Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 South Cambridgeshire

Cara Coffee

Great Shelford

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Cara 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 9 October 2025 by South Cambridgeshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cara Coffee, from October 2021 to October 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 Cara Coffee.

Food hygiene rating history for Cara Coffee
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
20 October 2021	5 / 5	Very good
9 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Cara Coffee in Great Shelford 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?

29 High Street,
Great Shelford,
Cambridgeshire,
CB22 5EH

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

Who inspects Cara Coffee?

Food hygiene at Cara Coffee is inspected by South Cambridgeshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.scambs.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Cara Coffee

What is Cara Coffee’s food hygiene rating?

Cara Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 9 October 2025.

When was Cara Coffee last inspected?

Cara Coffee was last inspected by South Cambridgeshire on 9 October 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.