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Thorn House

Food hygiene rating 0 / 5 · Urgent improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Thorn House scored just 0 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Urgent improvement necessary

Last inspected on 29 November 2025 by South Cambridgeshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Thorn House, from March 2019 to November 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 0 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Thorn House
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
12 March 2019	5 / 5	Very good
29 November 2025	0 / 5	Urgent improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Thorn House has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (urgent improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

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?

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

Who inspects Thorn House?

Food hygiene at Thorn House 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 Thorn House

What is Thorn House’s food hygiene rating?

Thorn House has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (Urgent improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 November 2025.

When was Thorn House last inspected?

Thorn House was last inspected by South Cambridgeshire on 29 November 2025.

Is a 0 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

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.