Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Broxbourne

Flames

Hertfordshire

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Flames 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 8 November 2024 by Broxbourne.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Flames, from December 2020 to November 2024. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 4 in 2024.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Flames
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
9 December 2020	5 / 5	Very good
8 November 2024	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Flames in Hertfordshire 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?

35 High Street,
Hoddesdon,
Hertfordshire,
EN11 8TA

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

Who inspects Flames?

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

Questions about Flames

What is Flames’s food hygiene rating?

Flames has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 8 November 2024.

When was Flames last inspected?

Flames was last inspected by Broxbourne on 8 November 2024.

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.