Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 St Albans City

HiTea

Hertfordshire

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

HiTea scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 18 February 2026 by St Albans City.

What does this rating mean?

HiTea in Hertfordshire has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

41A Catherine Street,
St Albans,
Hertfordshire,
AL3 5BN

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

Who inspects HiTea?

Food hygiene at HiTea 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 HiTea

What is HiTea’s food hygiene rating?

HiTea has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 February 2026.

When was HiTea last inspected?

HiTea was last inspected by St Albans City on 18 February 2026.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.