Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 South Oxfordshire

Hot Gossip

Oxon

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Hot Gossip scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 3 March 2025 by South Oxfordshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Hot Gossip, from January 2020 to March 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Hot Gossip
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
30 January 2020	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
3 March 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Hot Gossip in Oxon 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?

15 Reading Road,
Henley-On-Thames,
Oxon,
RG9 1AB

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

Who inspects Hot Gossip?

Food hygiene at Hot Gossip is inspected by South Oxfordshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.southoxon.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Hot Gossip

What is Hot Gossip’s food hygiene rating?

Hot Gossip has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 March 2025.

When was Hot Gossip last inspected?

Hot Gossip was last inspected by South Oxfordshire on 3 March 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.