Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 West Northamptonshire

Village Spice

Long Buckby

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Village Spice scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 22 September 2026 by West Northamptonshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Village Spice, from November 2021 to September 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2021 to 2 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Village Spice
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
30 November 2021	4 / 5	Good
31 March 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
22 September 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Village Spice in Long Buckby has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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?

Village Spice 12 Market Place,
Long Buckby,
West Northamptonshire,
NN6 7RR

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

Who inspects Village Spice?

Food hygiene at Village Spice is inspected by West Northamptonshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Village Spice

What is Village Spice’s food hygiene rating?

Village Spice has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 22 September 2026.

When was Village Spice last inspected?

Village Spice was last inspected by West Northamptonshire on 22 September 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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.