Patient Meals Service

Barrack Road

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Patient Meals Service 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 17 June 2025 by Exeter City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Patient Meals Service, from March 2021 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Patient Meals Service.

Food hygiene rating history for Patient Meals Service
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
31 March 2021	5 / 5	Very good
17 June 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Patient Meals Service in Barrack Road 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?

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,
Royal Devon And Exeter Hospital (Wonford),
Barrack Road,
Exeter,
EX2 5DW

Patient Meals Service Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Patient Meals Service?

Food hygiene at Patient Meals Service is inspected by Exeter City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.exeter.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Patient Meals Service

What is Patient Meals Service’s food hygiene rating?

Patient Meals Service has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 17 June 2025.

When was Patient Meals Service last inspected?

Patient Meals Service was last inspected by Exeter City on 17 June 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.