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Club Bar & Lounge food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · West Berkshire

Club Bar & Lounge holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 29 November 2024, 19 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 5 Cheap Street, Newbury, RG14 5DD

How it compares in West Berkshire

That puts Club Bar & Lounge among the 931 places in West Berkshire holding top marks, 85% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in West Berkshire
5 out of 5 931 85% ← Club Bar & Lounge
4 out of 5 94 9%
3 out of 5 46 4%
2 out of 5 12 1%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 163 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

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 Club Bar & Lounge 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 Club Bar & Lounge, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Friends United Limited T/A Chilis Indian Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 31 yards away 5 - Very good 16 July 2024
Gourmet Coffee Bar And Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 94 yards away 5 - Very good 16 September 2024
Eight Bells For Mental Health Caring Premises 113 yards away 5 - Very good 10 November 2025
Ghassans Takeaway/sandwich shop 135 yards away 5 - Very good 22 June 2026
Halfords Retailers - other 146 yards away 5 - Very good 28 April 2016
Cow & Cask Pub/bar/nightclub 279 yards away 5 - Very good 11 December 2014
KFC Takeaway/sandwich shop 287 yards away 5 - Very good 21 July 2025
Fit Cookie Retailers - other 333 yards away 5 - Very good 11 October 2022

Questions about Club Bar & Lounge

What is Club Bar & Lounge's food hygiene rating?

Club Bar & Lounge has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by West Berkshire Council on 29 November 2024.

Is Club Bar & Lounge safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Club Bar & Lounge last inspected?

Club Bar & Lounge was last inspected on 29 November 2024, 19 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by West Berkshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Club Bar & Lounge?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "very good", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Club Bar & Lounge compare to other places in West Berkshire?

85% of the 1,090 rated food businesses in West Berkshire hold the top rating of 5, and Club Bar & Lounge is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

West Berkshire Council inspects Club Bar & Lounge 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Club Bar & Lounge is one of 383 rated food businesses in Newbury. See every hygiene rating in Newbury

West Berkshire inspects and rates 1,253 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in West Berkshire

The official record is held by the council: http://www.westberks.gov.uk

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