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Jennys Cafe Restaurant food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Dacorum

Jennys Cafe Restaurant 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 17 March 2026, 3 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: 6-8 Bank Court, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1BZ

How it compares in Dacorum

In Dacorum, 77% of rated places manage a 5, so Jennys Cafe Restaurant sits behind roughly 864 nearby businesses. 17% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Dacorum
5 out of 5 864 77%
4 out of 5 192 17% ← Jennys Cafe Restaurant
3 out of 5 55 5%
2 out of 5 5 <1%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 137 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 Jennys Cafe Restaurant 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 Jennys Cafe Restaurant, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 39 yards away 5 - Very good 25 January 2024
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 62 yards away 5 - Very good 26 February 2025
Cappuccio Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 94 yards away 5 - Very good 14 May 2026
Chicken Cottage Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 129 yards away 5 - Very good 16 September 2024
Cake Box Retailers - other 151 yards away 5 - Very good 9 September 2024
B&M Retail Limited Retailers - other 185 yards away 5 - Very good 15 May 2024
Big Juicy Burgers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 186 yards away 5 - Very good 15 December 2025
Creams Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 259 yards away 5 - Very good 11 October 2024

Questions about Jennys Cafe Restaurant

What is Jennys Cafe Restaurant's food hygiene rating?

Jennys Cafe Restaurant has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Dacorum Council on 17 March 2026.

Is Jennys Cafe Restaurant 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 Jennys Cafe Restaurant last inspected?

Jennys Cafe Restaurant was last inspected on 17 March 2026, 3 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Dacorum Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Jennys Cafe Restaurant?

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

How does Jennys Cafe Restaurant compare to other places in Dacorum?

77% of the 1,123 rated food businesses in Dacorum hold the top rating of 5, while Jennys Cafe Restaurant holds a 4. 192 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Dacorum Council inspects Jennys Cafe Restaurant 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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Jennys Cafe Restaurant is one of 634 rated food businesses in Hemel Hempstead. See every hygiene rating in Hemel Hempstead

Dacorum inspects and rates 1,260 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Dacorum

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