Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 South Cambridgeshire

The Space Bar

Cambridge

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

The Space Bar 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 18 December 2025 by South Cambridgeshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Space Bar, from December 2021 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of The Space Bar.

Food hygiene rating history for The Space Bar
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 December 2021	4 / 5	Good
18 December 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The Space Bar in Cambridge 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?

26 Cambridge Science Park Milton Road,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
CB4 0FP

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

Who inspects The Space Bar?

Food hygiene at The Space Bar 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 The Space Bar

What is The Space Bar’s food hygiene rating?

The Space Bar has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 December 2025.

When was The Space Bar last inspected?

The Space Bar was last inspected by South Cambridgeshire on 18 December 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.