Image of Reading taken by Yav In of the Reading Chronicle Camera Club
Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, is upon us – the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
That means many Reading residents will be whipping up sweet treats at home or heading out for a special dessert.
If you’re the latter, rounded up the top 10 places to eat pancakes in Reading according to Tripadvisor ratings.
- Treatz Reading
- Tutu’s Ethiopian
- Table Café YOLK
- Piwnica Restaurant
- Bill’s Reading
- Alto Lounge
- Cosmo Reading
- The Spice Oven
- Bluegrass BBQ
- Cobbs at Englefield
Read more: These Berkshire restaurants and cafes were just given new food hygiene ratings
Anglo-Saxon Christians would be called to confession on Ash Wednesday by a bell, which came to be known as the Pancake Bell.
Lent is traditionally a time of fasting until Easter.
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