Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 West Lancashire

Tastebuds

Rufford

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 29 October 2024 by West Lancashire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Tastebuds, from September 2019 to October 2024. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2024.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Tastebuds
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
24 September 2019	5 / 5	Very good
29 October 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Tastebuds in Rufford 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?

Fettlers Wharf Marina,
Station Road,
Rufford,
Lancashire,
L40 1TB

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

Who inspects Tastebuds?

Food hygiene at Tastebuds is inspected by West Lancashire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.westlancs.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Tastebuds

What is Tastebuds’s food hygiene rating?

Tastebuds has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 October 2024.

When was Tastebuds last inspected?

Tastebuds was last inspected by West Lancashire on 29 October 2024.

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.