Coppa Club, Sonning Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The “coppa hot” pizza was classic, delicious pizza with a good amount of heat."
• "The culinary offerings at Coppa Club are exceptional, with a delightful fusion of contemporary and classic dishes."
• "The food itself was delicious."
• "The dry aged steak here is possibly the best I have ever had."
• "Amazing food, service and view of the Thames."
• "Food was excellent."
• "The food is surprisingly good and the ambiance is even better."

Cons:

• "Carbonara was incredibly bland, and the Caesar salad was well presented but just had half a gem lettuce in it - completely intact."
• "Awful service and terrible food."
• "Food is not value for money. Quantity was less."
• "I ordered the chicken with fries and it looked pretty plain and tasted bland like something you'd easily make at home."
• "For breakfast, poached egg over cooked and very sour due to too much vinegar, black pudding a bit dry."
• "The food is mediocre at best."
• "Salad very salty, carbonara very greasy. Below average food with worst service I have had in a very long time."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was very good."
• "With its inviting ambiance and top-notch service, it's a must-visit restaurant for any food enthusiast."
• "Good table service. There is always a waiter/waitress walking around who checks up on you. Just give eye contact."
• "Staff are polite and friendly."
• "The service was also polite and surprisingly efficient, seeing that the hot food had to be ferried quite a distance from inside the pub to the cold garden outside."
• "The two waitresses serving us were very friendly and attentive."
• "The service is absolutely spot on and the food is consistently good."

Cons:

• "However the staff were rude and unwelcoming."
• "The service was terrible with it taking almost 35 mins and some prompting to get our puddings."
• "The service was slow, it took 15 minutes for a drink/food order to be taken."
• "But the service was really quite poor. Asked for ketchup 4 times and salt."
• "Staff are friendly and polite but need prompting."
• "We had to wait for 55-minutes for the mains, after the starters were finished, at a time that it was not busy."
• "Waiting/ bar staff were really slow and disinterested."

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

• "Sat on the terrace which was a wonderful atmosphere and it felt like you were outside due to the windows/doors being open."
• "In a land where nothing other than bodegas, fried chicken (ironically) and rave clubs are open after 9pm, a gem."
• "Lovely restaurant down by the River Thames."
• "The Igloo is quite warm, so nice on a colder day and it also has it’s own soundtrack playing."
• "Great vibes, awesome atmosphere and lovely selection of cocktails, drinks and nibbles."
• "Lovely restaurant with beautiful surrounding. Perfect place to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon by the river."
• "Coppa Club near Reading is an enchanting dining destination that flawlessly blends history with contemporary charm."

Cons:

• "Always expect to get caught up in heavy traffic on the approach, gets really congested."
• "The location is nice, the view is fantastic but the service is awful."
• "Overall vibe wasn’t great inside."
• "The biggest downfall was the booth itself - which are immensely popular and need to be booked weeks in advance."
• "But did feel that if we had paid afterwards, we would not have paid the gratuity as we felt that the wine should have arrived before or at the same time as the Antipasta."
• "It was so noisy we could hardly hear ourselves speak."
• "Place has gone downhill drastically since Covid."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Food is always good here and I find has a good selection to suit everyone."
• "The portion sizes were generous and just the right amount."
• "Good quality food which was well priced. Small beef ragu only £5.95."
• "The food was really tasty and very reasonable on price."
• "Very popular and very reasonable prices considering what you get for your money other than just food."
• "Food priced sort of bang on for what you get."
• "Delicious food with lot of varieties to choose for vegans and vegetarians and served quickly, we didn't wait long."

Cons:

• "We spent £130 for 4 people."
• "The skillet breakfast is okay but stingy portion size given it is £10."
• "The food is a bit overpriced and just okay ish."
• "Also very pricey. Please note they charge for the service automatically (12.5%!!)."
• "For 37 pounds with sauce the rib steak was extremely fatty and really difficult to digest."
• "It was £25 each for a glass of wine, main meal & service charge."
• "Igloo was not sufficiently warm. One small heater."