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Heritage Coffee Shop food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Forest of Dean

Heritage Coffee Shop holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 23 July 2024, 23 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: Dean Heritage Centre, Lower Soudley, Cinderford, GL14 2UB

How it compares in Forest of Dean

That puts Heritage Coffee Shop among the 651 places in Forest of Dean holding top marks, 95% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Forest of Dean
5 out of 5 651 95% ← Heritage Coffee Shop
4 out of 5 31 5%
3 out of 5 4 1%
2 out of 5 0 0%
1 out of 5 0 0%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 115 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 Heritage Coffee Shop 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 Heritage Coffee Shop, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Caterlink Limited At Soudley School School/college/university 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 25 October 2019
Food For Thought Mentoring Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 6 February 2024
Nuthatch Retreat/Come To Good Retailers - other 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 3 March 2026
Forest Of Dean Mushrooms Farmers/growers 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 9 June 2021

Questions about Heritage Coffee Shop

What is Heritage Coffee Shop's food hygiene rating?

Heritage Coffee Shop has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Forest of Dean Council on 23 July 2024.

Is Heritage Coffee Shop safe to eat at?

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

When was Heritage Coffee Shop last inspected?

Heritage Coffee Shop was last inspected on 23 July 2024, 23 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Forest of Dean Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Heritage Coffee Shop?

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

How does Heritage Coffee Shop compare to other places in Forest of Dean?

95% of the 687 rated food businesses in Forest of Dean hold the top rating of 5, and Heritage Coffee Shop is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Forest of Dean Council inspects Heritage Coffee Shop 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

Heritage Coffee Shop is one of 82 rated food businesses in Cinderford. See every hygiene rating in Cinderford

Forest of Dean inspects and rates 802 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Forest of Dean

The official record is held by the council: http://www.fdean.gov.uk

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