Joy Cafe Wokingham - Piatti

Rossini

➤ 16 Denmark Street, Wokingham, United Kingdom

Piatti • Sushi • Pasta • Steak • European

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"So ,after reading up on the restaurant and the taxi driver to the place also affirming what a good choice we made ..sadly it was all downhill from there last night .We arrived 10 minutes early which seemed to be a massive problem to them for some reason ..bearing in mind there was only another 2 tables eating .we took our table and ordered some drinks..my bottle of morretti was pretty warm but no problem. The food ..my partner ordered the mussels..when they came we were immediately transported back to the 70s ..bland is an understatement..some badly defrosted prawns sat on some buttery garlic sauce and a comical garnish .Next up was veal ordered by my partner..again no taste at all in a cream sauce with some boiled out veg ..I had a pasta dish that was bland ..even after I'd heavily salted it .really felt like an Italian restaurant that had rested on its old laurels...safe to say we wouldn't recommend but it was packed out when we left so what do we know"

Chalk

➤ Montague House 31 Broad Street, Wokingham I-RG40 1AU, United Kingdom, RG40 1BA

Piatti • Pizza • British • European • Vegetarian

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"Best roast dinner we’ve ever had, the most tender beef to top it off they were able to provide a gluten free Yorkshire pudding! Amazing service lovely atmosphere. Dietary restrictions: Cater for Gluten free Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Sunday Roast Beef"

The Raglan Pub And Kitchen

➤ 30 Denmark Street, Wokingham, United Kingdom

Piatti • Kebab • Mexican • Asiatic • European

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"Posting on behalf of PeterfromSandhurst, who was limited to only review per month. As I was of the people on this visit, I agree with everything that has been said and whole heartedly recommend the Lord Raglan for family visits. On to...the actual review. visit, this time with six people comprising three generations aged (that day) to almost We agreed that we would just keep ordering one or two plates every minute or so and share them so we could all eat the entire menu, a bit at a time. Over hours and plates of food later the results were in, we had eaten the menu! The clear favourite by show of hands (from the little ones and the ladies) was the sticky toffee pudding (no surprises there). Choosing favourites after that was very hard indeed as they were all good. The haddock was excellent with a close dense batter that was both light but substantial (don’t ask me how) and closely hugged the good sized piece of fish. It held heat well, tasted good (both batter and fish) and remained crisp until the last bite despite not rushing to eat it. The chicken (breast pieces in the sharing platter and the smoky spicy thighs dish) were also great. Moist, very tasty but the thighs a tad spicy/smoky for the children (the smoky hit is pretty instant for a kid) but the adults all loved them, the crunchy crusted breast fillets were loved by all. The ribs were moist, delicious, plentiful and fell apart simply by looking at them. The meat board (usually a shared starter) scored highly again with the juicy pork leek sausages beautifully finished with scorched crispy skin just like the very best BBQs can manage but still wonderfully moist inside. Pulled brisket very juicy, still not sure what they use instead of butter but it works perfectly. The Korean chicken burger with kimchi was a hit with my wife (she hadn’t had kimchi before) leaving a nice afterglow without any blast of heat. She just read this and said “The sausages were delicious, I really liked those, next time I go, I am going to have sausage and mash”. Well that’s her bit done. Oh, and by the way, it was steak day (every Thursday it seems), and the steaks come as a package with chips, a sauce choice and a drink (soft or wine etc) at discounted prices, so we had a few of those too. Ordered medium rib eyes, held our breath, and low and behold medium rib eyes arrived (well done chef! And eat your heart out Miller and Carter). So if you are sick to death of places that can’t cook a steak properly, try here. I hadn’t eaten Mac and cheese for years but tried that too and found the cheese was great, had a real intense depth of flavour and lovely grilled crusty edges (that you pick out of your teeth for the next minutes mmmm). If you have the time to spend a few hours mid week with people you love in a quirky but relaxed atmosphere you could do worse than try this tasting menu approach to culinary socialising. The Staff could not have been more accommodating, despite the unconventional nature of our visit. Thank you Beth and Leah, you did an excellent job. I made a couple of remarks on my first visit about how I might improve things if I was permitted to stick my oar in and again. Bang, they had been implemented just two days later. Amazing stuff Lily (boss), you are a star. Any kitchen that consistently turns out dish after dish like this one does, has something going right. See you again soon."

The Victoria Arms

➤ Terrace Road North, Binfield I-RG42 5JA, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pub • Fish • British • Burgers

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"I was looking for somewhere local to host a fundraising event and the Victoria Arms were recommended, and how helpful they were. We could book their marquee for free which is a must with the British weather, and were happy to accommodate any request. They provided everything we needed, were happy to clear up our mess and the marquee and garden gave us plenty of space. Some attendees ordered food, and it looked scrummy! Thank you so much Natalia!"

Daruchini Brasserie

➤ St. Marks Road, Binfield I-RG42 4AJ, United Kingdom

Piatti • Asian • Vegan • Indian • Vegetarian

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"the first time in the opposite and we will definitely return to daruchini. we are in the regular la carte people, but the buffet looked great and we were impressed. the chickens and meatssamosas were the starterstars for us, but we could really owe nothing and went back a few times and tried everything in the offer. clean, beautiful decor, friendly staff and hot, fresh food. well done."