The Four Horseshoes

Hook

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

The Four Horseshoes scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 12 November 2025 by Basingstoke and Deane.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Four Horseshoes, from July 2019 to November 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of The Four Horseshoes.

Food hygiene rating history for The Four Horseshoes
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 July 2019	5 / 5	Very good
12 November 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The Four Horseshoes in Hook 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?

Reading Road,
Sherfield-on-Loddon,
Hook,
Hampshire,
RG27 0EX

The Four Horseshoes Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects The Four Horseshoes?

Food hygiene at The Four Horseshoes 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 The Four Horseshoes

What is The Four Horseshoes’s food hygiene rating?

The Four Horseshoes has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 12 November 2025.

When was The Four Horseshoes last inspected?

The Four Horseshoes was last inspected by Basingstoke and Deane on 12 November 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.