paved stone walkway leading to a door with a sandwich board sign highlighting cafe specials

Berks County Eats is all about supporting local businesses, and nothing makes me happier than seeing a local business thriving and expanding.

One local business that has recently grown is the Reading Coffee Company.

variety of candies and honey on a table in front of a wall of coffee grounds

The Reading Coffee Company operates out of a factory just outside Birdsboro, along Route 724. While they have always offered a small retail area, the business expanded over the summer to include a full breakfast and lunch café.

I headed in for a late breakfast, arriving around 9 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. The café was quiet, only one other table for two was occupied when I got there.

order counter at Reading Coffee Company with blue-colored digital menu board

Though I don’t drink coffee, I do love a good tea. So I ordered a chai and a breakfast sandwich before grabbing a seat and plugging in my laptop.

The chai was ready first with the sandwich coming shortly behind.

sausage, egg and cheese sandwich on bun made of waffled hash browns next to a cup of coffee

Reading Coffee Company offers sandwiches that are both traditional and unique – it was traditional in the ingredients: sausage, egg and cheese – but unique in that it was built on a “bun” of waffled hashed browns.

Hash browns are cooked and pressed on a waffle iron. The result is a sandwich with a built-in side.

Unfortunately the waffles didn’t stay together until the end, and I eventually had to use a fork to finish up, but I still enjoyed the meal.

And i really enjoyed the chai as well – it was more heavily spiced than a lot of the others around, but still very enjoyable. I did get a little sticker shock when I saw the chai was $8, essentially the same price as my breakfast sandwich and more than any of the coffee drinks on the menu.

table for two sitting next to a blue half wall inside the Reading Coffee Company Cafe

One thing I enjoyed about the cafe is that it is a good remote work spot. I sat there for about two hours with my laptop plugged in. Others came and went doing the same though there was never a point where the cafe was full.

All that is to say that I would definitely go back again for the occasional splurge at Reading Coffee Company, even though I don’t drink coffee.

BCE Rating
Food: Good
Service: Very Good
Ambiance: Very Good
Price: $

Reading Coffee Company
316 W. Main Street
Birdsboro, PA 19508