Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 North Hertfordshire

Buddies

Hitchin

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 5 February 2025 by North Hertfordshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Buddies, from December 2018 to February 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2018 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Buddies
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
11 December 2018	5 / 5	Very good
5 February 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Buddies in Hitchin 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?

Highover Jmi School Cambridge Road,
Hitchin,
Hertfordshire,
SG4 0JP

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

Who inspects Buddies?

Food hygiene at Buddies is inspected by North Hertfordshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.north-herts.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Buddies

What is Buddies’s food hygiene rating?

Buddies has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 5 February 2025.

When was Buddies last inspected?

Buddies was last inspected by North Hertfordshire on 5 February 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.