Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Bassetlaw

Taste

Nottinghamshire

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 25 February 2026 by Bassetlaw.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Taste, from March 2019 to February 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Taste
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
27 March 2019	5 / 5	Very good
25 February 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Taste in Nottinghamshire 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?

2 New Street,
Retford,
Nottinghamshire,
DN22 6EG

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

Who inspects Taste?

Food hygiene at Taste is inspected by Bassetlaw, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Taste

What is Taste’s food hygiene rating?

Taste has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 25 February 2026.

When was Taste last inspected?

Taste was last inspected by Bassetlaw on 25 February 2026.

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.