Riverside Butchers

Taunton

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Riverside Butchers 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 7 August 2025 by Somerset.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Riverside Butchers, from February 2021 to August 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 Riverside Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Riverside Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
23 February 2021	5 / 5	Very good
7 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Riverside Butchers in Taunton 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?

8 Riverside Place,
St James Street,
Taunton,
Somerset,
TA1 1JH

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

Who inspects Riverside Butchers?

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

Questions about Riverside Butchers

What is Riverside Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Riverside Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 August 2025.

When was Riverside Butchers last inspected?

Riverside Butchers was last inspected by Somerset on 7 August 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.