Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 East Cambridgeshire

The Orchards

Cambridgeshire

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

The Orchards 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 6 February 2025 by East Cambridgeshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Orchards, from October 2019 to February 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for The Orchards
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
29 October 2019	4 / 5	Good
6 February 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The Orchards in Cambridgeshire 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 Forsythia Road,
Ely,
Cambridgeshire,
CB6 2FU

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

Who inspects The Orchards?

Food hygiene at The Orchards is inspected by East Cambridgeshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.eastcambs.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about The Orchards

What is The Orchards’s food hygiene rating?

The Orchards has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 6 February 2025.

When was The Orchards last inspected?

The Orchards was last inspected by East Cambridgeshire on 6 February 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.