Other catering premises 📍 Kirklees

Waves

Canal Side

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Waves 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 15 June 2026 by Kirklees.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Waves, from January 2022 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2022 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Waves
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 January 2022	5 / 5	Very good
15 June 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Waves in Canal Side 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?

Waves Unit 16,
Upper Mills,
Canal Side,
Slaithwaite,
HD7 5HA

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

Who inspects Waves?

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

Questions about Waves

What is Waves’s food hygiene rating?

Waves has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 15 June 2026.

When was Waves last inspected?

Waves was last inspected by Kirklees on 15 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.