Spice Lounge food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Fenland
Spice Lounge holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.
The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory
The rating dates from 19 June 2026, 2 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.
This sits in the middle for Fenland, where 1% of rated places score below 3 and 97% score 4 or 5. See all Fenland ratings →
Address: 52 High Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6BH
How this rating has changed
Spice Lounge has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 19 June 2026, and now holds a 3.
| Inspected | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2026 | 5 3 | Worse |
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How it compares in Fenland
In Fenland, 92% of rated places manage a 5, so Spice Lounge sits behind roughly 650 nearby businesses. 2% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 619 | 92% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 31 | 5% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 15 | 2% | ← Spice Lounge | |
| 2 out of 5 | 3 | <1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 4 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 1 | <1% |
A further 42 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
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 Spice Lounge 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 Spice Lounge, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boswell & Son Bakery Retailers - other | at this address | 5 - Very good | 29 May 2025 |
| Fen & Fable Other catering premises | at this address | 5 - Very good | 30 May 2026 |
| Limat Food & Wine Retailers - other | at this address | 5 - Very good | 10 June 2022 |
| Dragon Inn Chinese Restaurant Takeaway/sandwich shop | at this address | 4 - Good | 11 February 2026 |
| Buster's Emporium And Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 31 yards away | 5 - Very good | 9 May 2026 |
| Nana's Tea Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 107 yards away | 5 - Very good | 5 November 2025 |
| Evergreen Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop | 129 yards away | 5 - Very good | 18 February 2025 |
| Chilli Masters Takeaway/sandwich shop | 129 yards away | 3 - Generally satisfactory | 17 April 2026 |
Questions about Spice Lounge
What is Spice Lounge's food hygiene rating?
Spice Lounge has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Fenland Council on 19 June 2026.
Is Spice Lounge safe to eat at?
A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.
When was Spice Lounge last inspected?
Spice Lounge was last inspected on 19 June 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Fenland Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Spice Lounge?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does Spice Lounge compare to other places in Fenland?
92% of the 673 rated food businesses in Fenland hold the top rating of 5, while Spice Lounge holds a 3. 15 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Fenland Council inspects Spice Lounge 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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Spice Lounge is one of 55 rated food businesses in Chatteris. See every hygiene rating in Chatteris →
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The official record is held by the council: http://www.fenland.gov.uk/article/2117/Food-Safety
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