Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Basingstoke and Deane

Big Chef Cafe

Hampshire

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Big Chef Cafe scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 23 October 2025 by Basingstoke and Deane.

What does this rating mean?

Big Chef Cafe in Hampshire has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

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?

3A Brighton Hill Centre,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire,
RG22 4EH

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Big Chef Cafe. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Big Chef Cafe?

Food hygiene at Big Chef Cafe is inspected by Basingstoke and Deane, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Big Chef Cafe

What is Big Chef Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Big Chef Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 23 October 2025.

When was Big Chef Cafe last inspected?

Big Chef Cafe was last inspected by Basingstoke and Deane on 23 October 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

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.