Cosmo Reading

35-38 Friar Street, RG1 1DX - Reading
€€ Chinese Japanese
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80/100
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🍽️ Dine-in 🚚 Delivery 🥡 Takeout 🍺 Alcohol 🍹 Cocktails 🍷 Wine 📅 Reservations Wheelchair accessible Accessible restroom 😊 Casual 👥 Good for groups

💬 What people say

Quick service 75 Indian food 73 Birthday 60 Chocolate fountain 44 Queue 33 Food choices 26 Robot 14 Teppanyaki 8

👍 Recommended by 18 people

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Contact Information

📞 Phone: +44 118 959 5588
📍 Address: 35-38 Friar Street, Reading

🕐 Opening Hours

Closed Opens at 04:30 PM
Monday1 04:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Tuesday2 04:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Wednesday3 04:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Thursday4 04:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Friday5 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Saturday6 12:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Sunday7 04:30 PM - 09:30 PM

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Martin D'sylva

3 days ago
★★★★☆ 4/5
The food that I chose was good. There's a great choice of food from all over the world, for all tastes, or lack of tastes. It's not fine dining but the food tastes good and you're definitely not going to leave hungry. It was interesting following a robot towards our table. Friendly welcoming staff.
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Jon Case

5 days ago
★★★★☆ 4/5
Apart from the desserts the food is lovely here. An amazing selection that always tastes delicious. The desserts aren't particularly good though, pretty bland and cheap. Well worth going though, excellent value as well.
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Alex Hart

2 weeks ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Me and my partner go often, at least once a month or sometimes even twice a week! 🐷 The food is always good, sometimes stock is low towards closing time but that’s to be expected. Staff are always friendly and helpful, place is always clean too!
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primprim productions

3 weeks ago
★★★★☆ 4/5
Food was great and such a huge selection wish we had a bit more time to experience it all and talk about it after but we did feel a little rushed (not by staff). Not much interaction with staff as you serve yourself and a robot takes you to the table which was very slow and kept stopping when children would stand in front to look at it, great idea but a member of staff could've achieved this in half the time. Very kid heavy place so if you just enjoy a nice quiet meal then maybe not the place for you but for my 1st time going I really enjoyed it and would like to go again.
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Debbie Dyer

4 weeks ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Randomly spotted this place when I stayed a couple of doors down at the Ibis. Had to try it. Delicious food, plenty of it! Well organised considering the place was packed out. Just don't make the mistake I did and overdo it on the puddings! I ate so much I could not get comfy even hours later! 🤦
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Joji KP

a month ago
★★★★★ 5/5
The best in Reading. Variety of foods for an affordable price. But it's busy, reservation recommended.
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pam kwai

a month ago
★★★★☆ 4/5
A wide selection of food. With this price, can’t expect really high quality. Overall a happy meal for us.
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2 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Great place good prices and a lot of choice for food! great cocktails too
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Georgia Brown (Voyager221141)

2 months ago
★★★★★ 5/5
REVIEW UPDATED FOR 2023 Still an incredibly positive experience! Myself and my partner went again recently (26/8/2023) and again had a wonderful time. My thoughts are still much the same as below - wonderful service, attentive hosts, great food and a lovely atmosphere. It is always packed when we come in, which is a testament to how fantastic it is! Definitely recommend if you are looking for an exciting dining experience. Original review - visit 6/11/2022 Myself and my partner came to COSMO on the off chance on Sunday. We had to wait a little to be seated, but that was okay as we hadn't booked and the restaurant was very busy! When it came time to be seated, we were taken to our seat than none other than a robot - a very smart Spark EPoS 'Kettybot'. I had to laugh as I accidentally got in its way, and it told me to "get out of the way". Cute! I was also absolutely smitten with another robotic member of staff - another Spark EPoS bot, this one shaped slightly like a kitty cat! (Called a 'Bellabot') A male server immediately tended to us and asked us what we'd like to drink. He was lovely. We then went to get some food, and my... what choice! There were more things to choose from than I could shake a stick at. All of the food I had was delicious and flavourful - I'll have to admit, even the things I didn't like so much (just personal preference) were very flavoursome. As for the food areas; everything was wonderfully clean and allergens clearly signposted. Food was clearly labelled, and again, there was so much choice! The staff could be seen throughout the restaurant, tidying, cleaning spills immediately, tending to guests, and clearing plates away. I saw servers laughing and conversing with guests as they collected things from tables - it's lovely to see happy staff chatting with people. I was really impressed with the range of desserts too, and hey - there's a chocolate fountain! Overall, it was a great experience and we will definitely be coming again. Thank you to all of the staff of COSMO, human and otherwise, for a wonderful visit!
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EuggejoE Dominici

3 months ago
★★★★☆ 4/5
Absolutely amazing. The food was the real protagonist and my taste buds were so happy! A lot of choices, different foods for every taste. The fish was absolutely a delight. Not a fan of buffet style, but the food was worth the effort. The atmosphere was a bit ruined by kids running around and unsupervised while picking up the food. Overall a very big gem on the high street.
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