UP! Café food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wokingham
UP! Café holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.
The rating: 4 - Good
The rating dates from 21 October 2025, 8 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.
Address: Reading University Students' Union, Pepper Lane, Earley, RG6 6EH
How it compares in Wokingham
In Wokingham, 80% of rated places manage a 5, so UP! Café sits behind roughly 849 nearby businesses. 12% of the borough shares its 4.
| 5 out of 5 | 849 | 80% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 127 | 12% | ← UP! Café | |
| 3 out of 5 | 64 | 6% | ||
| 2 out of 5 | 4 | <1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 14 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 69 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Very good
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At UP! Café none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
The closest food businesses to UP! Café, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| BP Weldale Connect Retailers - other | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 26 October 2024 |
| Abbeymore Day Nursery Caring Premises | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 30 April 2025 |
| Boba Bloom Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 13 June 2024 |
| 7th Heaven Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 14 February 2025 |
| Big Bazaar Retailers - other | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 1 September 2025 |
| Aubree's Mobile caterer | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 19 January 2025 |
| Boltons Rest Home Caring Premises | 0.7 miles away | 5 - Very good | 28 January 2026 |
| Better Cafe, Palmer Park Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 8 December 2024 |
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), given by Wokingham Council on 21 October 2025.
Is UP! Café safe to eat at?
The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.
When was UP! Café last inspected?
UP! Café was last inspected on 21 October 2025, 8 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wokingham Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at UP! Café?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "very good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does UP! Café compare to other places in Wokingham?
80% of the 1,058 rated food businesses in Wokingham hold the top rating of 5, while UP! Café holds a 4. 127 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Wokingham Council inspects UP! Café and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.
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