Public Kitchen Reading — Restaurant in Reading

We were delighted to have lunch here yesterday, Monday the 16th, as we have been to the Wakefield location multiple times over the last five years. The Reading location has a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The silver tin ceilings nicely reflect the amber lighting making it cozy and romantic. There is a large bar with ample seating and high tops to complete the lounge area; in the back is regular seating, and at this location, they can seat larger parties. There is even a glass fireplace to keep it cozy! When the weather warms up, there is a large patio area that is going to be so much fun! Another great thing about this location is there is a parking lot; it is not huge but is nice compared to the wakefield location, which is street parking only.

Food: We started with the grilled sourdough bread that had whipped ricotta with black garlic, mango puree, and prosciutto. When reading the menu, I was super intrigued about this combination and wondered will it work. Boy, does it! The salty, sweet, rich umami flavors are layered and make the mouth sing! It's 7 AM, and I am craving this bread right now! We also got the buffalo cauliflower, this was a large serving, and the heat was just right on the cauliflower. Entrees: I got the fish tacos which were cooked perfectly, crispy outside, and tender fish in. They do grill the tortillas; they are so tasty! A friend got the nachos and loved them; huge serving! Hubs got the steak tips, and they were grilled to perfection and so tender and flavorful. Our other friend got the meatloaf which he loved, and asked for a side of mac and cheese, part way thru he decided the meatloaf belonged with the mac and cheese and finished his mashed potatoes before delving into that combo, which he said was really good!

The drinks were great, it is a full bar, so they can make you your regular orders, but they have a pretty creative cocktail menu, too, I tried the 5 3 0, and it was really well balanced. Great bourbon and whiskey lineup as well.

Since we were celebrating the hubs pre bday, we got the churros and to our surprise, we were given a beautiful plating of the churros and their caramel lava cake, which, omg, soooo good!

Service: From the management all the way to the food runner, service is top-notch here, and you can tell that they care if customers are having a good time! Michelle was our server and was so gracious while we were waiting for our friends to arrive. She chatted with us a bit about the Wakefield location and how it was going here.

Prices are fair for what you get. As you can see, the serving...

Tried for the first time last week during school break. Came at a great time, just before the dinner rush after an afternoon movie with the kids. Place was a great size, off street parking and parking in front on the main road options. Large bar area when you walk in, walk up the stairs or ramp to the dining area and they sat us in front of the nice wall fireplace, thank you!

Food was delicious and large portions. Started with Bavarian pretzels, large and fresh. Kids meals were grilled cheese, Mac and cheese and cheeseburger. The grilled cheese was huge, and the bread was a thick brioche. Def want to check if they do breakfast/brunch because I immediately thought of French toast with that bread haha. Mac and cheese was homemade which I really appreciate that it’s not a box. Hubby & I had the short rib tacos, you can’t see me drooling but omg it was so good. Packed with short rib. Nashville hot honey chicken was a large sandwich. He took half home but it was good. We asked for hot sauce for our meals and they have sriracha, Tabasco and their own homemade sauces they use for their wings, gave us the Diablo. It was delicious and I wish they bottled that up to sell. Gotta try the wings next time! Kids meals came with sundae cups at the end. Oh they also have a good selection of beer on tap. Hubby tried an IPA that was very nice and citrusy and my fave was the Vienna lager, great amber beer.

We will return, it was a great experience, great service and...

First time here. This location is much like the spot in Wakefield. If you like the Wakefield restaurant you'll feel right at home here. The Reading location features a beautiful bar area, plenty of seating. In the summer/spring this place will be a delight to come to with the large front windows open. My only issues are the beer offerings were pretty limited. If you like IPAs, you'll probably be happy with the menu - if you're not.... Not a lot going on. It would be nice if the beer offerings could be a bit more expansive to include non-IPA beers.

I love the burger at the Wakefield location, I ordered that here and it was not great on this visit. The burger was not overly cooked, but it had strong bitter taste - overly charred or something. Maybe the grill was too hot or not clean enough - who knows but both my burger and my buddies was not great. I'll chalk it up to a bad day at the grill and I'll certainly give it another go as I really want to see this restaurant succeed and I really do think it probably was a one-off. I'll be back and look forward a...