We suggest you read this review first: http://www.getreading.co.uk/entertainment/food_and_drink/s/2115659_restaurant_review_the_fishermans_cottage
Mike
reviews the Fisherman's Cottage with an infectious enthusiasm and
with none of the 70's clichés and importantly, with more than just
a mere list of adjectives and food names. WRFW love to 'people watch'
and delight at Mike telling us of the Beer Garden out front where we
could watch the day go by. The scene is set and we are tempted
inside.
The
sauce Mike described as being “mellow
and creamy with faint bitterness and an occasional kick” is
intriguing and we swear we could taste the Lamb Massaman and equally
lamented the slightly over heavy bread. Fullers ales and a guest beer
are certainly an advantage to The Fisherman's Cottage as is the
recent clearance of the abundance of drug dealers from the area. Mike brilliantly crowbars in the suggestion that the short walk from town, along the Kennet would allow indulgence in dessert.
The
sheer mix of food – from Thai through to Bubble & Squeak and
even Yorkshire Pudding is a little puzzling and we would love to be a
(metaphorical) fly-on-the-wall in their frenetic kitchens, although we are drawn by Mike telling us the Thai chefs brought their own equipment - they clearly are dedicated and enthusiastically encouraged by landlord Ricky
Natne.
This
area of Reading has changed much over the years and the Grand parents of one of
the WRFW kept a barber shop in Orts Road back before the war. New
Town is unrecognisable from the old days and Mikes review has given
us a reason to revisit. We hope there is a table or two where we are
not distracted by the TV's although “when in Rome ...”
Thank
you Mike and Ricky Natne – Fisherman's Cottage is on our list.
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