Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Cherwell

Novo

Banbury

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 28 May 2025 by Cherwell.

What does this rating mean?

Novo in Banbury 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?

21A Market Place,
Banbury,
Oxfordshire,
OX16 5LJ

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

Who inspects Novo?

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

Questions about Novo

What is Novo’s food hygiene rating?

Novo has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 28 May 2025.

When was Novo last inspected?

Novo was last inspected by Cherwell on 28 May 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.