Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Winchester City

MJs

Sparsholt

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 8 January 2025 by Winchester City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for MJs, from December 2019 to January 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for MJs
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
12 December 2019	5 / 5	Very good
8 January 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

MJs in Sparsholt 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?

Sparsholt College,
Stockbridge Road,
Sparsholt,
Winchester,
SO21 2NF

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

Who inspects MJs?

Food hygiene at MJs is inspected by Winchester City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.winchester.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about MJs

What is MJs’s food hygiene rating?

MJs has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 8 January 2025.

When was MJs last inspected?

MJs was last inspected by Winchester City on 8 January 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.