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The Lord Raglan offers everything there is to love about modern British pubs: fresh food, a huge range of beer and comfortable surroundings

Claire Worsfold by Claire Worsfold
Thursday, March 9, 2023 7:27 am
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The Lord Raglan's Sunday roast features a towering Yorkshire pudding  Picture: Claire Worsfold

The Lord Raglan's Sunday roast features a towering Yorkshire pudding Picture: Claire Worsfold

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We are privileged in Wokingham to have restaurants offering exotic dishes from around the world on our doorstep, but there is still a charm to the Great British pub menu.

The Lord Raglan offers everything there is to love about modern, British pubs – freshly prepared food, a huge range of beer sourced from independent breweries, wine and spirits, comfortable surroundings.

It’s perfect for a Sunday Lunch.

The restaurant is cosy and spacious.

We were seated in the bright and airy conservatory with overhead heaters to keep us warm, and given a preview of its Mothering Sunday menu.

We have eaten in The Lord Raglan many times, but never on a Sunday.

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Although the full menu will be on offer, there will also be a selection of roasts. Everything is prepared on site using fresh and ethically sourced ingredients.

The menu offers gluten free, Vegan and vegetarian options.

My teenage son chose the Roast Sirloin of Beef (£18.95).

He was impressed with the large and plentiful portion of beef, which was juicy and flavoursome. Accompanying it were roast potatoes, which were crispy and flavoured with Rosemary for added flavour.

The maple roasted root veg were again perfectly cooked and the Yorkshire pudding was enormous.

Seasonal greens included savoy cabbage and green beans cooked al dente, just the way we like them. The cauliflower cheese was rich and luxurious.

In my opinion you can ‘make or break’ a roast with the gravy, and it certainly didn’t disappoint, named as ‘proper gravy’ it certainly lived up to its name with a perfect consistency and flavour.

My husband opted for the Half chicken roast for £17.95, with the same accompaniments as the beef roast.

The chicken was moist, but with a lovely crispy skin.

As committed meat eater, I wanted to try the Vegan Wellington roast dinner (£15.95), to see if I would enjoy a meat-free option as much.

The wellington is made with mushrooms and cashew nuts, encased in a lattice pastry was absolutely delicious. The puff pastry was perfectly baked, the filling was moist, the texture was smooth, the dish was very flavoursome.

Served with roast potatoes, root veg, seasonal greens, braised red cabbage and a vegan gravy. I would most definitely have this again.

My daughter had the a cheeseburger and fries for £6.95 from the children’s menu. This was a homemade beef patty topped with American cheese and was met with great approval.

Although the restaurant was very busy, the food was served in a timely manner, piping hot and perfectly presented.

Moving on to desserts, our server highly recommended the sharing baked cookie dough skillet (£9.95). It came with two large scoops of vanilla ice cream on top.

This is large enough for three, especially after a roast meal.

It definitely satisfied our sweet palates.

My son decided on the Vegan cheesecake with blueberry compote for £5.95. Made with cashew milk, the texture was creamy, but not too sweet.

The sharpness of the blueberry compote was the perfect accompaniment.

With regards to drinks, The Lord Raglan loves beer and sources beer from all around the world, including their very own Big Smoke Brew Company.

Keg and cask, there is a large selection.

It’s the same for red wines, rose, white, Champagne and sparkling wines, and gins too.

On Mothering Sunday, all mothers will be treated to a special gift on arrival.

The staff at the Lord Raglan are friendly and welcoming and the service was excellent.

For more information, visit: www.thelordraglan.co.uk or call: 0118 978 3282.

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