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Costa Coffee food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Huntingdonshire

Costa Coffee holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 14 April 2026, 2 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: 41 High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3AQ

How it compares in Huntingdonshire

That puts Costa Coffee among the 975 places in Huntingdonshire holding top marks, 71% 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 Huntingdonshire
5 out of 5 975 71% ← Costa Coffee
4 out of 5 298 22%
3 out of 5 86 6%
2 out of 5 6 <1%
1 out of 5 13 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 159 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 Costa Coffee 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 Costa Coffee, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Garden Grill Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 30 yards away 5 - Very good 4 September 2025
Cromwell's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 74 yards away 5 - Very good 22 April 2026
Olmo Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 76 yards away 5 - Very good 22 January 2026
Merkur Slots Other catering premises 82 yards away 5 - Very good 14 May 2024
Grape Tree Retailers - other 93 yards away 5 - Very good 22 July 2015
Hot Grills Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 100 yards away 5 - Very good 22 July 2025
Greggs the Bakers Retailers - other 102 yards away 5 - Very good 27 January 2026
Doge Sushi Takeaway/sandwich shop 112 yards away 5 - Very good 22 November 2024

Questions about Costa Coffee

What is Costa Coffee's food hygiene rating?

Costa Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Huntingdonshire Council on 14 April 2026.

Is Costa Coffee safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Costa Coffee last inspected?

Costa Coffee was last inspected on 14 April 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Huntingdonshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Costa Coffee?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 Costa Coffee compare to other places in Huntingdonshire?

71% of the 1,380 rated food businesses in Huntingdonshire hold the top rating of 5, and Costa Coffee is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Huntingdonshire Council inspects Costa Coffee 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Costa Coffee is one of 192 rated food businesses in Huntingdon. See every hygiene rating in Huntingdon

Huntingdonshire inspects and rates 1,539 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Huntingdonshire

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

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