Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Basingstoke and Deane

Costa

Hampshire

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Costa scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 23 October 2025 by Basingstoke and Deane.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Costa, from October 2021 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Costa.

Food hygiene rating history for Costa
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
27 October 2021	5 / 5	Very good
23 October 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Costa in Hampshire has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

5 Castle Square,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire,
RG21 7FH

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

Who inspects Costa?

Food hygiene at Costa 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 Costa

What is Costa’s food hygiene rating?

Costa has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 23 October 2025.

When was Costa last inspected?

Costa was last inspected by Basingstoke and Deane on 23 October 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.