{"id":6854,"date":"2025-10-18T07:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/6854\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T07:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:46:10","slug":"irish-bar-in-reading-town-centre-receives-major-makeover-reading-today-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/6854\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish bar in Reading town centre receives major makeover \u2013 Reading Today Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Irish-themed bar in Reading town centre is back after a bold makeover, promising to serve up good times, great food, and \u2018the best seat in town\u2019 for live sport.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neill\u2019s has been a staple in Friar Street for years, becoming known as a spot for drinks, food, live music and TV sports showings.<\/p>\n<p>Now it is back \u2018better than ever\u2019, featuring a brighter, new contemporary design after its last freshen up in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The latest renovation features a sleek new bar, extra TV screens, and refreshed seating spaces for guests.<\/p>\n<p>Outside, it\u2019s been painted green, closely matching McCafferty\u2019s, the other Irish-themed bar in Friar Street, which replaced Wild Lime earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the new look for O\u2019Neill\u2019s, general manager Alexander Doust, said: \u201cAs a cornerstone of Reading\u2019s nightlife, we\u2019re delighted to have given the pub a much-needed refresh and can\u2019t wait to share the exciting changes with our guests.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-159830 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Img1607163-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to continuing to deliver the great atmosphere we\u2019re known for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere at O\u2019Neill\u2019s, we take great pride in delivering exceptional table service and outstanding customer care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat sets us apart from other venues is our commitment to genuine human interaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you visit us, you\u2019ll always connect with our staff and not automated systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the summer, O\u2019Neill\u2019s has the biggest outdoor seating area in Friar Street itself, providing 70 outdoor tables and a further 50 tables across the street in Market Place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-159829 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Img1607161-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The company must pay Reading Borough Council \u00a3350 per year to take up public space, in what is called a pavement cafe licence.<\/p>\n<p>The O\u2019Neill\u2019s brand is owned by Mitchells &amp; Butlers, the largest operators of bars and restaurants in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Irish-themed bar in Reading town centre is back after a bold makeover, promising to serve up good&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-6854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}