Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 St Albans City

Japes

Hertfordshire

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Japes 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 29 November 2025 by St Albans City.

What does this rating mean?

Japes in Hertfordshire 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?

24-26 Chequer Street,
St Albans,
Hertfordshire,
AL1 3YD

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

Who inspects Japes?

Food hygiene at Japes 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 Japes

What is Japes’s food hygiene rating?

Japes has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 November 2025.

When was Japes last inspected?

Japes was last inspected by St Albans City on 29 November 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.