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Grounded Kitchen food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Buckinghamshire

Grounded Kitchen 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 4 September 2025, 10 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: 4 Pauls Row, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2HQ

How it compares in Buckinghamshire

That puts Grounded Kitchen among the 3,235 places in Buckinghamshire holding top marks, 81% 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 Buckinghamshire
5 out of 5 3,235 81% ← Grounded Kitchen
4 out of 5 527 13%
3 out of 5 171 4%
2 out of 5 41 1%
1 out of 5 31 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 606 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 Grounded Kitchen 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 Grounded Kitchen, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other 107 yards away 5 - Very good 26 August 2009
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 121 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2025
B'Hive Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 122 yards away 5 - Very good 7 January 2026
Creams Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 131 yards away 5 - Very good 22 August 2025
Beirut Sustainable Street Food Mobile caterer 150 yards away 5 - Very good 13 October 2025
B & M Retailers - other 154 yards away 5 - Very good 11 November 2024
Chaiiwala High Wycombe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 171 yards away 5 - Very good 27 May 2026
Charlies Kebabs - KBZ 6808 Mobile caterer 178 yards away 5 - Very good 5 December 2018

Questions about Grounded Kitchen

What is Grounded Kitchen's food hygiene rating?

Grounded Kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Buckinghamshire Council on 4 September 2025.

Is Grounded Kitchen 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 Grounded Kitchen last inspected?

Grounded Kitchen was last inspected on 4 September 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Buckinghamshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Grounded Kitchen?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "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 Grounded Kitchen compare to other places in Buckinghamshire?

81% of the 4,006 rated food businesses in Buckinghamshire hold the top rating of 5, and Grounded Kitchen is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Buckinghamshire Council inspects Grounded Kitchen 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Grounded Kitchen is one of 515 rated food businesses in High Wycombe. See every hygiene rating in High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire inspects and rates 4,612 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Buckinghamshire

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

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