Had breakfast here today. The food was delicious and the building is stunning. The service is friendly and welcoming and the vibe is really nice. They have an amazing selection of beers from Siren and Double Barreled, and loads of seating, so I am looking forward to coming back here in the evening. I really hope this place does well. It took a while for our food to arrive but it was well worth it.
What a stunning building. The Victorian’s knew how to build a lovely space even if it was going to house a pump for the canal. Friendly staff, gorgeous room, great cider, outstanding food (dinner and breakfast) and all at a very reasonable price. Couldn’t be happier. We will be back again.
We loved, loved our room, great size with a huge bathroom . Dinner is one of the best we've had in 2 weeks. The broccoli Stilton cream soup was literally to die for. We wanted to lick the bowl. Please if you get a chance, take a ride on the Narrowboat. (Not actually a boat, but right on the river.
A great place for meal and drinks with helpful staffs and a restricted free car park. Our party of six adults and three children enjoyed lunch one afternoon on a sunny Saturday afternoon in September.
The food and beer were of good quality but unfortunately service was not that attentive even though the restaurant was about 25% full. Several times we had difficulty in catching the eye of waitresses, they don’t make eye contact very often. My Americano coffee and the milk were both served luke warm whereas I’d particularly requested to make them both ‘hot please’. Oh how much I missed Cafe Nero!
However, the ambiance was great and place was neat and tidy.
Lovely location, next to a weir. Great in Summer if you fancy taking in the sun over a couple of drinks.
Interior is very smart and the new management are certain to maintain the high service standards.
Had our wedding here on 20/10 on the Majestic Bell
Staff were so friendly and nothing was to much trouble
Food was great
Room was very clean and comfortable
Would highly recommend for a venue
Visited for our wedding anniversary and they didn't disappoint. The name and management has changed, with a few updates to the decor. I'm not sure about the new lampshades but the quality gastro pub food has been retained. There may be a brewery name in the new title but this is not a weatherspoons it is still a special dinning experience.
The fab team at Bel and Dragon Reading really helped to make my birthday party (big group booking at lunchtime) special - with a well put together menu for pre ordering, great communication about various arrangements, and friendly service on the day. It was good to have the private area upstairs and also an outdoor area for drinks after the meal, the sunny outside space is really nice. Whilst there were a couple of small issues with the food this isn’t unexpected for a big group meal and the team sorted things appropriately. Thanks again.
Nice place to have a few drinks , a little hidden away but. Good friendly service , nice atmosphere and nice decor.
Reasonable priced.
We had our wedding reception at the boat on the 17th June 2023. The correspondence with Kirsty and Rosie has been great. We also would like to thank Mitchell and Owais for their helps. It was a three-course set lunch for 40 people. Everything went quite smooth on the day and our guests had a great time. The vibe was nice, food was decent especially the starters and desserts (although some of the main courses had a small bug according to our guests, it could be from the outside as we had all windows opened, but nothing serious really). In a nutshell, we had a great experience, will definitely come back for other occasions.
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