The Good Reader

4.3

13 Reviews

£26 to £40

Gastro Pub

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2 people

Nov 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 17 times today

Neighborhood gem
Charming
Lively

The Good Reader - Pub & Kitchen is a local Crouch End family-run pub, offering fresh, seasonal, delicious food with excellent wines, batch-made cocktails and the usual suspects on draught. A la carte & kids menu all week harnessed around the Saturday brunch menu and a good old Sunday lunch. Beer garden and the best sun trap in Crouch End on offer.

We are no under 18's after 7:30pm.

120 Park Rd
Crouch End
London N8 8JP

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Gastro Pub, Pub, Modern European
Hours of operation
Bar Mon 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Tue–Thu 3:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–12:00 am Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Lunch Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–6:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 6:00 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
020 8245 6872 x44
Website
https://thegoodreader.co.uk/
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
120 Park Rd, London, Greater London N8 8JP
Neighborhood
Crouch End
Parking details
None

What 13 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.2Service
4.1Ambience
4Value

Noise • Energetic

13 Reviews

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Katharina
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We had a an absolutely lovely evening, and the food was amazing. We came for dinner and to see the live music, "The Boneshakers", which both were an absolute treat. The Lady greeting us when we arrived was outstanding in her service, super friendly and very attentive, even got a blanket for the dogs to sit on. The only small minus point was the temperature, we felt a bit chilly, especially in the dining room, but its nothing that would keep us from not returning!
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Pepe
London
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful experience Finally got to the pub for Sunday lunch after its reopening and it was worth the wait! Really helpful friendly staff, dog friendly even with a big greyhound. Vegan roast wellington was tasty and veg all nicely cooked not soft and boiled for hours! Pork belly tender and nice crackling, really good ingredients. Already looking forward to coming back during the week just to chat and chew with friends. Live music is coming soon so another reason to drop in! 🥂
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roz
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Incredible food and service every time. Meat and veggie options both incredible. Chef is a genius. Well done Team Reader! They have transformed this pub. Impressive
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Andrew
London
27 reviews
3.0
27 reviews
Dined on November 10, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Nice ambiance in the bar but the restaurant is still finding its feet.
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Claire
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on November 10, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Thoroughly enjoyed the roast pork, bigger portions would have topped it to match the price. Warm and welcoming staff and service.
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danielle
London
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on November 10, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous pub, great food, staff and ambience. Really impressed and will definitely be going back
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Amber
London
4 reviews
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 10, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Before start, I must say that I am very sad to leave this review. I absolutely love the Good Reader and visiting many times since it has opened. My husband and I I were excited to hear when they’ve finally opened their kitchen as they were serving only drinks when they’ve finally opened, so we book a table for Sunday roast. We were very disappointed and dissatisfied. No one came to our table for about 25 min since we sat down so we’ve decided to go to the bar and order from there. They were happy to serve us drinks but said that we need to order food from a waiter. A waiter eventually came to take our order and we received our food an hour after we set down and already had 2 rounds of drinks. The portions were humiliating for a Sunday roast, the beef arrived cold ( a table next to us send theirs back for that same reason), the potatoes tasted like they were pre cooked and reheated. That said, the chicken was good, it’s just a shame that there was such little of it. I ate my chicken, my husband kind of ate his plate cause we were both starving and we left hungry to have a sirloin roast at the humble grape. At no point anyone came to see how are doing, if we’re happy with our food, if we wanted more drinks etc. I had to get up to the bar to order and also to pay cause it was just impossible to pin someone down. To conclude, we will be back at the Good Reader but probably just for drinks, not food. The atmosphere there is warm and welcoming and the people are lovely so I would recommend it for that purpose. Hopefully this is just a hiccup of the beginning and that they grow from it.
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Sandra
London
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 9, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
This is a very likeable place and I want it to do well. But at present the service is a bit haphazard, and that needs improving. It is also very noisy. The food is good, but I'd like bit of variety - the same menu for many weeks now.
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mary
Gloucestershire
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 7, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Staff were at all times professional, helpful and cheerful. My burrata dish was good but the dressing was too sharp. Sadly we all found the noise level far too high and the staff for some technical reason - although they helpfully lowered it as much as they could - they had to apologise for the fact that they were unable to lower it any more. But we would all return at a quieter time of day . And we appreciate the hard work that all staff and management are putting in to make this new venue a success.
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Peter
Hertfordshire
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on November 3, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Food and ambience are all good. Prices are OK for Crouch End. Alas staff, although friendly and pleasant seem inexperienced as everything took rather longer than it should. Beer initially had too much foam on top but was corrected when pointed out. Place seems popular with families with very young children (at Sunday lunch) which can make for rather a high noise level, in case that is something that might bother you. Dog friendly.
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The Good Reader is rated 4.3 stars by 13 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Nov 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 17 times today

120 Park Rd, London, Greater London N8 8JP

Additional information

Neighborhood
Crouch End
Hours of operation
Bar Mon 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Tue–Thu 3:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–12:00 am Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Lunch Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–6:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 6:00 pm–9:30 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Gastro Pub, Pub, Modern European
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None

Website
https://thegoodreader.co.uk/
Phone number
020 8245 6872 x44

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