Goring Village Butchers

Reading

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Goring Village Butchers 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 16 June 2026 by South Oxfordshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Goring Village Butchers, from November 2021 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Goring Village Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Goring Village Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 November 2021	4 / 5	Good
27 May 2025	4 / 5	Good
16 June 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Goring Village Butchers in Reading 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?

5 The Arcade High Street,
Goring,
Reading,
RG8 9AY

Goring Village Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Goring Village Butchers?

Food hygiene at Goring Village Butchers is inspected by South Oxfordshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.southoxon.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Goring Village Butchers

What is Goring Village Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Goring Village Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 16 June 2026.

When was Goring Village Butchers last inspected?

Goring Village Butchers was last inspected by South Oxfordshire on 16 June 2026.

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.