Simply Bold Cafe | Boutique | Bookstore

Such a neat spot. It was my first time visiting Reading and I’m so happy we ended up coming here! Hands down the best matcha I’ve ever had! It was soo good. I looove the setup of The cafe, bookstore and boutique all in one. Loved shopping, chatting with the owner, and checking out the variety of books. Also, For the locals in the area, There’s always events going on and a monthly book club!

absolutely adored my visit here! customer service was very kind and timely. the food was amazing. i got the GOAT breakfast sandwich and an iced vanilla chai. it was the best chai latte i’ve had so far! the sandwich was so flavorful. the atmosphere was so cozy and welcoming. other guests there were even kind to us. great for small group hangouts (we had 4 in our group), and for cute pictures and a great bite! will definitely be coming back!

The breakfast sandwich was obviously microwaved with a frozen sausage patty (see photo), and the “delicious bagels” advertised were clearly basic store-bought bagels. Nothing about it felt fresh or made in-house. What made it worse picking my plate up from a back counter area where no one was visible and the “kitchen” was… not really a kitchen. The thought of microwaved eggs and sausage being assembled out of sight in that setup was honestly off-putting. Charging café prices for what amounts to reheated grocery store ingredients is disappointing and quite frankly frustrating when you’re intentionally trying to support a small business. The caramel macchiato and smoothie were average. Nothing special, nothing memorable, and definitely not worth the price point. If you’re going to market

This used to be my favorite place to get a chai latte ! But the last few times I have been there it just tasted like milk with cinnamon powder. Today, I got their pumpkin pie one and is basically just milk can’t taste the pumpkin or the chai. It makes me very sad because I truly love this place! But something has to change with the chai lattes specially since they are charging $7 for a medium size drink.

Gorgeous and homely place for a cup of Joe and studying, working or chatting away. The bookshop is a small, well curated collection clearly handpicked with love and devotion. The Franklin Lloyd Wright-esque window patterns are a classy touch. Unfortunately, my coffee tasted extremely bitter and tasteless and was basically undrinkable.