Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Rhondda Cynon Taf

Cafe Pausa

Upper Boat

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Cafe Pausa scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 30 October 2025 by Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cafe Pausa, from January 2019 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cafe Pausa.

Food hygiene rating history for Cafe Pausa
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
9 January 2019	5 / 5	Very good
30 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Cafe Pausa in Upper Boat has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Dunelm,
Upper Boat Trading Estate,
Upper Boat,
Pontypridd,
CF37 5BP

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Cafe Pausa. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Cafe Pausa?

Food hygiene at Cafe Pausa is inspected by Rhondda Cynon Taf, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/en/business/healthandsafety/foodbusiness-foodsafetyinspections/foodbusiness-foodsafetyinspection.aspx or [email protected].

Questions about Cafe Pausa

What is Cafe Pausa’s food hygiene rating?

Cafe Pausa has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 30 October 2025.

When was Cafe Pausa last inspected?

Cafe Pausa was last inspected by Rhondda Cynon Taf on 30 October 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.