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Speed Dating Reading

The Cocktail Club, Reading, Berkshire

Tuesday, 15 December 2026

Tue 15
DEC

Tickets

£22
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Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
30-45
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10+
Female left
10+
Home Reading Speed Dating Reading

Speed Dating Reading

The Cocktail Club, Reading, Berkshire

Tuesday, 15 December 2026

Tue 15
DEC

Tickets

£22
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
30-45
Male left
10+
Female left
10+

About the event

Original Dating is thrilled to bring our speed dating events to Reading — a fun, relaxed way to meet new people, spark genuine connections, and enjoy an unforgettable night out.

You’ll meet around 15–20 other singles through a series of easy-going four‑minute dates — just long enough to sense a spark, share a smile, and decide whether you’d like to get to know someone better.

Afterwards, our private online matching system lets you choose who you’d like to see again. If the interest is mutual, our system will connect you so you can arrange that all‑important next date.

Expect a warm, sociable atmosphere, a great mix of guests, and a professionally hosted evening designed to make meeting people feel natural, enjoyable, and completely stress‑free.

Come for the experience. Stay for the connections. You never know who you might meet.

Important information

This event takes place in the downstairs bar. Please head downstairs where the host will meet you on arrival.

- Doors open 7.00 pm
- Event starts 7.30 pm
- Speed dating finishes at approximately 9.30 pm
- Venue closes 12.30 am

It’s essential that you arrive before 7.25 pm in order to take part. We might not be able to allow entry if you are late.

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Where

A stylish, intimate cocktail venue with warm lighting and a relaxed, social atmosphere. Perfect for easy conversation and genuine connections.

Address  5 Gun St, Reading RG1 2JR

Nearest station  Reading

Tel  020 7749 3955 – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  https://www.thecocktailclub.com/bars/reading

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

Reviews

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Emma Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/04/2026
Paul Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/04/2026
Mully Verified Attendee
  Easy going and friendly host who put me at ease.  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Laura Verified Attendee
  I met some much friendlier people  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Michele Verified Attendee
  2nd event attended good turn out and found interesting women  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Haroon Verified Attendee
  Thankyou for the opportunity for meeting up with beautiful people  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Sandra Verified Attendee
  Ben was an awesome host  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Ryan Verified Attendee
  Great host, maybe a little too repetitive with how it works, just a simple to the point welcome and how the evening goes and then the matching process at the end would have been better personally but a great guy who made everyone feel at ease very quickly. The venue itself I don't think is the most ideal with how small and dark it was. Overall though these events are a great way to meet people and recommend them to anyone  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Martin Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Edward Verified Attendee
  Very enjoyable  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Pat Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Cailean Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Kristin Verified Attendee
  Fun event! It was nice speaking to everyone. Only wish the music was quieter, it was so loud that all the attendees had difficulty hearing each other and I had to speak really loudly and lost my voice a little.  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Mark Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Paul Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Monica Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Jack Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Andy Verified Attendee
  Was good fun was my first one host made it feel easy  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Rachel Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Basem Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Josh Verified Attendee
  Fun  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Dill Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
ashley Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Andreas Verified Attendee
  Support overall, a bit more time required during meetings  
Posted: 09/04/2026
David Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Hilary Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Tomasz Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Ellie Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Rachael Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Barnaby Verified Attendee
Posted: 06/03/2026
Graham Verified Attendee
  It was relaxed and an ejoyable evening  
Posted: 06/03/2026
Marius Verified Attendee
Posted: 06/03/2026
Veronica Verified Attendee
  It was a nice setting, the organisers were really friendly & made sure everyone was ok. The event was fun & met nice people, just a shame there were less men!!  
Posted: 05/03/2026
R Verified Attendee
Posted: 13/02/2026
Marius Verified Attendee
  Ben was an excellent host and it was fun meeting lots of lovely people  
Posted: 12/02/2026
James Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/02/2024
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HOW IT WORKS

The beauty of Speed Dating London lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in London normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are a girl.

Meet & Mingle

A London speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes for speed dating London. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.