Coco di Mama - All Day Italian - Reading in Reading

We was missing some food... 1 Sausage & Pancetta Ragu with Rigatoni Grande for £10.15

Shock, horror, tears. It was a beautiful place, with a lovely outside area as well, popular with young people, and when I went there over a month ago IT HAD GONE NOT A SIGN OF IT LEFT.

Does anyone know why it is permanently closed? I just dropped to have my coffee and surprise, business closed 😧 I understand it was overnight.

The best coffee in Reading without doubt

It's a great place to grab a coffee, try their range of food options.

A Grande Spicy Pollo was the dish I had. I think they should rename it Scarso Blando No Pollo. A ridiculous price £9.75 for a toddlers size lunch pot with no sauce, no taste and a tea spoon of shredded chicken. Smaller than a pot noodle, not as tasty, but about 10 times the price. I can imagine the person who filled this pot is still laughing hysterically at the thought of another mug actually paying a tenner for it. Recommend to avoid this rip off place.

**update*** after posting this SEVEN MONTHS ago, the sign on the door still says 7.30am and the staff are still bewildered when you try and open their locked doors before they've decided to open at 8am. Who is managing this store?! What a joke! Despite the sign on the door saying that they open at 7.30am, I got turfed out when I dared to walk in at 7.47am. Apparently they try to put paper over the opening times showing the times they would rather be open, clearly management have the audacity to remove it 😃

My first visit to this cafe. The coffee was a good temperature, and the flavour was delicate. But the Americano was a little thin for my taste, so next time I will go for a cappuccino. The decor and furniture in this small unit was attractive. The staff were friendly and efficient, moving the queue along well. They were impressively busy, despite being in what I call the Coffee Quarter, with at least 8 coffee shops close together. They could do even more trade if they opened a little earlier, like several of their rivals. I see that they do food as well: but Italian cuisine, to its credit, is difficult to pull off canteen style. (The Italian mama doesn't do cafeteria food.) I might give it a go; but if Coco can compete with Madoo Italian deli cafe round the corner, I will take my hat off.

Terrific coffee, good service and reasonsbly priced. Like the pre order system by computer.

Lovely atmosphere here for coffee and pastries

A wonderful find in a city centre surrounded by the usual corporate coffee shops. On entering, unusually for a cafe, you have to order by touch screen and then collect when ready, unless you have ordered drinks and/or food from the fridge which you just help yourself to. This ordering method does mean you can exactly what you want in your coffee e.g. various types of milk, syrups, extra shots etc. The food, including paninis, ciabattas, pastas are freshly made to order. The spiced mozzarella and tomato panini was very tasty, with fresh cooked chillis, mixed peppers and onions, giving the traditional recipe a great twist. Coffee was very good, hot and strong. The little biscuits served with the drinks melted in your mouth. Definitely worth a visit!

Unfortunately my first experience with Coco di Mama wasn’t the best as it was completely quiet but the place was filthy and the food was not as advertised. The atmosphere was okay but as shown in the picture that is how the table next to me was, for hours.

It is a friendly place with very helpful staff.

Had a really good coffee. My breakfast roll was cold by the time the drink was served but at least it was fresh ingredients

It was great. I thought it would be more expensive than the chain competitors nearby but prices are similar, and the service was excellent.

Stopped for coffee during break from Christmas shopping .Coffee was good so we’re their cheese straws.Staff were very friendly.

Great service nice food and people

Excellent service with great range of tasty food!

Amazingfood and staff very welcoming

Food is great when they have things in stock, very often 50% of the menu is out of stock and the team needs to substitute which sauce for the pasta I selected… very disappointing. The portions of sauce when they have it are also pretty poor with it just being dropped on the top of a full tub of pasta

Great place to spend time with friends with yummy lunch . Have a variety of pasta and coffee options.

Tasty coffee with sugar-free options

Food was better when made inside Bella Italia

Just had a nice coffee IN A CUP. Only coffee cos croissants too expensive. They need more customers why so many people opposite in Pret a Manger adding to the nations waste?

