The Peanut Bar Restaurant

332 Penn St, Reading
(610) 376-8500

Recent Reviews

Katherine Natal

Our first time there to celebrate my birthday, I was so happy with everything. We arrived 15 before closing, we thought it was 9pm but after our Awesome Dinner and speaking with our server she said No, it's 8pm, we want everyone to experience our restaurant. The food was so delicious, best meal ever, dessert was great and service wonderful. Highly recommend this hidden gem ❤️Wheelchair accessibility: Easy access from entrance to dining room

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana with Spaghetti with Marinara, Fish and Broccoli, Flounder, Carrot Cake, Soft Pretzel with Spicy Mustard a Must, Pretzels

James Penny

Very cool bartender/owner. Great spot to have a couple drinks after work

Don Himmelreich

Some of Historical Reading with Good Food, Adult Beverages and great atmosphere ? ? ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Broiled Jumbo Lump Maryland Crabcakes, French Onion Soup

Kevin Boughter

Great food, great service. Love the atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Edward R. BARODY

Very old family owned, fantastic player piano with large scroll collection.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lobster Tail Risotto, Broiled Jumbo Lump Maryland Crabcakes, French Onion Soup, Chicken & Shrimp Pasta w Peanut Sauce

Diane M.

Excellent -food Excellent - service Excellent - atmosphere Excellent - cleanliness Everything is how a great restaurant should be Owner on floor and a great guy . Good parking What else could you possibly want?! Oh ..... pricing is comfortable.

Matt Simmons

Great atmosphere, friendly service and the owner said hello to most tables. Pre-concert meal for us and most others so at 5 pm the restaurant was packed and the staff looked like a well orchestrated machine. Delicious food and great drink options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana with Spaghetti with Marinara

tropicwil71

Great history, excellent food, creative cocktails. Thanks for introducing me to Horse Soldier Bourbon (and for the empty bottle!).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Callie E.

Love the new vegan menu!!! Went here with five vegans and everything was great! We had the soft pretzel with cheese and mustard (great for sharing), chicken parm, peanut pasta, and portobello sandwich. Can't wait to go back and try the rest. Thanks to our server Natalie!!!

Chad Martin

Went with a group. Very unique experience. The waitress was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

John Forester

It's iconic...what a bar/restaurant should be.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: A 1 3 lb Hamburger, Grilled Ahi Tuna, Broiled Jumbo Lump Maryland Crabcakes, Black and Blue Burger, Carrot Cake, Cobb Salad, French Onion Soup, Corned Beef Ruben, Buffalo Chicken Wings

Sheree Schwartz

2/2/24. Had a reservation for 5pm with a show to attend at 7:30. Service was extremely slow. Without all the horrible details we left at 6:55 without eating our main course. Not the 1st time we had a not so pleasant experience. Never going back!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Robert Wambold

It's not as good as I remembered.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup

Joel R.

Good food good beer, good peanuts good people the service is great. The ambience is so nice, low lights, good sounds are playin' and the peanut shells are deep. Love it...you

Michael F.

Let me start with the good: Food - I got the Portobello Sandwich and it was really good. If this was all I'd review on, it would be 5 stars. Waitress - worked her butt off with a packed house and what seemed like a lack of help. I'd give her 3 stars because she was hard to find at many times (might not be her fault). Bathroom - even with the packed house, it was surprisingly clean. Now the bad: Wait time - Arrived at 4:30pm for a reservation on a Friday afternoon; seated immediately upon our arrival. 5:30pm, one hour after being seated, our order was finally taken. 6:45pm, 2 hours and 15 minutes after being seated, our food finally arrived. Scarfed it down, paid, and ran out the door to make our 7:00pm show at the Santander Arena 3 blocks down the street. Many of the seats around us at the restaurant were just as angry about the wait time and nervous about making it to the show on time. I still feel bad for that waitress. I'm thinking it's more of a management issue or the common "can't get enough employees" problem that bars and restaurants have had since Covid struck.

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