Smoked Oak

The Lyndhurst Ale House 88 Queens Road, Reading Berkshire, RG1 4DG

Restaurant / Café / Canteen

Last inspected 24 April 2026 (7 months ago)

Food Hygiene Rating: 4 out of 5

Good

Inspection breakdown

Points are given for not meeting standards, so fewer points is better. Read more about how the scoring works.

20 points in total. The overall rating follows from that total, with no single area bad enough to pull it down further.

Hygienic food handling
Good
5 of 25 points
Preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
Cleanliness and condition
Generally satisfactory
10 of 25 points
Layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control
Management of food safety
Good
5 of 30 points
Checks in place, staff knowledge, and confidence standards will be kept up

Rating history

Unchanged at 4 since the previous inspection.

  1. 4
    GoodCurrent · 24 April 2026
  2. 4
    Good29 April 2026

Details

Scheme
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme · England
Local authority
Reading
Town/city
Reading
County
Berkshire
Business type
Restaurant / Café / Canteen
FHRS ID
1948509
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