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Quick Check is our scan as you shop service. Using a handheld scanner, you scan each item as you take it from the shelves and pack as you go. When you have finished shopping, all that is left to do is pay at the Quick Check till, without having to unpack and re-pack your shopping. If paying using a debit, credit or account card you can save even more time by using Quick Pay. Quick Check is available in a number of branches. We will also supply special reusable bags to our partnership cardholders and Waitrose and John Lewis account card cardholders.
You can now drop off your dry cleaning and laundry at this branch of Waitrose & Partners. The expert team at Johnsons will collect and care for your items and return them back to the Welcome Desk for your convenient collection.
At the fresh fish counter, you'll find all different kinds of fish and seafood, from cod fillet to tiger prawns. Just ask if you'd like your fish skinned and filleted.
Search our recipes, for inspiring fish dishes and meal ideas.
Our cheese counter is packed witha variety of European and British cheeses, including rarer British varieties.
Waitrose is committed to providing an outstanding assortment of cheese and exceptional service. Nearly every branch has a cheese specialist, selected for his or her passion and enthusiasm for cheese. They receive training from cheese experts and gain a British Cheese Guild Qualification. Waitrose is currently training about 50 cheese specialists a year.
Search our recipes for cheese-based dishes and meal ideas.
Want to know what our expertly trained Artisans are rustling up in the kitchen? You’ll find it all here where every single thing on our menu is lovingly made by hand with skill, using traditional techniques and the finest quality ingredients.
We love to talk sushi - so come by one of our kiosks and see us in action.
On the meat counter, there are prime cuts of free range pork, Aberdeen Angus beef and Farmhouse lamb, as well as specialities such as rack of lamb.
Aberdeen Angus beef has been available from the Waitrose meat counter for more than 10 years and was chosen because it is a breed that is native to the UK. It is known for the marbling that appears in the meat. This marbling enables the meat to retain a higher level of succulent flavour and tenderness.
Visit our recipes section for hundreds of tasty meat dishes and meal ideas.
Choose from a delicious selection of cakes, tarts, biscuits and other temptations. Farmhouse, granary, wholemeal and speciality breads are just some of the breads available.
Dry-aged Beef
Dry-aged Beef
Wine bar
Wine bar
Food-To-Go area
Food-To-Go area
Olive bar
Olive bar
Hot Food
Hot Food
Self Service Bakery
Self Service Bakery
Customer Facilities
Food and Home
eTop-up
eTop-up
Disability information
Assistance dogs welcome.
The following services are only available at selected branches. Please ask in-store for assistance:
Disabled Car Parking
Disabled Car Parking
Accompanied shopping
Accompanied shopping
Packing
Packing
Carry-to-car service
Carry-to-car service
Waitrose Reading local products:
A product is defined as 'local' if it is made within a 30-mile radius of the Waitrose branch where it is sold. Local products in Waitrose shops include sausages, bacon, ice cream, wines and cheese - all made largely from locally produced ingredients, free from unnecessary additives and are usually delivered straight to the branch by the supplier. At present more than 1200 local products from 450 local suppliers are available in nearby branches. Here is just a taste of what's available in this branch:
