Library at Calico Bar & Eatery
Event Space in a Hotel
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Private space
33 London Street, Ground Floor, Reading, RG1 4PS
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Katesgrove, Reading
About this space
The Library Lounge is an intimate area. Its charms are the vintage bookshelves and warm decoration. It is a welcoming environment for relaxing.
This room is perfect for casual events, intimate drinks with friends, or as a calm retreat. It can also be transformed into a private party space. Buffet food options are available.
Guests benefit from free Wi-Fi, plug sockets for charging devices, and comfortable seats. The peaceful ambience makes the Library Lounge a unique setting.
Prices
Monday
Closed
Note:
Alcohol licence until 0:00.
Extension available.
All prices include VAT.
* Small Plates
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
Tuesday
17:00 –
22:00
from
£200
hire fee + min. spend
Per session
17:00 –
22:00
from
£200 + £1000
hire fee + min. spend
Note:
Alcohol licence until 0:00.
Extension available.
All prices include VAT.
* Small Plates
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
Wednesday
17:00 –
22:00
from
£200
hire fee + min. spend
Per session
17:00 –
22:00
from
£200 + £1000
hire fee + min. spend
Note:
Alcohol licence until 0:00.
Extension available.
All prices include VAT.
* Small Plates
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
Thursday
17:00 –
22:00
from
£200
hire fee + min. spend
Per session
17:00 –
22:00
from
£200 + £1000
hire fee + min. spend
Note:
Alcohol licence until 0:00.
Extension available.
All prices include VAT.
* Small Plates
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
Friday
16:00 –
0:00
from
£200
hire fee + min. spend
Per session
16:00 –
0:00
from
£200 + £1200
hire fee + min. spend
Note:
Alcohol licence until 0:00.
Extension available.
All prices include VAT.
* Small Plates
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
Saturday
12:00 –
0:00
from
£200
hire fee + min. spend
Per session
12:00 –
0:00
from
£200 + £1200
hire fee + min. spend
Note:
Alcohol licence until 0:00.
Extension available.
All prices include VAT.
* Small Plates
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
Sunday
12:00 –
21:00
from
£200
hire fee + min. spend
Per session
12:00 –
21:00
from
£200 + £1200
hire fee + min. spend
Note:
Alcohol licence until 0:00.
Extension available.
All prices include VAT.
* Small Plates
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
* Chit Chaat Samosas – £8.95
Vegetable samosas topped with chickpeas, onions, spices, tamarind chutney, sweet yoghurt and pomegranate seeds.
* Burrata Chaat – £10.95
Fresh burrata served over crispy papdi, spiced chickpeas, chutneys, yoghurt and chaat masala.
* Chef Recommends
* Gobi Manchurian – £10.95
Crispy cauliflower in sweet and sour Indo-Chinese Manchurian sauce.
* Lamb Seekh Kebab – £13.95
Minced lamb kebabs with authentic spices, served with mint yoghurt and tamarind sauce.
* Burgers
* Chicken Buttermilk Burger – £15.95
With Monterey Jack cheese, garlic mayo, red onion, tomato, lettuce and pickled cabbage.
* House Beef Burger – £14.95
Dry aged beef with Monterey Jack cheese, Calico burger sauce, pickles and brown butter onions.
* Large Plates
* Butter Chicken – £16.95
Chicken breasts cooked in cream, tomato, cashew and fenugreek sauce.
* Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans – £19.95
Authentic jerk chicken with rice and peas, plantain and fresh slaw.
Pricing updated by venue 2 days ago
Capacity
Standing
up to 50
Dining
up to 32
Catering and drinks
In-house catering available
Extensive vegan menu
Extensive gluten-free menu
Asian cuisine
No external catering allowed
Venue provides alcohol
Alcohol licence until 0:00 (extension available)
No BYO alcohol allowed
Facilities
Music & sound equipment
Own music not allowed
Bring your own DJ not allowed
No noise restrictions
Accessibility
Accessible toilets
Ground level
Accessible parking spot available
Lift to all floors
Cargo lift
Wheelchair accessible
Rules of the space
Allowed events
Promoted and ticketed events
No wedding licence
No temporary Event Notice (TENs) available
Host rules
No smoking in the building.
About Calico Bar & Eatery
Calico Bar & Eatery is located within the boutique Hotel 1843 in Reading. It shows off Victorian charm with a modern, Instagrammable edge. We are just minutes from Reading station. The bar has bold décor, quirky details, and a lively vibe.
The venue includes three private hire options. The Library Lounge is a cosy room with plush seating for parties or work sessions. The Basement Bar offers an exclusive underground space for up to 30 guests. For larger occasions, the Entire Bar can be hired exclusively! It is perfect for weddings, corporate events, or big celebrations.
We provide freshly made dishes, Asian-inspired flavours, creative cocktails, and live DJs from Thursday to Saturday. Calico offers an unforgettable food, drink, and social experience for every occasion.
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