Kingsland Cafe in West Berkshire

First time here. Took my mother out for breakfast and wow. Very nice food and fabulous service. Recommended to all. Defo going back. Hasta le vista

Great find. A proper, good quality and value cafe!

Possibly the best chips I've had in a very long time, very reasonably priced too. Everything is freshly cooked and made to order. Would very much recommend to anyone looking for a quick bite to eat on the way somewhere.

Been there on several occasions never been let down very tasty and generous portions

The is where I like to go for a full english breakfast.

Quite a busy place, understaffed A decent place to get a coffee

Great Breakfast in a lovely and clean, air conditioned Cafe! Loved it!!!

I had a lovely time at the cafe with my 4 year old son. He hadn’t eaten properly for a couple of days prior as he was under the weather & today he got his appetite back & asked for the small English Breakfast. I was really impressed he ate well & tried everything & Marillia was kind enough to swap the bacon for a hash brown. My son also got a pack of pens to colour with & a squirt with a pretend ketchup bottle! I found the staff were so attentive & friendly & they gave him the works on a milkshake with cream & marshmallows etc. He loved the range of toppings to chose from. We had a lovely breakfast and I left feeling very stuffed. The coffee was amazing 🤩 Thank you for amazing service & a lovely breakfast x

Not the first time I have been here. Good menu, very quick service. The food is well cooked and the staff helpful and friendly. Very reasonably priced. We will definitely be going again.

Small, basic, wouldn't go back. Teenager with mobile music playing a nuisance and seemed to be related to staff so not reprimanded

Lovely food always, owner is very friendly

Wow Wow Wow, What a wonderful warm & friendly cafe. The staff are friendly. The smoothie was amazing. The ham omelette was light & fluffy & very tasty. You have options if you'd like salad or chips. I went for the Homemade Caramel & Rolo Cheesecake - it was mouthwatering & divine. The food is fresh. The cafe is kept clean & tidy. It was busy but no-one was rushed. Would recommend a visit to all. Thank you for a wonderful visit - my stomach is content & full.

Went to king lands cafe today for milk shakes, they both was hot not cold one little bit, not happy tried telling the lady that and she was rude and said that’s how there meant to be, never returning again!!!!

A little gem of a café serving solid British food. My son and i had the Mega breakfast, which was outstanding. It was freshly cooked and washed down by a good cup of tea.

I like this sort of cafe, that does good-value regular breakfasts. It's not easy. To hit budget price, they have to serve non-prime produce, and here that showed in the sausages, which were spammy. But the cafe clearly has good chefs because the fried eggs were served perfectly runny. Tomato was good too. Edible bacon and mushrooms. Tea was catering quality but hot. For the price, this was a good breakfast, which gave me the protein I wanted. Busy cafe, but staff on the ball and service rapid.

I must write a report on this cafe in the Kingsland centre in Thatcham. Because Thatcham is a small village town on the main Bath rd, A4 between Reading and Newbury it is an ideal place to stop and enjoy a breakfast, lunch or a evening meal. The Kingsland center is a small arcade of shops and amongst these is the Kingsland Cafe. I popped in one week day morning with the wife who suggested a coffee. Well the smell of cooked food made my nostils twitched and there as i look at the memu was the good old fashioned cooked breakfast. Yes breakfast was ordered and the taste was brilliant, no broken eggs or burnt bacon it was as you would expect. So to conclude if you ever visit this town of Thatcham, West Berkshire and fancy a bite to eat look no further than the Kingsland cafe. Value for money excellent, time being served great and the food delicious.

Marillia made or wedding cakes and it was absolutely amazing. It truly looked and tasted the part. Great coffee there too, support a local business rather than spending your money at a chain across the street.

Good no thrills food at a reasonable price. Lovely staff, clean and well run.

Friendly staff and lovely Milk shakes.

We went for a quick lunch between appointments in and around Thatcham. Kingsland Cafe's sandwiches are delicious with a good variety of fillings. Mine was egg mayonnaise and my friends was sausage and bacon. They were generously well filled so well worth the money. We also had a salad garnish which was obviously so fresh and crisp. The sandwiches are made to order. They are not waiting in a cabinet. The staff were attentive but not intrusive and we had exactly what we wanted. The mugs had saucers, too! We had somewhere to put our teaspoons. That's unusual for cafes that serve tea in mugs. Thank you Kingsland; we'll be back.

Maybe the staff don't smile that much, but they were friendly and polite, and I was at the café for the food and not the fake smiles. Really good place for someone with dietary needs - lots of variety, and we especially appreciated the jacket potatoes and gluten free bread. A lady with celiac was ordering whilst we were there, and they were clearly taking great effort to be careful to accommodate.

