The Four Horseshoes

Southampton

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

The Four Horseshoes scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 24 June 2025 by Test Valley.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Four Horseshoes, from December 2020 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of The Four Horseshoes.

Food hygiene rating history for The Four Horseshoes
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 December 2020	5 / 5	Very good
24 June 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The Four Horseshoes in Southampton 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?

Nursling Street,
Nursling,
Southampton,
Hampshire,
SO16 0YA

The Four Horseshoes Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects The Four Horseshoes?

Food hygiene at The Four Horseshoes 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 The Four Horseshoes

What is The Four Horseshoes’s food hygiene rating?

The Four Horseshoes has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 24 June 2025.

When was The Four Horseshoes last inspected?

The Four Horseshoes was last inspected by Test Valley on 24 June 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.