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Heavenly Desserts food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Cambridge City

Heavenly Desserts 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 19 March 2025, 15 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: 8 Christs Lane, Cambridge, CB1 1NP

How it compares in Cambridge City

In Cambridge City, 77% of rated places manage a 5, so Heavenly Desserts sits behind roughly 996 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Cambridge City
5 out of 5 996 77%
4 out of 5 198 15% ← Heavenly Desserts
3 out of 5 57 4%
2 out of 5 27 2%
1 out of 5 10 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 186 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 Heavenly Desserts 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 Heavenly Desserts, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bubbleology Cambridge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 133 yards away 5 - Very good 20 August 2025
Bloom Juice Co. Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 172 yards away 5 - Very good 30 October 2024
Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other 177 yards away 5 - Very good 18 July 2023
Bar Oh Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 234 yards away 5 - Very good 15 March 2019
American Candy Store Retailers - other 239 yards away 5 - Very good 7 September 2023
Boom Battle Bar Cambridge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 250 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2025
Amorino Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 261 yards away 5 - Very good 6 November 2025
Ben's Cookies Other catering premises 272 yards away 5 - Very good 25 October 2018

Questions about Heavenly Desserts

What is Heavenly Desserts's food hygiene rating?

Heavenly Desserts has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Cambridge City Council on 19 March 2025.

Is Heavenly Desserts 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 Heavenly Desserts last inspected?

Heavenly Desserts was last inspected on 19 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Cambridge City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Heavenly Desserts?

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

How does Heavenly Desserts compare to other places in Cambridge City?

77% of the 1,288 rated food businesses in Cambridge City hold the top rating of 5, while Heavenly Desserts holds a 4. 198 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Cambridge City Council inspects Heavenly Desserts 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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