Blackmore Tearooms

Blackmore

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Blackmore Tearooms scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 16 July 2025 by Brentwood.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Blackmore Tearooms, from July 2021 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Blackmore Tearooms.

Food hygiene rating history for Blackmore Tearooms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
26 July 2021	5 / 5	Very good
16 July 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Blackmore Tearooms in Blackmore has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

Blackmore Tea Rooms,
The Green,
Blackmore,
Ingatestone,
CM4 0RL

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

Who inspects Blackmore Tearooms?

Food hygiene at Blackmore Tearooms is inspected by Brentwood, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.brentwood.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Blackmore Tearooms

What is Blackmore Tearooms’s food hygiene rating?

Blackmore Tearooms has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 16 July 2025.

When was Blackmore Tearooms last inspected?

Blackmore Tearooms was last inspected by Brentwood on 16 July 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.