Nice coffee and drinks but slow service

We just ordered the lentil ragu pasta and received dry pasta with maybe 2 tablespoons of sauce. We didn't order a bowl of plain pasta! We expected actual sauce on the pasta, imagine that. Absolutely awful! We also ordered 2 orders of garlic bread and received a rock hard piece of old bread and a foccacia. We are extremely disappointed. Don't order from this establishment if you want to receive good food. We tried to ring them twice and they weren't taking any calls. Appalling service!

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬very rude service. a very rude person with long hair. I paid for coffee three times and she said it wasn't paid. She checks private bags to make sure nothing gets taken out of the store. because you can't stand next to the fridge with salads and sandwiches. checks your accounts to see if you bought coffee or pasta where they are preparing it in the kitchen. I order hot coffee to go, they made it cold for me 3 times. they don't read orders. I will never go there again

Ham Hock carbonara, well it was a take away tub of just pasta. No Sauce, no ham and just lots of water. Disgusting and over priced.

Takeaway tub of water with pasta. No meat and no sauce absolute waste of money do not buy from here you will be disappointed

As an Italian this I was completely unimpressed. The pasta was bland and the price was high considering its quality. Also, the name 'coco di mama' doesn't even make sense in Italian it should be coCco di mamMa further showing how non-italian this place is. Service was good and fast however.

Ordered a meal and was called by my name to collect it. I took the pot, no bag offered, but was in a rush. As I was several feet away I was curious about my pot and checked the contents. They had given me the wrong pot. I had to make my way back and request they give me the correct pot. As someone who works in H&S I cannot stress enough how bad it is to give the wrong food content to someone. Specifically if the individual had been a muslim, a vegetarian or even had serious allergies and been given the wrong dish without noticing. This is not acceptable for these types of instances to happen. There's also the fact I could have arrived home and checked to see I had wasted money and had no dinner with the wrong meal provided. Overall will not be returning. I strongly recommend anyone who goes here to check the contents before taking it away, if you don't want to be given the wrong meal. Especially if you have very important dietry concerns.

They won't accept cash! Not everyone wants to have every expense pile up in their bank statement!

The relief did not arrive as ordered, another coffee arrived and they argued with us until they realized that they were wrong, we ordered a salad that comes ready from the fridge and we discovered some ingredients that unfortunately we did not notice, we did not touch or open we wanted to change but the owner of the place behaved disgustingly and did not agree to do anything and answered in a disgusting way , we tasted the salad at our age it tastes like anxiety, don't touch the Caesar salad our recommendation. She continued to ramble on and try to educate us about the owner of the place until we showed her that she was spouting nonsense and she was talking to someone who had been a barista for 6 years. Not a fun experience, it's an expensive cafe for mediocre food and drinks

When you order from the machine its not written that the meals are from the fridge. The salad is disgusting and not fresh at all. It looks like they are in the fridge for days. When we ask to replace (before we even touch it) they automatically said no with not even trying to understand the reason!

Absolutely a recommendable coffee shop, coffee is awesome, and the staff is so sweet

Not the best service, staff don't help that much beyond their basic duties.

Decent food forever popular items run put by early afternoon. Seating area is not the tidiest though.

Cold tasteless coffee, poor service and another establishment refusing to take cash - will be closed down soon

Great place to drink coffee, and just chill out. Friendly staff, excellent service and the croissants are to die for!

Such good food! Just had the pasta Bolognese and it was like home made level goodness. At least to my non Italian self. Nice staff as well, and really lovely shop with a massive window for people watching, which I was totally obsessed with. I'm going back for sure!

