Nourish food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · East Hertfordshire
Nourish 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 12 June 2025, 13 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: Rehabilitation Centre Ground Floor, Vale House, 43 Cowbridge, SG14 1PN
How it compares in East Hertfordshire
In East Hertfordshire, 84% of rated places manage a 5, so Nourish sits behind roughly 1,123 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 977 | 84% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 146 | 13% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 30 | 3% | ← Nourish | |
| 2 out of 5 | 6 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 9 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 221 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 Good
- 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 Nourish 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 Nourish, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43Bakery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | at this address | 5 - Very good | 25 May 2023 |
| Beane River View Residential Home Caring Premises | 83 yards away | 5 - Very good | 22 August 2025 |
| Coffee Story Retailers - other | 148 yards away | 5 - Very good | 17 May 2024 |
| Bean And Gone Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 153 yards away | 5 - Very good | 24 March 2024 |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery Ltd Caring Premises | 249 yards away | 5 - Very good | 11 September 2025 |
| Ashbourne Day Nursery Hertford School/college/university | 254 yards away | 5 - Very good | 27 November 2024 |
| BEAM Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 384 yards away | 5 - Very good | 19 August 2024 |
| Aldi Stores Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 392 yards away | 5 - Very good | 24 September 2020 |
Questions about Nourish
What is Nourish's food hygiene rating?
Nourish has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by East Hertfordshire Council on 12 June 2025.
Is Nourish 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 Nourish last inspected?
Nourish was last inspected on 12 June 2025, 13 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Hertfordshire Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Nourish?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "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 Nourish compare to other places in East Hertfordshire?
84% of the 1,168 rated food businesses in East Hertfordshire hold the top rating of 5, while Nourish holds a 3. 30 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
East Hertfordshire Council inspects Nourish 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.
Tell me when this changes
The Food Standards Agency publishes only a business's rating today, not what it scored before, and not when it moves. We check every UK rating each night. Watch Nourish and we will email you the morning after its rating changes.
Free, for three businesses, forever. No password, we send you a link. How rating alerts work →
Understanding this rating
More food hygiene ratings near here
Nourish is one of 255 rated food businesses in Hertford. See every hygiene rating in Hertford →
East Hertfordshire inspects and rates 1,389 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in East Hertfordshire →
The official record is held by the council: http://www.eastherts.gov.uk
Rating from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Ratings reflect standards found at the time of inspection and can change. If you think a rating is wrong, the official record is held by the FSA and the local authority; corrections there flow through here. How ratings work →