Lovely jacket spud and very friendly people

Not very friendly, a smile costs nothing. Food was mediocre at best. Don't waste your time

I have worked in Thatcham for many years and have been a regular at Kingsland Cafe.. Many years ago the place was dingy, outdated and offered bought in sausage rolls, and pasties and even the fresh sandwiches did not seem..... well fresh.. A lick of paint, new owners and the place looks great. Love the decorations and it feels like a warm inviting place for lunch. Today I ordered my usual the veggie breakfast. Its the first time eating in ( i usually have a take out sandwich ) since lockdown so wanted to see if it was still good. I enjoyed it.. Cooked well, just the right size for lunch at a good price. ( I was joking about the hashbrown being crunchy :) ). What makes the place special is the owners enthusiasm and she takes pride it what she does. From the home made cakes, take a way sandwich or eating in, the food has always been good. Always chatty and friendly and adds to the experience. Would highly recommend.

Nice mega breakfast, but i confess the main reason i get coffees there is the well cute waitress, never spoken to her but she brightens my day when ever i visit

Lady was rude who complained about sauces and very over priced and not worth the money no socially distanced tables awful service food wasn’t great either

If you have a disability then DO NOT go to this cafe. Tried to take a friend over the weekend who is medically exempt from wearing a face mask, and was greeted with the rudest person I've ever met. They massively breach the Equality Act of 2010 (which can result in a £9k fine, by the way). Despite me politely informing her my friend was exempt, she said he should have something round his neck saying this so she doesn't have to ask. Can you imagine telling somebody they should have to wear something announcing their disability? This is something that you don't have to disclose, and telling somebody they must is breaking the law. She caused my friend to have an anxiety attack, meaning we left before we could get any food and had to go home. This place must review how it treats all guests. Their policies of barking at people at the door and making everybody feel unwelcome and sub-human have to change. They'll find that if they continue to operate this way they'll be fined for breaching the Equality Act of 2010. Maybe she should wear something around her neck to warn of sub-standard service?

The server in this cafe made it very clear she considers customers to be an inconvenience that clutter up her place of work and even the merest attempt at civility is too much effort. Doubtless they feel themselves very daunting when bullying the local pensioners. Probably explains why the place was completely empty when I visited.

Well looked after here, really nice lady who served us and the food was great, will recommend to all.

Whoever has employed the older woman in this cafe needs to have a long hard think. I had to walk out as she wouldn’t look at me whilst talking she is awful rude and has terrible customer service skills. It used to be cosy and the funny thing is still no toilet. I won’t be going back

Friendly lady Lovely bacon and egg sandwich Smooth coffee

Didn’t even make it over the threshold. While waiting to be seated the lady serving was soo rude that we decided to take our custom elsewhere. Made to feel like our business was an inconvenience to her. Really abrupt in her manner and made to feel very unwelcome. Why she has a job in hospitality I will never know!

Rude service and very average breakfast. The lady behind the counter couldn’t crack a smile if she tried. A good example of a local business that isn’t worth supporting. Try another option on that strip of shops.

Ordered two toasties, very basic no little extras on the side.

Very polite professional service. Good food.

The Kingsland Cafe is lovely and really well decorated since their refurb which makes the place look a lot more up to date and modern which is nicer than it was before. The food is as always really good and quickly made. The staff especially the main lady who works there is really friendly and always goes out of her way to make others feel welcome. The only downfall for me is the elderly smokers outside when the door is open and if there is a slight breeze you get a waft of cigarette smoke with your meal. It’s a shame!

Often eat here with my Mum, Staff is very friendly, I love the burger and highly recommend the mega breakfast it’s delicious! Tasty food and good value!

Great local cafe in the centre of Thatcham. Recommend the all day breakfast.

Lovely food nice owners like new lay out

Basic but food was ok, not much to chose from.

First time in 6 months that I've been back to kingsland cafe and I was impressed. Previously a generous 2 star cafe but the food and service has definitely gone up a notch or 2. The breakfast was delicious and good quality sausage and bacon. Will definitely return.

I came here once with three other people one weekday lunchtime. The rest of the clientele should have alerted me to the standard as they were decidedly down-and-out. The waitress at the counter who took the order did not acknowledge us in any way and I had to say 'hello' very loudly to gain her attention. As she took our order she said not a word and did not look up. I had the 'mega' breakfast which was a normal breakfast but mega-priced at nearly £8. My friends hand tuna and sweetcorn baked potato, a sausage sandwich and scrambled egg on toast. The food was OK, but no more and overpriced. We won't be coming here again

A friendly cafe with good food and drink.

We visit here regularly. Usually for a catch up and a coffee. Friendly staff On occasions have eaten. The breakfast is very good. Love sitting outside watch the world go by. Locals very friendly

fantastic food and really friendly staff can't recommend the food enough keep up the good work all of the staff at the best cafe in berkshire

Simple with a lovely service. I like this place they have a good breakfast and other things on for lunch. Nice tea with a smile. Great cafe.

