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The Roseate/The Reading Rooms food hygiene rating

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · Reading

The Roseate/The Reading Rooms holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the hotel 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 14 March 2025, 15 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: 26 The Forbury, Reading, RG1 3EJ

How it compares in Reading

In Reading, 65% of rated places manage a 5, so The Roseate/The Reading Rooms sits behind roughly 881 nearby businesses. 18% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Reading
5 out of 5 881 65%
4 out of 5 248 18% ← The Roseate/The Reading Rooms
3 out of 5 148 11%
2 out of 5 39 3%
1 out of 5 41 3%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 155 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 The Roseate/The Reading Rooms 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 The Roseate/The Reading Rooms, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
BaxterStorey - Deloitte Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 93 yards away 5 - Very good 26 March 2026
CakeCo Takeaway/sandwich shop 170 yards away 5 - Very good 22 September 2024
Amò - Italian Street Food Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 195 yards away 5 - Very good 16 May 2025
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 242 yards away 5 - Very good 4 September 2025
Baxter Storey at Ernest and Young Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 279 yards away 5 - Very good 30 August 2024
7 Flowers & Tea Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 310 yards away 5 - Very good 7 March 2019
Back of Beyond Pub/bar/nightclub 358 yards away 5 - Very good 4 September 2025
Black Sheep Coffee Takeaway/sandwich shop 371 yards away 5 - Very good 15 October 2024

Questions about The Roseate/The Reading Rooms

What is The Roseate/The Reading Rooms's food hygiene rating?

The Roseate/The Reading Rooms has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Reading Council on 14 March 2025.

Is The Roseate/The Reading Rooms 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 hotel to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Roseate/The Reading Rooms last inspected?

The Roseate/The Reading Rooms was last inspected on 14 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Reading Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Roseate/The Reading Rooms?

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

How does The Roseate/The Reading Rooms compare to other places in Reading?

65% of the 1,362 rated food businesses in Reading hold the top rating of 5, while The Roseate/The Reading Rooms holds a 4. 248 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Reading Council inspects The Roseate/The Reading Rooms 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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