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Blue Collar Corner

Bar

👍👍 Without doubt the place’s got good ambience and a nice atmosphere to enjoy an evening out with friends. Music nights are the bonus. People often mention good, great, Reading, beer, atmosphere, selection,


Address

Blue Collar Corner, 15 Hosier St, Reading RG1 7QL, United Kingdom

Website

www.bluecollarcorner.co.uk

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (424 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 11 am to 12:30 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 8 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 5 pm to 12:30 am
  • Friday: 5 pm to 12:30 am

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (11) great (11) Reading (8) beer (8) atmosphere (6) selection (6)
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  • 5/5 Mas H. 10 months ago on Google
    Without doubt the place’s got good ambience and a nice atmosphere to enjoy an evening out with friends. Music nights are the bonus.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 James M. 3 months ago on Google • 836 reviews New
    Cool place! Covered, heated, music is on, and the food is great. A choice of Vietnamese, Burgers, Wraps, Coffee or Argentinian. Try the Chorizo roll, its really good. Dogs welcome too
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Holly L. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice new spot in Reading. Had delicious vegan tacos selection from the Taco Tree run by the Vegivores team. Good selection of food and drinks, looking forward to seeing what else pops up when they expand. Could do with a bit more seating space for busy weekends as was a little hard to find somewhere but otherwise great 😊
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mario L. 1 year ago on Google • 217 reviews
    Amazing hangout with great vibe. There are seats with heated lamps. The vendors rotate. Run to get to taste the wonderful Makan Malaysia… delicious food with great service!!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lexie N. 1 year ago on Google • 212 reviews
    A fantastic addition to Reading’s independent food and drink scene. Great beer, good street food and lovely staff. I can see myself spending a lot of time here! Only small issues were no lock installed (yet?) on the ladies loos and prices of a half pint were pretty extortionate compared to a pint (£3.80 for a half, despite it being decent beer, is a stretch).
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rich R. 5 months ago on Google • 34 reviews
    This place was lovely, we didn't eat here but it looked and smelt awesome! The bar was good and the atmosphere was great - totally coming back to try some of the various street food. Despite it all being outdoors there are lots of heaters and it's mostly undercover.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jamie M. 2 years ago on Google • 293 reviews
    New thing in town! Location was good, size of the place - might need more expansion - we went there on the opening day. Lots of food stalls to choose from, Bao bun, pizza, Gurt Chicken, Taco Tree, Urban Cheesecake and many more. The place could add some more chairs and table and can add kid friendly tables - as I’ve seen lots of couples/family bring their kids and babies. Overall- it was a good experience. More genre of music should be played as well 🙂

  • 5/5 Emma F. 1 year ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Have been a number of times now and it's been fabulous. Great atmosphere day or night with an awesome array of drinks for all tastes. The Taco Tree does the absolute best food, authentic and full of flavour. Honestly a gem in Reading Town.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ben P. 1 year ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Excellent spot for a beer or something to eat. Chilled, relaxed atmosphere. Good choice of various street food and super friendly helpful staff. Special mention for George who was awesome.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Robert C. 2 years ago on Google
    Good selection and quality of street food, drinks, and a very chill secret garden vibe. Outdoor heating for the chilly evenings. A welcome permanent addition to the Blue Collar family, no doubt with rotating outlets that will have something new to give similar to their previous food festivals. Very promising and likely will be very popular this summer and beyond.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alexa V. 5 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    What a fantastic venue. We met for a surprise 50th, drinks flowed and the food was exceptional. As always an excellent selection of cuisines for everyone’s taste. The team were super helpful in our planning of the event and helped make it go off with a bang! Thank you!

  • 5/5 George V. 1 year ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Blue Collar have nailed this space, just what Reading needed. The food choices are top drawer, beer from Double Barrelled and cocktails make it a great bar as well. Will be returning many times!

  • 5/5 M P. 1 year ago on Google
    We went to the Mexican stand for the beef nachos and they were amazing, best ones I’ve ever eaten! The atmosphere in the bar was great, only downside was that it was so busy that we had to take the food out, but they tasted so good we didn’t mind! Couldn’t recommend enough.

  • 5/5 Taylor J. 9 months ago on Google
    We hired out the terrace for mine and my girlfriends 30th and it was the perfect venue. Awesome food, great music and the service was perfect, George looked after us all night and made it a great occasion. 100% would do an event here again and will be back for the food and a ding larger very soon!

  • 5/5 Rachel P. 11 months ago on Google
    Love this bar, a hidden gem with good music, really good selection of food and drink. One of the best places in Reading on a sunny afternoon to relax and drink Pimms!

  • 5/5 Mathew Lewis (. 1 year ago on Google
    Decided to make a weekend trip Reading, and Blue Collar Corner was fantastic. Lovely staff, great food and beer selections and the perfect atmosphere to hang out. Even on colder days, they are well equipped with heat lamps so you don’t notice at all. Can’t wait to go back in the summer.

  • 4/5 Andrew L. 2 years ago on Google
    Great addition to Reading's drinking and eating establishments. My first visit. Reasonable amount of seating at ground and first floor levels though it will be interesting to see how venue copes in height of summer when it gets really busy. Food selection is adequate. I went for the vegan nachos whereas my wife had the Japanese curry. The latter was very good. Beer provided by the excellent Double Barrelled Brewery. Thought the beer signage was poor. Had to keep asking the staff what was available as the signage above the taps didn't explain what the beer was unlike say at Phantom or DB. Toilets were very clean. Its a good venue but needs to be bigger with more food options not to mention getting the beer signage right.

  • 5/5 Richard 2 years ago on Google
    Been a fan of Blue Collar street food for year's and so happy to see that they have a permanent site. With tasty food (Gurts my favourite) and beers from Double Barreled. A great new site that I will definitely be taking my friends to on a Friday night. Fantastic addition to the Reading food scene.

  • 5/5 Mark R. 2 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    Brilliant venue in Reading town centre and one of the best burgers I've ever had! Highly recommended.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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