolway ★★★★★

   Had the Christmas Bottomless Brunch - food was excellent, cocktails were exactly what you want from a bottomless brunch. Great choice for vegetarians and vegans too. 4/5 for atmosphere but we came at 3pm on a Friday so quieter - really good music, and think this would be a real vibe in the evenings. Lovely staff - highly recommend! Served by Nick, Anis and amazing food by Kayn

   almost 9 months ago

1. Caroline Goatley ★★★★★

   Thank you, Zoe ❤️ you are brilliant, here is a ChatGpt poem in your honour: --- Zoe, the Bartender Behind the bar where the lights are low, Lives laughter poured by a girl named Zoe. With bottles lined like painted glass, She stirs up stories as the moments pass. Her hands know rhythm — shake and spin, A dance of spirit, lime, and gin. She listens close, a gentle ear, For every tale that drifts too near. The lonely find her easy smile, Worth the wait, the extra mile. A poet’s heart, in tonic’s fizz, She crafts small worlds from nights like this. And when the crowd begins to fade, The chairs are up, the tabs are paid, She wipes the counter, hums a tune — A quiet queen beneath the moon.

   almost 10 months ago
2. Paul Timms ★★★★★

   Food good. Surprising good beer . Doombar and London pride all at fair prices. Also great to watch sport. Staff happy and responsive. All round a good experience.

   almost 3 years ago
3. Denise O'Kelly ★☆☆☆☆

   Went here almost a month ago for lunch- waited almost an hour for food, asked the waiter on the status of our meal and said we had to wait another 20 mins as the kitchen was busy. There was barely anyone eating within the bar so this baffled us, they offered us a refund through the app we ordered off and left. It’s been 3 weeks now and we still haven’t received our money. So we ate nothing and they took our money, will most definitely be never be making a return!!

   almost 3 years ago

1. Erika Hitchman ★★★★★

   Food is amazing and also staff very friendly. Nice and cosy place to enjoy time with friends

   almost 3 years ago
2. Ivan Jacobs ★★★★☆

   Ordered castle and beer smelled bad like the pipes were not cleaned for a long time . The pub itself is very nice with the taps on the tables (some) will go back but order different beer . Also staff was good attentive and friendly . Boots have plug for charging phones and lap tops

   almost 3 years ago
3. Nathan Nicholls ★★☆☆☆

   Great pub for watching the sport. However food was very poor. 4 of us ate and all had something wrong with our food. My burger was missing most of the extra ingredients. I took my burger back to the bar, where the chef came out to tell me it was my fault half the ingredients were missing because I ordered on the app rather than the bar...

   almost 3 years ago

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