The Village Spice

28 How Wood, Park Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 2RA

Restaurant / Café / Canteen

Last inspected 1 October 2026 (1 month ago)

Good

Inspection breakdown

Points are given for not meeting standards, so fewer points is better. Read more about how the scoring works.

20 points in total. The overall rating follows from that total, with no single area bad enough to pull it down further.

Hygienic food handling

Generally satisfactory

10 of 25 points

Preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage

Cleanliness and condition

Good

5 of 25 points

Layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control

Management of food safety

Good

5 of 30 points

Checks in place, staff knowledge, and confidence standards will be kept up

Location

28 How Wood, Park Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 2RA (opens in Google Maps)

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Rating history

Unchanged at 4 since the previous inspection.

4
GoodCurrent · 1 October 2026
4
Good1 March 2025

Details

Scheme: Food Hygiene Rating Scheme · England
Local authority: St Albans City
Town/city: St Albans
County: Hertfordshire
Business type: Restaurant / Café / Canteen
FHRS ID: 1716074

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