Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Canterbury City

Birdies

Food hygiene rating 3 / 5 · Generally satisfactory

Middle of the road

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory - perfectly fine, but with a bit of room to improve.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Birdies, from November 2020 to February 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 3 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Birdies
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
26 November 2020	5 / 5	Very good
11 February 2026	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Birdies has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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?

41 Harbour Street,
Whitstable,
CT5 1AH

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

Who inspects Birdies?

Food hygiene at Birdies is inspected by Canterbury City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.canterbury.gov.uk.

Questions about Birdies

What is Birdies’s food hygiene rating?

Birdies has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 11 February 2026.

When was Birdies last inspected?

Birdies was last inspected by Canterbury City on 11 February 2026.

Is a 3 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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.