Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Leicester City

Sapphire

Leicester

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Sapphire 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 29 February 2024 by Leicester City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Sapphire, from February 2022 to February 2024.

Food hygiene rating history for Sapphire
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 February 2022	Not rated	No numeric rating
29 February 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Sapphire in Leicester 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?

Swan And Rushes,
19 Infirmary Square,
Leicester,
LE1 5WR

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

Who inspects Sapphire?

Food hygiene at Sapphire is inspected by Leicester City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.leicester.gov.uk/food or [email protected].

Questions about Sapphire

What is Sapphire’s food hygiene rating?

Sapphire has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 February 2024.

When was Sapphire last inspected?

Sapphire was last inspected by Leicester City on 29 February 2024.

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.