About Mac’s Coffee
Filter coffee, masala chai and the banana bun on Castle Street
Mac’s Coffee is a small independent coffee shop at 33 Castle Street in Reading town centre. There are only a few seats inside, so most people take their coffee and bakes with them, and kerbside pickup is available.
The counter mixes specialty coffee with Indian flavours. Reviewers keep coming back for the filter coffee, the masala chai and the banana bun, a fried bun with a hint of spice that comes up in 39 Google reviews. The bakes are made on site, and the shop also sells local foods such as peanut and almond butter.
Friendly staff come up in 89 reviews. The Demi Texan put it best: highly recommended, but don’t blink, you’ll miss it.
- Friendly staff, mentioned in 89 reviews
- Bakes made on site
- Kerbside pickup
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance

Don’t blink, you’ll miss it
33 Castle Street, Reading. A small shopfront with a big queue.