Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Peterborough City

Gossip

Peterborough

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Gossip scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 12 August 2026 by Peterborough City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Gossip, from November 2021 to August 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2021 to 1 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Gossip
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 November 2021	4 / 5	Good
26 October 2023	5 / 5	Very good
12 August 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Gossip in Peterborough has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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?

4 Midgate,
Peterborough,
PE1 1TN

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

Who inspects Gossip?

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

Questions about Gossip

What is Gossip’s food hygiene rating?

Gossip has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 12 August 2026.

When was Gossip last inspected?

Gossip was last inspected by Peterborough City on 12 August 2026.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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.