Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Canterbury City

Cafe 89

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Cafe 89 scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 3 September 2025 by Canterbury City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cafe 89, from August 2021 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cafe 89.

Food hygiene rating history for Cafe 89
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
26 August 2021	4 / 5	Good
3 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Cafe 89 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?

93 Tankerton Road,
Whitstable,
CT5 2AJ

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Cafe 89. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Cafe 89?

Food hygiene at Cafe 89 is inspected by Canterbury City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.canterbury.gov.uk.

Questions about Cafe 89

What is Cafe 89’s food hygiene rating?

Cafe 89 has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 September 2025.

When was Cafe 89 last inspected?

Cafe 89 was last inspected by Canterbury City on 3 September 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.