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Barnes Food & Wine food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Buckinghamshire

Barnes 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 10 January 2025, 18 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 54 Castle Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6RG

How it compares in Buckinghamshire

In Buckinghamshire, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Barnes 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% ← Barnes 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 Barnes 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 Barnes Food & Wine, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
DLuna Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 41 yards away 5 - Very good 6 February 2026
All Stars Pre-School Caring Premises 102 yards away 5 - Very good 11 September 2025
Charlies Kebabs - KBZ 6808 Mobile caterer 142 yards away 5 - Very good 5 December 2018
B & M Retailers - other 144 yards away 5 - Very good 11 November 2024
B'Hive Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 172 yards away 5 - Very good 7 January 2026
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 178 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2025
Django's Specialty Coffee House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 194 yards away 5 - Very good 7 November 2025
Bobby's Sandwich Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 194 yards away 5 - Very good 10 March 2025

Questions about Barnes Food & Wine

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

Barnes Food & Wine has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Buckinghamshire Council on 10 January 2025.

Is Barnes 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 Barnes Food & Wine last inspected?

Barnes Food & Wine was last inspected on 10 January 2025, 18 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 Barnes 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 Barnes 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 Barnes Food & Wine holds a 4. 530 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Buckinghamshire Council inspects Barnes 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Barnes Food & Wine is one of 519 rated food businesses in High Wycombe. See every hygiene rating in High Wycombe

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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