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Starbucks food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · South Oxfordshire

Starbucks holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 11 February 2025, 17 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 59 Orchard Street, Didcot, OX11 7LG

How it compares in South Oxfordshire

In South Oxfordshire, 71% of rated places manage a 5, so Starbucks sits behind roughly 808 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in South Oxfordshire
5 out of 5 808 71%
4 out of 5 186 16% ← Starbucks
3 out of 5 120 11%
2 out of 5 17 1%
1 out of 5 5 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 116 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Starbucks none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Starbucks, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
M&S Foodhall Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 36 yards away 5 - Very good 18 March 2025
Hotel Chocolat Retailers - other 39 yards away 5 - Very good 8 December 2025
Cook Trading Retailers - other 43 yards away 5 - Very good 31 August 2022
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 104 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2025
Boots UK Retailers - other 124 yards away 5 - Very good 4 December 2018
Berro Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 124 yards away 4 - Good 19 January 2026
Nandos Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 139 yards away 5 - Very good 21 May 2026
BLK Hse Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 151 yards away 5 - Very good 25 April 2024

Questions about Starbucks

What is Starbucks's food hygiene rating?

Starbucks has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by South Oxfordshire Council on 11 February 2025.

Is Starbucks safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Starbucks last inspected?

Starbucks was last inspected on 11 February 2025, 17 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by South Oxfordshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Starbucks?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Starbucks compare to other places in South Oxfordshire?

71% of the 1,136 rated food businesses in South Oxfordshire hold the top rating of 5, while Starbucks holds a 4. 186 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

South Oxfordshire Council inspects Starbucks and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Starbucks is one of 39 rated food businesses in Didcot. See every hygiene rating in Didcot

South Oxfordshire inspects and rates 1,252 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in South Oxfordshire

The official record is held by the council: https://www.southoxon.gov.uk

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