Good food great service friendly staff

good service from a lovely lady

Very friendly staff, will visit this cafe every time I go to Thatcham

Nice local cafe with friendly staff.

We didn't want much for lunch because we were dancing during the afternoon so did not want too much extra to carry around. We each had a toasted sandwich and I chose bacon and egg. I thought that both might be free range because it was a delicious sandwich and with the bacon cooked just to my liking. Service was polite and smiling and we didn't wait long for our freshly toasted sandwiches. Such reasonable prices, too!

Awesome place to go...... Look at the size of the salad..... Just for this lady lara brown that had this umpleasant comment below mine.... Is this the size of the salad that you were talking about that fills most of the plate???? ...... I mean really???? Well done kingsland cafe..... I m going to be a constant costumer for now on..... Well done

Have just moved to the area from reading so we are trying out all the local places. This breakfast was good, hot, tasty and lots of it, although quite greasy. The best breakfast in the Broadway that we have found! All are around same price in area.

Awful unfriendly service The menu is big but it's expensive for the tiny amount you get. Most of the plate is made up of salad. Vegetarian breakfast is a complete rip off.

Great friendly service, good tasting food made in good time, and seeing some of these comments about the milkshakes being too frothy, it's because they are a brand called 'shmoo' it's the brand of milkshake that is naturally frothy, would 100% go again

The best breakfast house around friendly cosy atmosphere delicious coffee,and offers a good range of snacks ,art coffee 2☕️☕️🎂🎂🍦🍦🌯🌯

Llevé a mi madre y abuela aquí para el desayuno y todo lo que puedo decir es que la comida es horrible: todos nos fuimos lo que me dieron y también pedimos dos batidos!!No podía beber, fue simplemente espuma!!!Evitar como horrible bajando un poco desde aquí hay mejores lugares para comer y beber

Food excellent as usual, staff friendly and helpful. Wheelchair and assistance dog friendly. Good range of food and wide range of drinks and prices very reasonable.

Poor breakfast .... Cash and carry sausages and awful bacon. Service wasn't particularly great. Overpriced.

Este es el peor café de la zona!

El personal era muy mal humor, parecía para tratar los clientes como una carga. Nos nos ignoró totalmente cuando pedí pan frito en vez de tostadas, entonces cuando recibí mi desayuno, me dijeron que la camarera lo que pedí y entramos en ella y no hicieron nada. Pedí un "Mega" el desayuno que no era mucho más grande que la 'tradicional' y no valía la pena £7.95 ! El personal me hizo sentir muy incómodo y no encontrado como muy atento!

Perfect little cafe, good food, friendly staff, good value for money. Not much else to say really, apart from Try it when your next passing.

This is a nice cafe, with a wide choice of breakfasts etc. I went for a veggie fry up, just scrambled eggs, beans, 2 hash browns, peice of toast and mushrooms. Plus one coffee. I was suprised when the lot came to £8.20 though. I pointed out that the mega, meat breakfast with coffee was under £8..so why so much..? He said the scrambled eggs used three eggs so cost much more than fried. I said I could buy 10 boxes of eggs for that price..! Anyway apart from daft price it was a lovely breakfast. But if other places do a veggie fry up for under a fiver then it's unlikely I will return.

Visit to have a cook breakfast at weekends . Enjoyed the food served nice and hot. Reasonable priced. Sat inside but there are tables outside if you don't mind people smoking

me and my colleuge went in to get lunch today. there was a lady standing behind the counter on her ipad, a man stood there playing on his phone, we wdere waiting to be serverd. then a man appered from the back off the shop and served us, the lady made out food with no hair net and her hair down !!!!!! the pannis we ordered didnt fit in the machine so the ends werent cooked, it was cold and we wont be going back there again!!!

We went in for a late lunch. Food was freshly cooked, portion sides were good, price was fine. Rather small cafe so tables are very close together and little privacy for conversion.

After reading the previous reviews I thought that my friends and I would visit this cafe for something to eat before moving on to the horse racing at Newbury. We were expecting a high quality and cheap breakfast but we were disappointed not to have either. A decidedly average breakfast and not cheap. We have had better and cheaper in the Reading area. Staff were friendly enough and the place was clean. We will not be returning.

This cafe has a real Old fashioned Cafe feel about it. Sometimes all you want is a fry up and a nice cup of tea. This Cafe delivers just that. Good food and good value. Glad to have it in Thatcham

This is a great cafe that serves you food and drinks that are good and nicely brought to you to eat and drink.

food is as good as you get in a cafe.Staff are tidy and polite and there is a good choice at a reasonable price.

This is a lovely friendly little cafe ..good food best coffee around .