Level Best Cafe

Essex

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Level Best Cafe 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 3 June 2026 by Colchester.

What does this rating mean?

Level Best Cafe in Essex 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?

26 St Johns Street,
Colchester,
Essex,
CO2 7AN

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

Who inspects Level Best Cafe?

Food hygiene at Level Best Cafe is inspected by Colchester, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.colchester.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Level Best Cafe

What is Level Best Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Level Best Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 June 2026.

When was Level Best Cafe last inspected?

Level Best Cafe was last inspected by Colchester on 3 June 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.