The Retreat
WHERE
Reading
What it’s like
A pub with live jazz sessions and regular quiz nights, open midday to late most of the week.
This is a music pub rather than a gig venue with a stage bolted on, and the jazz sessions are the reason to go. There's no mention of an age limit, but the format, a pub with live jazz and quiz nights, points squarely at adults out for an evening rather than a family outing.
The hours are generous for a weeknight out: open from midday right up to 11pm Monday to Thursday, half past eleven on Friday and Saturday, and a slightly earlier finish on Sunday at 10.30pm. Bank Holidays are the exception and close early at 6pm, which is easy to miss if you're planning a long weekend session there.
Quiz nights are the other fixture, and between that and the jazz it sounds like the kind of pub where you could turn up on a random Tuesday and still find something on. There's no booking link listed, so it reads as a walk-in sort of place rather than one where you need to reserve ahead.
Plan your visit
What's actually on there?
Live jazz sessions and quiz nights are the two things they run regularly.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so it looks like a turn-up-and-see venue.
What are the opening hours?
Midday to 11pm Monday to Thursday, midday to 11.30pm Friday and Saturday, and midday to 10.30pm on Sunday.
Is it open late on Bank Holidays?
No, Bank Holidays usually close at 6pm, earlier than a normal day.
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