Events & Offers
Gift Vouchers
We offer gift vouchers for any value from £1. It can be redeemed fully or partly against purchases. Vouchers can be bought it in-store or remotely.
The voucher will be emailed to you or to the happy recipient directly. They just need to print it out to use it. This means that you can treat your friends and family to a Fidget & Bob experience even if you live far far away in a magical kingdom.
We offer gift vouchers for any value from £1. It can be redeemed fully or partly against purchases. Vouchers can be bought it in-store or remotely.
The voucher will be emailed to you or to the happy recipient directly. They just need to print it out to use it. This means that you can treat your friends and family to a Fidget & Bob experience even if you live far far away in a magical kingdom.
Past Events
St. Patrick's Shenanigans 2020
14 March 2020: St. Patrick's Shenanigans 2020 features two incredible Irish musicians, visiting Kennet Island for the first time, and it promises to be a very special event, with Irish music at the heart of the evening.
This is a ticketed event - £20 per person, including a hot meal and a drink (glass of wine, beer, cider or soft drink). (Vegetarian option available.) Tickets available online or in the cafe.
14 March 2020: St. Patrick's Shenanigans 2020 features two incredible Irish musicians, visiting Kennet Island for the first time, and it promises to be a very special event, with Irish music at the heart of the evening.
This is a ticketed event - £20 per person, including a hot meal and a drink (glass of wine, beer, cider or soft drink). (Vegetarian option available.) Tickets available online or in the cafe.
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Makan Malaysia - Leap Year Special!
Saturday 29th February 2020: Makan Malaysia returned to Fidget & Bob for a 5-course Malaysian special. Kat and Sue first visited us in November last year with a delicious seafood supper club. It was such a success, we decided immediately we would have them back as soon as we could.
The Leap Year Special consisted of a 5-course 'journey through Malaysia' and welcome drink.
Saturday 29th February 2020: Makan Malaysia returned to Fidget & Bob for a 5-course Malaysian special. Kat and Sue first visited us in November last year with a delicious seafood supper club. It was such a success, we decided immediately we would have them back as soon as we could.
The Leap Year Special consisted of a 5-course 'journey through Malaysia' and welcome drink.
Saturday 14 December 2019: Christmas live jazz dinner. Live music with Fleur Stevenson & Hugh Turner. 3 course meal and glass of festive mulled wine.
Menu of 3-course meal
9 November: We were super excited and salivating at the first supper club to be held at Fidget & Bob. Makan Malaysia has established a fine reputation in London and Reading for their wonderful supper clubs introducing authentic Malaysian cuisine.
They served up 5 courses of delicious, authentic Malaysian seafood dishes.
You can find out more about Makan Malaysia and its founders Sue and Kat on their website.
They served up 5 courses of delicious, authentic Malaysian seafood dishes.
You can find out more about Makan Malaysia and its founders Sue and Kat on their website.
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Summer Swing
Sat. 17 August 2019: Our last live music event for the summer was another great one. Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner played a wonderful set of live Latin jazz swing tunes. |
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AmeriMania
Saturday 6 July 2019: We enjoyed a relaxing evening of American culture on Kennet Island. Featuring:
Saturday 6 July 2019: We enjoyed a relaxing evening of American culture on Kennet Island. Featuring:
- Live acoustic jazz & blues music from Jon Walsh. Jon played a set with us last year and the audience had such a great time, they asked us to book him again. So we did!
- Comfort food classics. Think glammed up mac 'n' cheese, beef brisket, homemade slaw.
St Patrick's Shenanigans
16-17 March 19: A weekend of Irish fun and joy was had by all on St Patrick's Day. Irish food and drink was served all weekend.
Baby Guinness, soda bread, potatoes (of course) and lots, lots more.
On Saturday night, there was live Irish Céilí music to accompany the fun.
16-17 March 19: A weekend of Irish fun and joy was had by all on St Patrick's Day. Irish food and drink was served all weekend.
Baby Guinness, soda bread, potatoes (of course) and lots, lots more.
On Saturday night, there was live Irish Céilí music to accompany the fun.
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Cocktail Making
9 February 2019: After the success of the gin & vodka tasting led by The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD) last year, we thought we would ramp it up with a cocktail making session. It will be lead by Chris Hoare from TOAD. He was previously a bartender at The Milk Bar, so certainly knows how to mix a good cocktail. Expect to try new creations designed specifically for this event. |
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Festive Wine Tasting
For the second time Rich Hamblin leads a wine tasting at Fidget & Bob. Customers tried a range of wines with the festive season in mind. From easy-drinking crowd-pleasers, to wines for special Christmas meals.
6 December 2018
For the second time Rich Hamblin leads a wine tasting at Fidget & Bob. Customers tried a range of wines with the festive season in mind. From easy-drinking crowd-pleasers, to wines for special Christmas meals.
6 December 2018
Acoustic Blues
29 Nov '18: Jon Walsh played an awesome acoustic blues set. Customers enjoyed an evening of blues and ragtime from the prewar period (including Delta slide on Dobro and National steel guitars) through to today. Watch the set below:
29 Nov '18: Jon Walsh played an awesome acoustic blues set. Customers enjoyed an evening of blues and ragtime from the prewar period (including Delta slide on Dobro and National steel guitars) through to today. Watch the set below:
Siren Craft Brew Beer Tasting
Since it started brewing in 2013, Siren Craft Brew has firmly established itself as one of the UK's leading craft brewers. In 2015, they were named as 'Best Brewer in England' by Ratebeer users in 2015, and its Broken Dream breakfast stout was named Supreme Champion Beer of Britain award by CAMRA this year.
Siren Craft Brew is based in nearby in Finchampstead and we are proud to support a fellow local business by stocking their beers. Not only will you learn more about beers and Siren Craft Brew, you will also have an opportunity to taste a range of their fabulous beers. What could go wrong!?....
8 November 2018
Since it started brewing in 2013, Siren Craft Brew has firmly established itself as one of the UK's leading craft brewers. In 2015, they were named as 'Best Brewer in England' by Ratebeer users in 2015, and its Broken Dream breakfast stout was named Supreme Champion Beer of Britain award by CAMRA this year.
Siren Craft Brew is based in nearby in Finchampstead and we are proud to support a fellow local business by stocking their beers. Not only will you learn more about beers and Siren Craft Brew, you will also have an opportunity to taste a range of their fabulous beers. What could go wrong!?....
8 November 2018
James Kell is a vocalist for local Reading band the Oubliettes, who play alt-rock influenced by jazz, rock and folk. James will be playing a mix of originals and covers on the night, accompanied by his guitar and keyboard.
13 December '18
13 December '18
Join Our Tasting & Testing Group
Are you interested in food and drink? If so, would you like to join Fidget & Bob's Tasting & Testing Group?
One of the biggest food seller so far is the All-Day Breakfast Wrap. Dale, our carpenter, suggested we try fresh tomatoes rather than baked beans. This is a controversial change, so we thought why not invite customers for feedback?
So then we got thinking some more.....why not keep a list of people who are interested in testing new things and trying out new products.
If you are interested in joining us and a few others for some food & drinking testing, please fill in the form and we will be in touch when the next tasting group takes place.