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Best Biltong food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Woking

Best Biltong holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The shop met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

This is a fresh result: Best Biltong was inspected on 22 July 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

This sits in the middle for Woking, where 5% of rated places score below 3 and 88% score 4 or 5. See all Woking ratings →

Address: 153 Goldsworth RoadWokingSurrey, GU21 6LS

How this rating has changed

Best Biltong has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 22 July 2026, and now holds a 3.

Inspected Rating Change
22 July 2026 5 3 Worse

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 Woking

In Woking, 69% of rated places manage a 5, so Best Biltong sits behind roughly 633 nearby businesses. 8% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Woking
5 out of 5 495 69%
4 out of 5 138 19%
3 out of 5 56 8% ← Best Biltong
2 out of 5 4 1%
1 out of 5 27 4%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 59 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 Best Biltong 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 Best Biltong, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Impact Food Group @ Goldsworth Primary School School/college/university 396 yards away 5 - Very good 11 July 2024
Cafe Lisboa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 17 December 2025
Gail's Bakery Woking Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 9 December 2025
Bep Viet Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 11 February 2026
Horsell Fish And Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 26 June 2025
Boots UK Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 24 January 2024
EBI Intercontinental Foods Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 28 February 2025
Food Junction Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 6 May 2025

Questions about Best Biltong

What is Best Biltong's food hygiene rating?

Best Biltong has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Woking Council on 22 July 2026.

Is Best Biltong safe to eat at?

A 3 means the shop met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Best Biltong last inspected?

Best Biltong was last inspected on 22 July 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Woking Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Best Biltong?

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

How does Best Biltong compare to other places in Woking?

69% of the 720 rated food businesses in Woking hold the top rating of 5, while Best Biltong holds a 3. 56 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Woking Council inspects Best Biltong 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

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