I have been shopping at Basilica for a couple of years and love the place. Great personal service…read morefrom Simon and a good selection if clothes from Nigel Cabourn, YMC, Stone Island, CP Company, Edwin and his own brand Bespoke range. Pop in and have a chat and you will be pleasantly surprised.

Massive department store on Reading's high street, John Lewis has everything. No cheap knock-offs…read morehere, it's all name brands and it's all expensive. Similar in theme to Macy's or Dillard's or Bloomingdale's in the States, the John Lewis department store is carved up into various sections for menswear, ladieswear, boys, girls, housewares, electronics, jewelry, perfumes and more. Very good service, which is what you are paying for. The electronics department includes televisions, radios and computers, priced at what I think are above PC World and Argos prices. All that said, it's a lovely store and a pleasant shopping experience. If I ever win the lottery, this is where I will blow most of my winnings.

I like John Lewis and the Reading store is one of my favourite destinations…read more Until last Saturday when the shop staff made me feel like a criminal. I was looking at their Xmas decorations along with other shoppers. First I noticed one shop assistant shadowing my every step then i went to look at the table settings and another assistant tailing me again. I looked around several times at the other shoppers and none of them appeared to be receiving the same dogged attention. This continued even after I purchased some items and moved to the cooking utensils. As the only black female on the shop floor, I left the store feeling harassed and victimised. I am still upset reliving the horrible experience. I will not be visiting again for the foreseeable future.

I had such a great night recently at their pre-Christmas fun evening. There was bubbly on offer, a…read moreprize draw and 20% off. I wouldn't normally shop there as it's really expensive, but thought I'd give it a go. Really glad I did, got a lovely dress that I would never normally have picked up, but the staff working there just insisted I try it on as one of my many options. They weren't pushy at all though. I had loads of things and this was the least expensive and they said it looked great - didn't try to pressure me to buy the most expensive items. Recommend (but save up a little bit first)

Having moved from London with its abundance of good suit shops I found Reading lacking some quality…read moresuit shops. Being resigned to buying off the peg cheapish suits for a while I stumbled on this place. A bit more expensive but far better quality and fitter who had some idea of what he was doing. Liked the service, the fitting and attention to details. I know where to go in the future.

What an useless company, I would never ever use these guys again. I spent a lot of money for two…read moresuits, they took a little over six months, with 5 refittings on one suit and 3 on the other and neither one of them has the waistcoat perfect. I have actually just decided to take them as they are and I will visit my local tailor to finish up. I really shouldn't have to but I cannot face going back again to these guys to have a bunch of BS waffling excuses about master tailors being on holiday or how they are going to make a fuss and get it right. None of the excuse making is acceptable, nor is the duration and cost to still not have a great suit. In the future I will always go elsewhere. For the cost and timings I have put in to just going to the offices could've flown to Asia and got many suits made and come home with them.

I've heard so much about this place in other town I had to check it out. Very dark inside so makes…read moreit hard to see colours clearly. But love the decor. More places should make this kind of effort. A bit expensive but you can find unique items at a reasonable price. The staff???? Rather nice!!!

High fashion, which reminded me of Macy's or Sax's Fifth Avenue in the States. Lots of "famous"…read morename brand clothing at undiscounted prices for those who simply must wear whatever it is that's in season this season. Needless to say, that's not me. This store also has a furniture and housewares department with prices that just about gave me a nosebleed. But if that's you, this is your store. Ask about the personal shopper and the "gold shopper" lounge. Woo!

This is a great Debenhams.its massive, and really has everything you could hope for in a debenhams!…read more The staff are superhelpful, and when I recently went in to get some makeup needed to cover a blackeye(darn muggers!) for an interview, they were much nicer than the ladies in Boots in trying to help me find the best solution!