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Workhouse CoffeeReading

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

Oxford Rd0.6 mi from Reading centrelast reviewed October 2026

Reading's roaster-led coffee house on Oxford Road, with its own Workhouse Coffee Company beans on the shelf. Take a bag home and ask what's freshest.

A Reading coffee house where the roaster's name is on the bag.

4.5★★★★½(178)
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Roasts its ownSingle originsBeans to go

What we love

  • •Roasts its own under the Workhouse Coffee Company name
  • •Head Roaster Greg Costello is behind the range
  • •Named single origins and blends sold as retail bags, each with printed tasting notes
  • •Bags to take home, including single-origin varietals like Pacamara

Location

335 Oxford Rd, Reading RG30 1AY, UK

0.6 mi from Reading centre

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