RESTAURANTS

Restaurants – Chinese

504 Dragon Inn Restaurant
0118 977 6928
Take-aways 0118 978 5001
426 Reading Rd, Winnersh
http://www.dragoninn.co.uk
How about seven different variations on squid? Open 7 days a week (12pm–2pm and 6pm–10.45pm) Sun (6pm-10.30pm), in the evening you can benefit from the free local delivery service where on orders over £18 you get at least 5% discount off the already reasonably priced restaurant menu. Smiling staff. Amusing menu. Great fun. Always busy.

Restaurants – Dining Pubs
0118 934 5190
505 Buratta's at the Royal Oak
Ruscombe Lane, Twyford,
http://www.burattas.co.uk
Excellent food from the à la carte, bar snacks and Sunday menus, a fine selection of wines and real ales, including Brakspear's Bitter and Fuller's London Pride, with an occasional guest beer. Beautifully decorated restaurant and bar areas plus a conservatory, antiques and collectables shop and a large garden with ducks and chickens. Available for parties, meetings and wedding receptions. Everyone is welcome, whether for a meal or simply a drink. Wheelchair access and WC. Booking is advisable, especially at weekends. The website has lots of information including today's menus.

506 Golden Pot, Eversley
0118 973 2104
http://www.golden-pot.co.uk
Free house renowned for its innovative home-prepared food, the menu changes frequently, with daily specials. During the summer, there are tables outside for eating and drinking, surrounded by a blaze of colourful hanging baskets and pots. Inside is warm and welcoming, with a fire during winter. A selection of real ales is served and nine wines by the glass. Traditional Sunday lunch is popular, as is the Swiss rösti along with live music on Monday evenings. Full details are on the website.

507 The Green Man
0118 934 2599
Hinton Road, Hurst http://www.thegreenman.uk.com
This is a reliably good, bustling and friendly country pub that serves traditional English and Mediterranean dishes at reasonable prices with fresh fish featuring on the interesting specials boards. With a sheltered, heated terrace, large garden looking out to open fields and cosy winter fires, The Green Man has all-year round appeal. Wheelchair access and WC. Booking advised.

Restaurants – Indian

508 Xenuk
0118 973 6100
428 Finchampstead Road, Wokingham
http://www.xenuk.biz
Plenty of choice from a versatile, contemporary-style and sensibly priced Indian/ Bangladeshi menu. On price, if you prefer to eat at home, they will reduce your take-away bill by 15%. Air-conditioned and open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. A xenuk is a pink pearl.

Restaurants – Italian

509 Bel Vedere
01276 475583
01276 472048
3 High Street, Bagshot, GU19 5AG
http://www.bel-vedere.com
Forenza Ristorante Italiano
01628 633233
01628 633231
1 Bridge Street, Maidenhead SL6 8LR
http://www.forenza.co.uk
Mario, Salvatore and Michael Iasi are your welcoming hosts at these twin restaurants. Both serve traditional Italian fare with a modern spin; the wine lists feature wines from every region of Italy. With air-conditioned comfort, these restaurants are great places for family get-togethers, special occasions, parties and functions. There is a set lunch menu at £12.95 for two courses, alongside the à la carte. Phone or visit the websites for more information, such as opening times.

510 Ruchetta
0118 978 8025
6 Rose Street, Wokingham
http://www.ruchetta.com
http://www.ruchetta-in-peppard.co.uk
Unless you visit lunchtimes, booking is essential at this top Thames Valley Italian. It is open all week 12–2.30 and 6.30–10.30 Mon–Sun. This is modern Italian cooking accompanied by a mostly Italian wine list with some real stars. And if you want to get away from Wokingham town centre, why not visit Ruchetta at Peppard, on the Caversham side of Reading? ‘Absolutely first rate.’ Call on 01491 628343 or visit http://www.ruchetta-in-peppard.co.uk

Restaurants – Spanish & Tapas

511 La Bodega
01491 578611
38 Hart Street, Henley
http://www.labodega-tapas.co.uk
It’s now a well-established Henley institution thanks to Juan, the bearded one, and his team. Air-conditioned and with over 100 covers, this place has a real buzz about it and copes wonderfully well whether it’s just the two of you or you are a party celebrating a birthday. There is an imaginative tapas menu and Spanish wines to match, all at sensible prices; one good reason to visit Henley.