Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Bath and North East Somerset

Cafe Commons

Newton St. Loe

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 20 October 2025 by Bath and North East Somerset.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cafe Commons, from October 2019 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Cafe Commons
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 October 2019	5 / 5	Very good
20 October 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Cafe Commons in Newton St. Loe 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?

Newton,
Bath Spa University Campus,
Newton St. Loe,
Bath,
BA2 9BN

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

Who inspects Cafe Commons?

Food hygiene at Cafe Commons is inspected by Bath and North East Somerset, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/environment/food-safety or [email protected].

Questions about Cafe Commons

What is Cafe Commons’s food hygiene rating?

Cafe Commons has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 20 October 2025.

When was Cafe Commons last inspected?

Cafe Commons was last inspected by Bath and North East Somerset on 20 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.