UP! Café

Earley

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

UP! Café scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 21 October 2025 by Wokingham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for UP! Café, from December 2021 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of UP! Café.

Food hygiene rating history for UP! Café
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
7 December 2021	5 / 5	Very good
21 October 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

UP! Café in Earley has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

Reading University Students' Union,
Pepper Lane,
Earley,
RG6 6EH

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

Who inspects UP! Café?

Food hygiene at UP! Café is inspected by Wokingham, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/welcome/ or [email protected].

Questions about UP! Café

What is UP! Café’s food hygiene rating?

UP! Café has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 21 October 2025.

When was UP! Café last inspected?

UP! Café was last inspected by Wokingham on 21 October 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.