Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 North Hertfordshire

Costa Coffee

Hitchin

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 5 August 2025 by North Hertfordshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Costa Coffee, from September 2019 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Costa Coffee
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 September 2019	5 / 5	Very good
5 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Costa Coffee 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?

11C Bancroft,
Hitchin,
Hertfordshire,
SG5 1JQ

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

Who inspects Costa Coffee?

Food hygiene at Costa Coffee 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 Costa Coffee

What is Costa Coffee’s food hygiene rating?

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

When was Costa Coffee last inspected?

Costa Coffee was last inspected by North Hertfordshire on 5 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.