The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Reading
South East · 1,509 registered food establishments · 64.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
62 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 61 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 245 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Reading interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 132 improved 171 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
91 days median · 129 days average
across 427 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 245 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).
Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.
Latest published ratings in Reading
New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Mogafresh | → | |
| 2026-10-10 | Elles Baguettes | → | RG30 1AB |
| 2026-10-09 | Village Tandoori Restaurant | → | RG4 8SD |
| 2026-10-08 | Ranikhet Academy Breakfast & After School Club | → | RG30 4ED |
| 2026-10-08 | Cellar and Glass | → | RG2 0JZ |
| 2026-10-08 | Nav?s Kitchen | → |
Latest changes in Reading
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Dinma's Kitchen | |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | WHSmith | |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Lime Hut | RG30 2QB |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Malcolm Atelier | RG4 8NY |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Sweetthingsbylucy | RG4 6RW |
| 2026-10-08 | Takeover | The Continental and 7seas Marketplace | RG1 1EX |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Clucking Crispy | RG2 7DS |
| 2026-10-08 | Takeover | The Holy Brook School | RG30 3LJ |
Contact the council
Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.
These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
Ask the data
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