Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 St Albans City

Aspava

St Peters Street

Food hygiene rating 3 / 5 · Generally satisfactory

Middle of the road

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory - perfectly fine, but with a bit of room to improve.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 18 July 2025 by St Albans City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Aspava, from May 2019 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2019 to 3 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Aspava
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
17 May 2019	4 / 5	Good
18 July 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Aspava in St Peters Street has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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?

Cafe At Alban Arena,
Civic Centre,
St Peters Street,
St Albans,
AL1 3LD

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

Who inspects Aspava?

Food hygiene at Aspava is inspected by St Albans City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/business/Health-and-safety/food-safety/foodHygieneRating.aspx or [email protected].

Questions about Aspava

What is Aspava’s food hygiene rating?

Aspava has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 July 2025.

When was Aspava last inspected?

Aspava was last inspected by St Albans City on 18 July 2025.

Is a 3 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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.