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Friends Food & Wine food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Buckinghamshire

Friends Food & Wine holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the shop 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 3 September 2025, 10 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: 113 Weedon Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 9NT

How it compares in Buckinghamshire

In Buckinghamshire, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Friends Food & Wine sits behind roughly 3,226 nearby businesses. 13% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Buckinghamshire
5 out of 5 3,226 81%
4 out of 5 530 13% ← Friends Food & Wine
3 out of 5 171 4%
2 out of 5 42 1%
1 out of 5 31 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 615 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 Friends Food & Wine 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 Friends Food & Wine, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aylesbury Service Station Retailers - other 300 yards away 5 - Very good 31 July 2025
Aylesbury Subway Takeaway/sandwich shop 300 yards away 5 - Very good 29 May 2025
Favorite Fried Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 24 June 2025
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 28 January 2016
Aylesbury Vineyard Church & Storehouse Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 10 June 2025
Cater Link at Elmhurst School School/college/university 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 25 March 2026
Brisket Daddy Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 26 November 2024
Chicken And Shawarma Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 7 January 2026

Questions about Friends Food & Wine

What is Friends Food & Wine's food hygiene rating?

Friends Food & Wine has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Buckinghamshire Council on 3 September 2025.

Is Friends Food & Wine 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 shop to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Friends Food & Wine last inspected?

Friends Food & Wine was last inspected on 3 September 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Buckinghamshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Friends Food & Wine?

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

How does Friends Food & Wine compare to other places in Buckinghamshire?

81% of the 4,001 rated food businesses in Buckinghamshire hold the top rating of 5, while Friends Food & Wine holds a 4. 530 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Buckinghamshire Council inspects Friends Food & Wine 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

Friends Food & Wine is one of 466 rated food businesses in Aylesbury. See every hygiene rating in Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire inspects and rates 4,616 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Buckinghamshire

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

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