Giggling Squid food hygiene rating

The rating: 5 - Very good

This is a fresh result: Giggling Squid was inspected on 11 August 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

88% of rated food businesses in Reigate and Banstead score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all Reigate and Banstead ratings →

Address: 27 - 29 High Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9AA

How this rating has changed

Giggling Squid has improved: it was rated 2 before its inspection on 11 August 2026, and now holds a 5. That is the highest rating the scheme awards.

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in Reigate and Banstead

That puts Giggling Squid among the 632 places in Reigate and Banstead holding top marks, 73% 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 Reigate and Banstead

5 out of 5		632	73%	← Giggling Squid
4 out of 5		127	15%
3 out of 5		70	8%
2 out of 5		25	3%
1 out of 5		13	1%
0 out of 5		2	<1%

A further 239 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

More food hygiene ratings near here

Giggling Squid is one of 190 rated food businesses in Reigate. See every hygiene rating in Reigate →

Reigate and Banstead inspects and rates 1,108 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Reigate and Banstead →

The official record is held by the council: http://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/