Benchwarmer's Coffee & Doughnuts

This was our very first visit to this donut shop — I was trying it on a whim with my husband while visiting Reading, Pa. We watched as they warmed a fresh glaze from a saucepan and poured it over his donut order… Wow. Every bite was extremely satisfying — so doughy that the dough bounced back after every bite. We have never had donuts like these before! Brava and bravo! My husband says, “honey… we HAVE to go back there AGAIN!”

Yummy donuts made fresh to order! Staff was very friendly and helpful. Store was tidy and well laid out considering how small of a space it is in.

I got a hot chocolate and it tasted like water. Nice set up but just felt like a typical wanna be hippie coffee shop that we have every other block in west reading. Also way over priced. The donuts though are amazing.

This is a small corner store with no seadidn't. The donuts were good and the coffee was even better. The donuts were a little pricey but they are very large. If you're willing to pay extra and wait for it you can get a french press cup of coffee made right in front of you. I had a sausage egg and cheese sandwich and it was pretty good but I was very hungry!

Sadly not a great experience. The place looks very cool and hip. I bought a cortado and a chocolate coconut with sprinkles doughnut. The coffee was overfilled so when I got in the car it spilled all over my clothes. Additionally, the coffee was made wrong so I went back into the shop and politely asked if they could remake it with less milk. There was a employee who had the worst attitude and then wanted to debate on whether the coffee was done correctly. Aside from her all the other employees seemed very nice and welcoming. The donut dough was very tasty but toppings were overloaded and unevenly distributed, plus they forgot to put one of my toppings.

Overall it was a very disappointing experience and this coffee shop has so much great potential, maybe I was just unlucky on this one. 😕

Staff was super friendly and helpful. It was my husbands first time and I hadn’t been here in forever. They gave some recommendations and we were very pleased with our choice, ‘The Haka’. It was huge, so tasty and reasonably priced. Next time we’ll get some coffee and try a sandwich. Thanks for creating such a neat space!

Previously one of our favorites and was always recommended to others. Today will be the last time I went there. It’s Mother’s Day @ 8am. I walk in & I am immediately greeted. There is a couple in front of us. They take 5 minutes before they are invited to give their order. They order two drinks. Another 5 minutes pass and then we are invited to order. I ordered 1 donut and was told it would be a 15-20 minute wait for a donut. They are short staff and have a long list of donut orders. There are 8 people behind me. The line reaches the door. From my observations, where did the donut orders come from? Online? Where is the staff or even the owners on a holiday? If the staff can’t cover the walk in traffic, why are they taking online orders? Very disappointed that it took 10 minutes to tell me I needed to wait another 20 minutes for 1 donut because of the backup of online orders! Either service online or in person if staff can’t accommodate and be well equipped on a holiday to experience the influx of business.

We stopped by on a Sunday afternoon to pickup a couple donuts. THEY ARE MASSIVE. This little shop is cool. Their coffee is not the best but it certainly suffices. The donuts are fire though. They even make breakfast sandwiches using donuts as a bun.

This is the best donut in Berks county hands down. Definitely stop by if you are walking or driving through Penn Ave in West Reading.

Nice small shop for coffee and doughnuts. The donuts impress you with their size, however it was more like eating a large roll then a donut. Friendly service wish the donut menu was inside too rather then on a tiny paper facing outside. It was hard to order when I had nothing to go on inside.

This place was recommended to me for coffee when I moved to the area so I went with some friends and we were impressed! The doughnuts are gigantic, honestly I can’t finish them in one sitting so I will split mine but I love all the specials and the options! My fiancé will get the breakfast sandwich- you can get on a hot dog bun or doughnut- and when I brought one of each for him and a friend for the first time, they were blown away. The staff is always so nice and pleasant when I walk in and you see them prepare the food while you’re there so it tastes so fresh. The coffee is good too, I always make sure to grab a cup!