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Lunch Club food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · East Suffolk

Lunch Club 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 14 January 2026, 6 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: St Johns Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1ED

How it compares in East Suffolk

That puts Lunch Club among the 1,993 places in East Suffolk holding top marks, 86% 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 East Suffolk
5 out of 5 1,993 86% ← Lunch Club
4 out of 5 215 9%
3 out of 5 71 3%
2 out of 5 22 1%
1 out of 5 17 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 200 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 Lunch Club 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 Lunch Club, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bistro@47a Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 125 yards away 5 - Very good 9 April 2026
COOK Retailers - other 125 yards away 5 - Very good 16 January 2025
Grape Tree Retailers - other 125 yards away 5 - Very good 27 October 2014
Les Chocolats Belges Retailers - other 125 yards away 5 - Very good 1 December 2009
Holland & Barrett Retailers - other 141 yards away 5 - Very good 10 June 2009
Honey & Harvey Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 141 yards away 5 - Very good 10 November 2025
Maeve's Tea Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 141 yards away 5 - Very good 28 January 2026
Cornish Bakery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 183 yards away 5 - Very good 26 September 2025

Questions about Lunch Club

What is Lunch Club's food hygiene rating?

Lunch Club has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by East Suffolk Council on 14 January 2026.

Is Lunch Club 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 Lunch Club last inspected?

Lunch Club was last inspected on 14 January 2026, 6 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Suffolk Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Lunch Club?

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

How does Lunch Club compare to other places in East Suffolk?

86% of the 2,319 rated food businesses in East Suffolk hold the top rating of 5, and Lunch Club is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

East Suffolk Council inspects Lunch Club 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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Lunch Club is one of 220 rated food businesses in Woodbridge. See every hygiene rating in Woodbridge

East Suffolk inspects and rates 2,519 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in East Suffolk

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

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