Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Winchester City

Shoal

High Street

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Shoal 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 30 May 2025 by Winchester City.

What does this rating mean?

Shoal in High Street 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?

Shoal Restaurant And Takeaway,
Winchester Guildhall,
High Street,
Winchester,
SO23 9GH

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

Who inspects Shoal?

Food hygiene at Shoal 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 Shoal

What is Shoal’s food hygiene rating?

Shoal has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 30 May 2025.

When was Shoal last inspected?

Shoal was last inspected by Winchester City on 30 May 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.