Willow Tea Rooms

Barnham

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Willow Tea Rooms scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 27 August 2025 by Arun.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Willow Tea Rooms, from October 2021 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Willow Tea Rooms.

Food hygiene rating history for Willow Tea Rooms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 October 2021	5 / 5	Very good
27 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Willow Tea Rooms in Barnham has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Unit 2 Parsonage Farm Yapton Road,
Barnham,
West Sussex,
PO22 0BD

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Willow Tea Rooms. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Willow Tea Rooms?

Food hygiene at Willow Tea Rooms is inspected by Arun, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.arun.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Willow Tea Rooms

What is Willow Tea Rooms’s food hygiene rating?

Willow Tea Rooms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 August 2025.

When was Willow Tea Rooms last inspected?

Willow Tea Rooms was last inspected by Arun on 27 August 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.