Takeaway/sandwich shop 📍 St Albans City

Skippers

Hertfordshire

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 9 December 2025 by St Albans City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Skippers, from October 2019 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Skippers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
1 October 2019	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
9 December 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Skippers 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?

5 Piggottshill Lane,
Harpenden,
Hertfordshire,
AL5 1LG

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

Who inspects Skippers?

Food hygiene at Skippers 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 Skippers

What is Skippers’s food hygiene rating?

Skippers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 9 December 2025.

When was Skippers last inspected?

Skippers was last inspected by St Albans City on 9 December 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.