A cafe in Caversham that recently opened its doors has been going from strength to strength despite only welcoming customers two weeks prior.
The manager of Caffe House Italian Coffee Ronaldo Maxhari said that he and the team have been overwhelmed by support from the locals.
"We opened on the Tuesday, September 2," he said. "It has been going really well. We did a half-price deal on everything for the first week.
"Then we carried on with the coffees for another two weeks. We may continue this for another three or four weeks."
Mr Maxhari said that he used to work in cafes when he was a lot younger but is now fully prepared to take on such a venture.
He went on to say that he is very interested in what makes a coffee shop likable and atmospheric and hopes to make Caffe House a lovely spot for people to meet up for a hot drink and snack.
"We are an independent which I think is so nice for Reading because there are so many chains," he said.
"We do provide special coffee - Italian coffee which makes us different from other places I think. It comes straight from Italy. It is really good quality. The roast is better and it isn't bitter at all."
Mr Maxhari said that although the coffee at Caffe House is a little more expensive, he hopes customers will appreciate the high quality of the coffee.
"Our challenge is to show people that our coffee is really premium. It is better than the stuff you get from any old shop, people should definitely come and try for themselves," he continued.
Everything else at the new coffee shop is pretty standard to other types of places. They are currently serving a lovely selection of cakes and paninis.
They also serve a selection of ice creams and hope to eventually open up later on to serve desert food. The plan at the moment is for waffles and crepes.
"We feel that this is a little unusual for cafes, maybe they would not serve that kind of thing. Our goal is coffee crepes and waffles and we will then be open longer," Mr Maxhari continued.
"We staying open at the moment until around seven o clock, whereas other cafes it is more like around five or four that they close. As it is a new business we are still growing our staff."
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