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Bill's
Location: City Centre
About: You can enjoy a bacon sarnie or a stack of pancakes anywhere in Reading, but Bill's breakfast/brunch menu features all of your favourite dishes with a delicious twist.
Serving Times: Served until 12.00pm. Saturday & Sunday until 1.00pm
Price Range: £2.95 +
TGtB Recommends:
- Buttermilk Pancakes & Streaky Bacon with Syrup £7.95
- Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon £8.10
- Bill’s Granola & Yoghurt £4.95
- Bill’s Bread Basket £4.95
Address: Chain Street, Reading, RG1 2HX
Telephone: 0118 939 1365
Browns
Location: City Centre
About: Browns is the perfect place for an early morning meeting or a relaxing break with the paper. They serve up everything that you know and love, from eggs every-which-way to mouth-watering pastries.
Serving Times: Served from 9.00pm to 12.00pm daily.
Price Range: £3.75 +
TGtB Recommends:
- Mango, Pineapple, Passionfruit Smoothie £3.75
- Eggs Royale with Smoked Salmon £8.25
- Buttermilk Pancakes £7.25
- Traditional Breakfast £7.95
Address: 5 Riverside, Oracle Centre, Reading, RG1 2AG
Telephone: 0118 950 3137
Alto Lounge
Location: Caversham
About: Alto Lounge boasts a fantastically varied breakfast/brunch menu. Their classic Bacon Butty is undoubtedly the perfect hangover cure, while their Triple-Stacked Buttermilk Pancakes are an ideal midmorning snack.
Serving Times: Served all day.
Price Range: £1.95 +
TGtB Recommends:
- Avocado Brunch £6.95
- Chorizo Hash £6.25
- Triple-stacked Buttermilk Pancakes £6.25
- Halloumi & Sweetcorn Fritters £6.95
Address: 32 Church Street, Reading, RG4 8AU
Telephone: 0118 947 3522
Café YOLK
Location: City Centre
About: Café YOLK is one of the quirkiest places to refuel, relax and indulge in the centre of Reading. This trendy café offers a stylish and affordable alternative to the usual fare of brunch offer in the area.
Serving Times: Served all day.
Price Range: £2.95 +
TGtB Recommends:
- Dippy Eggs & Soldiers £2.95
- Bacon & Pancakes £5.75
- Belgian Waffles £5.99
- Simply Eggs with Bagel £4.40
Address: 44 Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5NA
Telephone: 0118 327 1055
Shed
Location: Merchants Place
About: Start the day as you mean to go on at Shed. The menu covers all of the usual breakfast/brunch dishes and can be ordered to eat in or take away - perfect for duvet days!
Serving Times: Served until 11.00pm
Price Range: £3.00 +
TGtB Recommends:
- Bacon and Egg Butty £3.50
- Eggs and bacon on Toast £4.00
- Crumpets & Tea £2.50
- Frozen Fruit Smothies £3.00
Address: The Old Forge, Reading, RG11DT
Telephone: 0118 956 1482
Munchees Cafe and Restaurant
Location: City Centre
About: With a very extensive breakfast/brunch menu, you definitely won't be struggling to find something you like - but you might be struggling to make a decision as there's so much to choose from!
Serving times: All day!
Price range: £1.75 +
TGT Recommends:
- Munchees Breakfast £5.55
- Bacon and Egg in a bun £3.45
- Scrambled egg on toast £3.10
- Toasted teacake £1.15
Address: 2/3 Butter Market, Reading, Berks RG1 2DP
Telephone: 0118 9573708
Instagram-Worthy Brunch and Wine Pairings
Every millennial loves a good brunch and it gets even better when you've got the right wine to go along with it. Brunch usually involves delicious poached eggs or creamy avocado but can go as versatile as a sausage sarnie or cheese and chilli jam French toast. So in the spirit of versatility, here's four wines that go with everything brunch related:
The truly wonderful Biblia Chora Ovilos Barrel-Fermented Assyrtiko/Semillon from Kavala, Greece, is the top premium option for your brunch adventure. It's also a gorgeous bottle and golden 'o' logo, so will make a great impression on those Insta shoots. Rich and bursting with grapefruit, it'll bring out the truffle on your eggs or the creamy butter in your French toast.
The equally pricey but nonetheless memorable is the Painted Wolf Pictus V from South Africa, which is inspired by the best white wines of the Rhone Valley. It's buttery and mouth-watering with a beautifully-designed watercolour of the African wild dog on the front. Painted Wolf works to support the conservation of these endangered dogs, so it's also a wine with a great cause!
If you fancy something a little less expensive then the versatile Thiasos Red PGI , also from Greece, is medium bodied and bursting with redcurrants. Light enough to go with your Eggs Florentine with enough ripe and fruity flavour to complement a chilli jam.
The classic pairing with any brunch, however, is a sparkling wine. Prosecco can be a little sweet, so for us the Bolney Estate Classic Cuvee from Sussex is the number one choice. Toasty, fruity and sublime with scrambled eggs on toast.