Takeaway/sandwich shop 📍 Lincoln City

Barneys

Lincoln

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Barneys 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 24 February 2026 by Lincoln City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Barneys, from January 2022 to February 2026.

Food hygiene rating history for Barneys
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
24 January 2022	Not rated	No numeric rating
24 February 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Barneys in Lincoln 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?

42 Steep Hill,
Lincoln,
Lincolnshire,
LN2 1LU

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

Who inspects Barneys?

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

Questions about Barneys

What is Barneys’s food hygiene rating?

Barneys has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 24 February 2026.

When was Barneys last inspected?

Barneys was last inspected by Lincoln City on 24 February 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.