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Clay's Kitchen & Bar, Reading, Berkshire

Clay's Kitchen & Bar

4.6
4.6
866 Reviews
£26 to £40
Indian

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2 people
19:00
Booked 7 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for groups
Welcome to Clay's Kitchen & Bar, and we look forward to serving you.
Our food is modern Hyderabadi cuisine ( a southern region of India) and some exciting small plates from different streets and homes of all the regions of India.

Our food has received praise from Jay Rayner, Grace Dent, William Sitwell, and Tom Parker Bowles and excellent reviews in the Guardian, Observer, and Delicious magazine, among others.

We are also a pub so you can come in for drinks.

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What 866 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseEnergetic

Loved For

  • Berkshire

    Innovative

  • Berkshire

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • Berkshire

    Good for groups

  • Berkshire

    Healthy

  • Berkshire

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Berkshire

    Good for special occasions

  • Berkshire

    Vegetarian-friendly

  • Berkshire

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Clay's Kitchen & Bar offers an innovative twist on Indian cuisine, featuring "the most interesting Indian food" outside London. Patrons rave about "excellent food and service," with dishes that are "amazingly delicious" and "a rich experience for the senses." The ambiance is vibrant, although some find it noisy.

866 Reviews
  1. Ben

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent again! Took friends for their first visit and they loved it.

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  2. Clare

    Berkshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    We really enjoyed the food & the service was great too.

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  3. Muneer

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great cooking, tasty dishes and attentive service. We loved Clay's.

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  4. Nigel

    Berkshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 1 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was excellent, and the service was equally impressive, creating a wonderfully relaxing atmosphere. Highly recommended.

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  5. Charlotte

    London4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 1 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Another delicious meal. The food never disappoints!

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  6. Shyam Prasad

    London9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 21 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Some phenomenally good food so authentic and true to the lands flavours, Clays Kitchen and Bar outdid themselves with the food we had last evening. Starting off with Masala kaju with some nice wine was followed with Apollo fish fry which was so flavoursome. The mains of methi paratha with clays chicken ghee roast was too good and the best was the Chicken Biriyani. Equal amount of chicken pieces and flavoured rice nicely blended together to make it a fiery combo. So authentic were the flavours that they were finger lickingly good. Only downside was we were forced to sit near the back door even though there were empty tables inside (till we finished our meal). The waitress was very stubborn that we can’t be accommodated somewhere inside and said because we booked late we were given this last table!

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  7. Mark

    Berkshire4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 20 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I always enjoy visiting Clay's. Their food is truly remarkable and varied. Service was timely and discreet. An authentic experience of Indian food and far, far away from the standard UK-styled curries of your standard "Indian" restaurant.

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  8. Martin

    Washington DC1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 7 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Absolutely delicious food. Wonderful and friendly staff.

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  9. COLIN

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 6 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was amazing, service excellent, definitely recommend

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  10. Katie

    Berkshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 1 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely food, fresh and tasted delicious, some guidance on levels of spice was needed but waitress was able to help. It might be better if the menu gave some guidance in this regard too. Very happy with our choices and had a lovely meal, we will definitely visit again.

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Clay's Kitchen & Bar is rated 4.6 stars by 866 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 7 times today
Google Map for Clay's Kitchen & Bar

22-24 Prospect Street, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire RG4 8JG

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Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Indian, South Indian
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Sat 13:00–15:00 Dinner Wed, Thu 17:00–23:00 Fri, Sat 17:00–23:30
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Nandana Syamala
  • Delivery & takeout
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