Interior is nice but it is incredibly overpriced and ridiculous for a lunch Venue. The pesto and mozzarella panini is not special and no better than Starbucks or Pret but £2 more. Cheesy garlic bread was awful, chewy and tasted if it had been heated in a microwave. Would visit maybe just for coffee or drinks but would avoid for food. Marked service down as you order yourself and staff simply pass you your food that’s it

Great atmosphere; the staff are welcoming with friendly and smiley faces. The pasta service was fast and helpful. Tried the Spicy Pollo Pasta and was tasty; it was ‘al dente’ consistency and pasta sizes was decent. Tips are: -you can self order or also order via the counter with helpful staff if it your first time. -they have nice coffee, though also can help yourself to free tap water with glass by the cutlery area. -wide selection of hot and cold food/drinks. -no need to book as the service is fast. Overall I would recommend a try and visit; positive vibes, lively music (was there during a special promotion), modern and fun.

New to reading got a dj playing house music and great coffee and service.

Such a lovely place. Great variety of food -they also offer fresh pasta🤗- and drinks, friendly staff and cozy atmosphere. I love spending time there working with my laptop.

Lovely place to sit and enjoy italian coffee and food. Big variety of pastas, summer drinks and many more. Save using the coffee club as its 25% off on all drinks.

Sure there was a fly in the hot food counter.

They advertise meal for one with dessert which I didn’t get, garlic bread absolutely awful and I ordered polo pasta that didn’t even had any chicken in it. Would not recommend

Really nice coffee shop with amazing food, especially the crispy bacon sub. Love the set up and with the touch screen ordering, just those few more minutes browsing helps with choice. Would have been 5 stars but chairs were dirty and the windows were filthy but would definitely visit again.

By a mile, the best pasta you’ll get. Slow cooked bolognese is amazing.

I am one of the regulars and can say with confidence one of the best coffee in town as well as the almond croissant in coco’s offer. Much polite staff, always welcoming, great vibe and atmosphere. Thank you !

Dana from READING UK ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT ITALIAN FOOD HARDLY UNDERSTOOD A WORD I SAID AND TRIED TO CHEAT US OUT OF MONEY - EXTREMELY BAD - BE CAREFUL

Very bad making hot chocolate, not hot drink, I had cool drink

This place was quite simply dreadful. Three items off the very small menu didn't bode well, and we should have left but we thought it was worth a chance. It wasn't. Pasta was overcooked, re-heated and lukewarm, the ragu was flavourless. You want parmesan? Nope no one asked, and I managed to get shaved parmesan but it was a token gesture. I spotted what was clearly a staff meeting with what looked like a manager, and yet this manager didn't spot the tables that needed cleaning, and the broom that was discarded at the table next to us. I knew it was someone with managerial status as the font was large on her phone, and the person she was there to see was clearly getting the boot. Personally I think she should be the one to be sacked. The place was dirty, the kitchen untidy (you can see it as its an open hatch), and the food was dreadful. Don't waste your money. The cost of living is too high as it is.

Very efficient service. One of the staff members saw me struggling to order my coffee at their electronic service point so did it for me, which was much appreciated. A limited number of chairs outside, but it was nice to sit in the sun.

Dreadful - we all had the Ragu. Sauce was bland, pasta was overcooked and dish was tepid. Kitchen was filthy and with stock all over the place. Avoid at all costs.

Cute little cafe in the heart of reading town. The coffee here is nice.

Dana and her team are awesome. The coffee was lovely and the cookie was warm and tasted great. The interior is nice and comfy. I strongly recommend Coco di Mama.

Brilliant staff Helen, Sarah and Dana, could not have been more helpful and pleasant, this was our first visit. Great food and coffee, would hugely recommend this place.

Pumping out loud music made it hard to hear have any conversation

Lovely staff (especially the Scottish girl). Friendly atmosphere. Marvellous coffee and a superb Carbonara!

Nice comfy chairs, very family friendly and good choice of menu for all the family. Great value too.

A great addition to our High street. The food is amazing quality, generous portions, and great value. The team were so friendly and welcoming too. My new fave spot!

So excited Coco is in Reading! Such a lovely vibe and the team is so friendly. The pasta pots are YUM in a pot.

So glad Coco has opened a store in Reading - love their pasta and that I can now get Bomboloni’s all day, every day! 😍

10/10, would recommend. Great staff, great food, great vibes!

Amazing coffee and food and a cool place to sit for a while. Very friendly service.