5

Lunch Club food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · East Hertfordshire

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

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 12 December 2025, 7 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: St Andrews Church, St Andrew Street, Hertford, SG14 1HZ

How it compares in East Hertfordshire

That puts Lunch Club among the 977 places in East Hertfordshire holding top marks, 84% 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 East Hertfordshire
5 out of 5 977 84% ← Lunch Club
4 out of 5 146 13%
3 out of 5 30 3%
2 out of 5 6 1%
1 out of 5 9 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 221 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 Lunch Club 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 Lunch Club, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

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Hertfordshire Country Markets Retailers - other 198 yards away 5 - Very good 31 July 2009
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Blackbirds Pub/bar/nightclub 285 yards away 5 - Very good 20 March 2026

Questions about Lunch Club

What is Lunch Club's food hygiene rating?

Lunch Club has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by East Hertfordshire Council on 12 December 2025.

Is Lunch Club 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 pub to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Lunch Club last inspected?

Lunch Club was last inspected on 12 December 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Hertfordshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Lunch Club?

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

How does Lunch Club compare to other places in East Hertfordshire?

84% of the 1,168 rated food businesses in East Hertfordshire hold the top rating of 5, and Lunch Club is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

East Hertfordshire Council inspects Lunch Club 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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Lunch Club is one of 255 rated food businesses in Hertford. See every hygiene rating in Hertford

East Hertfordshire inspects and rates 1,389 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in East Hertfordshire

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

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