Friends For Lunch

Ampfield

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Friends For Lunch scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 17 June 2026 by Test Valley.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Friends For Lunch, from October 2019 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Friends For Lunch.

Food hygiene rating history for Friends For Lunch
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
2 October 2019	5 / 5	Very good
17 June 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Friends For Lunch in Ampfield 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?

St Mark's Church Rooms,
Winchester Road,
Ampfield,
Romsey,
SO51 9BU

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

Who inspects Friends For Lunch?

Food hygiene at Friends For Lunch is inspected by Test Valley, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.testvalley.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Friends For Lunch

What is Friends For Lunch’s food hygiene rating?

Friends For Lunch has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 17 June 2026.

When was Friends For Lunch last inspected?

Friends For Lunch was last inspected by Test Valley on 17 June 2026.

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.