Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Huntingdonshire

Cafe Zest

St Ives

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 28 January 2026 by Huntingdonshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cafe Zest, from July 2019 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Cafe Zest
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
22 July 2019	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
28 January 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Cafe Zest in St Ives 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?

One Leisure Indoor Westwood Road,
St Ives,
Cambridgeshire,
PE27 6WU

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

Who inspects Cafe Zest?

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

Questions about Cafe Zest

What is Cafe Zest’s food hygiene rating?

Cafe Zest has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 28 January 2026.

When was Cafe Zest last inspected?

Cafe Zest was last inspected by Huntingdonshire on 28 January 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.