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Malmaison Brasserie - Reading, Reading, Berkshire

Malmaison Brasserie - Reading

4.0
4
180 Reviews
£26 to £40
European
18-20 Station Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 1JX

About this restaurant

  • Romantic
  • Good for business meals
  • Good for special occasions
The Brasserie is located in Reading's sophisticated Malmaison hotel, originally designed by Brunel in 1844. With intimate booths and chic surrounds, the Brasserie has fast become a favourite with both locals and hotel guests. The décor combines the building's heritage with contemporary style – showcasing exposed brick, luxurious fabrics and furnishings, and rich wall colours. The menu – passionately prepared using ethically produced, locally sourced ingredients – has a contemporary French influence, and signature dishes include the renowned steak frites, using naturally reared, grass fed and dry aged beef; roasted Suffolk partridge with parsnip purée and cider reduction; and the delicious roasted pumpkin and gorgonzola risotto.

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What 180 people are saying

Malmaison Brasserie - Reading reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0
4 based on all time ratings
  • 4Food
  • 3.8Service
  • 3.9Ambience
  • 3.6Value

NoiseModerate

180 Reviews
  1. PatrickM VIP

    Chicago82 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went to this restaurant after a long day and train ride. It was so close to the train station and truly amazing. Diana at the hostess stand was so kind and helpful to be able to accommodate a last minute reservation on a busy Saturday night. It was definitely not easy, as this is such a lovely restaurant and in high demand! The food was great, but the service was outstanding. Thanks for such a great meal for me to enjoy with my family!

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  2. JackieE

    Berkshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 14, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding! Our third experience here. A beautiful night .

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  3. NicolaH

    London3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 17, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Very pleasant evening. Staff attentive but for a 7.30pm booking, was surprised that they had run out of the rump steak option. However the meal chosen was good quality.

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  4. Siggers

    Inverness29 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 3, 2020

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    Popped in for breakfast. Good service, nice porridge but the concept of the overall menu is frustrating. To offer a full cooked breakfast for £2 more than the continental (but including the full continental) indicates that the continental is more popular, but dramatically over priced.

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  5. DavidR

    Essex11 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on August 10, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Firstly, if you book via Open Table then call the restaurant and confirm they received your booking. There doesn't appear to be the option of feeding back on Open Table's App/service. It is a regular complaint that Open Table bookings aren't received and people are turned away, I am told. The restaurant itself was pretty good. Good service and the food was good. The bar area was very rowdy (Saturday night), so there was the background noise from that, but the restaurant itself had a good ambience.

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  6. MariW

    London10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 7, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Staff were excellent. We were eating early and restaurant was quiet but the staff made us feel relaxed and welcome. Food was good and good value.

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  7. Shliz

    Buckinghamshire3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on June 1, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    When we got to the restaurant they didn’t have our reservation, but luckily there was room for us. Given this was a special evening it didn’t start well. Food was great, service good.

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  8. LouiseO

    London3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 10, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    A nice place for lunch - we had the lunch (set) menu which was great value. Tasty and very filling.

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  9. ruth

    London3 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on February 24, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Wasn’t very happy as they phoned the day before to cancel our reservation as were overbooked.

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  10. PaulB

    Berkshire5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 23, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Enjoyable evening with great staff looking after us

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Malmaison Brasserie - Reading is rated 4 stars by 180 OpenTable diners.

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18-20 Station Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 1JX

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Reading
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Fri 6:30 am–10:00 am Mon–Fri, Sun 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Daily 6:00 pm–10:30 pm Sat, Sun 8:00 am–10:30 am
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    European
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Late Night, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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