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Friends

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 10 July 2025 by Vale of White Horse.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Friends, from March 2021 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 4 in 2025.

0 1 2 3 4 5 4 Mar 2021: 5 out of 5 10 Jul 2025: 4 out of 5 Mar 2021 Jul 2025
Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Friends.
Food hygiene rating history for Friends
Inspection date Rating Verdict
5 / 5 Very good
4 / 5 Good

What does this rating mean?

Friends 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?

2 Bath Street Abingdon,
Oxon,
OX14 3QH
Friends Hygiene Rating - 4/5

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

Who inspects Friends?

Food hygiene at Friends is inspected by Vale of White Horse, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Friends

What is Friends’s food hygiene rating?
Friends has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 10 July 2025.
When was Friends last inspected?
Friends was last inspected by Vale of White Horse on 10 July 2025.
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.

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