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88 Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Rushmoor

88 Cafe 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

This is a fresh result: 88 Cafe was inspected on 6 August 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

89% of rated food businesses in Rushmoor score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all Rushmoor ratings →

Address: 197A North Lane, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 4SY

How this rating has changed

88 Cafe was re-inspected on 6 August 2026 and held its rating of 4.

Inspected Rating Change
6 August 2026 AwaitingInspection 4 Held

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 Rushmoor

In Rushmoor, 73% of rated places manage a 5, so 88 Cafe sits behind roughly 464 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Rushmoor
5 out of 5 464 73%
4 out of 5 101 16% ← 88 Cafe
3 out of 5 40 6%
2 out of 5 16 3%
1 out of 5 9 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 74 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 88 Cafe 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 88 Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
A Turner & Son Retailers - other at this address 5 - Very good 18 November 2025
Coffee Enterprises Retailers - other 79 yards away 5 - Very good 25 June 2025
Alderwood Infant School School/college/university 310 yards away 5 - Very good 11 February 2026
Boss Desserts Other catering premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 3 October 2024
Aldershot College School/college/university 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 29 January 2026
Clean Meal Co Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 5 November 2025
Astalet Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 26 February 2025
Combined Mess Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 16 June 2026

Questions about 88 Cafe

What is 88 Cafe's food hygiene rating?

88 Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Rushmoor Council on 6 August 2026.

Is 88 Cafe 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 88 Cafe last inspected?

88 Cafe was last inspected on 6 August 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Rushmoor Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at 88 Cafe?

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 "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does 88 Cafe compare to other places in Rushmoor?

73% of the 632 rated food businesses in Rushmoor hold the top rating of 5, while 88 Cafe holds a 4. 101 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Rushmoor Council inspects 88 Cafe 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

88 Cafe is one of 265 rated food businesses in Aldershot. See every hygiene rating in Aldershot

Rushmoor inspects and rates 706 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Rushmoor

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

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