Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 Welwyn Hatfield

Judges

Hertfordshire

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 11 March 2026 by Welwyn Hatfield.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Judges, from June 2019 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 2 in 2019 to 4 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Judges
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
20 June 2019	2 / 5	Improvement necessary
11 March 2026	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Judges in Hertfordshire 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?

Judge's Hill,
Northaw,
Hertfordshire,
EN6 4NL

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

Who inspects Judges?

Food hygiene at Judges is inspected by Welwyn Hatfield, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.welhat.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Judges

What is Judges’s food hygiene rating?

Judges has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 11 March 2026.

When was Judges last inspected?

Judges was last inspected by Welwyn Hatfield on 11 March 2026.

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.