Coppa Club - Sonning

Shortly after posting about my favourite places to eat in Reading, a fellow Berkshire friend of my recommended Coppa Club in nearby Sonning. I love nothing less than a leisurely local food endeavour, so yesterday, my sister and I headed to the lovely Thames-side town to sample some of the finest, fuss-free Italian-style grub.

Sonning is a quaint and typically English village, complete with cute cottages, barge boats and some really lovely pubs, and not to mention the fact it's where George Clooney calls home! Located overlooking the rural end of The River Thames, Coppa Club has got the picturesque setting down.

Inside, this pub-come-restaurant is so very tastefully decorated. With deep teal soft furnishings, marble surfaces, geometric floor tiles and exposed brick walls, this place looks like it's come straight off a Pinterest board. 

And it's not just the interior that's photogenic, the food is pretty gorgeous too. The menu features breakfast, brunch and dishes available all day, along with some carefully chosen lagers and cocktails - this place has got you covered whatever the occasion. 

To drink, Emma had a glass of Rose and I chose a Curious Brew IPA. Both were a perfect accompaniment for the food, which we had an abundance of! Off the 'nibbles' section of the menu we chose; sticky chorizo sausages in a honey, mustard and smoked paprika glaze as well as some Italian sausage rolls with hot mustard. We all know I'm a huge chorizo fan, but these were so deliciously flavoursome and moreish. The sausage rolls also did not disappoint, flaky pastry and delicious fennel sausagemeat complete with a splodge of fiery English mustard - heaven. 

We then had two dishes from 'small plates and sharing'; seared king prawns and winter beets ricotta bruschetta. The prawns were giant and so meaty, cooked in garlic, lemon, chilli and olive oil, served on a piece of crusty bread - gorgeous. The winter beets bruschetta stole the show for us, beetroot whipped with ricotta, horseradish and lemon on top of a crisp bruschetta, garnished with parmesan shavings, pea shoots and parsnip crisps, it was incredible.

And as if that wasn't enough food for a light lunch (as you can tell, we aren't that good at 'light' lunches), we ordered the Coppa Club hot pizza and club slaw. The sour dough pizza was topped with spicy salami, fiery sausage meat, tomato and mozzarella, a perfect pizza. The slaw was fresh and delicious, mixed with yoghurt, lemon and mint.

All in all, Coppa Club offers the most perfect food, in the loveliest of surroundings and I will definitely be going back soon. And as always, if anyone has any more restaurant recommendations, I'm all ears!