Top Table

This place serves just about the best fish and chips I have eaten anywhere, I can’t rate / recommend highly enough. The food is absolutely spot on and friendly, cheerful service too. Good value at £9.10 for small cod, chips and mushy peas which were generous portion sizes. The fish is cooked freshly to order and has a nice crunchy batter and perfectly cooked white fish inside. The chips from here are absolutely fantastic - cooked to perfection with a nice golden brown colour, crispy on the outside and soft potato inside. Whatever their cooking process is, double frying, and choice of potato they have it just right and consistently so. I can only assume that the people giving bad reviews are those who like their chips to be the soggy wet undercooked mess all stuck together and stuck to the paper that some other places seem to think it’s acceptable to serve - ignore them, this is fish and chips at its very best!

For me, Martin and his team sell the best fish and chips in Reading. Have I been to all the fish places in Reading? No, no I haven't. But of the ones I have been to and other places across the country, I think top table lives up to its name. Always friendly and reasonably priced. Only drawback is that they only take cash.

Love the fish and chips here although my parents also love the chicken. Best value for money in reading, I share one large portion. We've been coming here for years and haven't witnessed the hygiene issues mentioned in other reviews. Take cash although you can now use the co-op cash machine next door. You can also drive as there's a small parking area in front. Call ahead during peak times. They work odd hours so check they're open before you go.