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Crabworks

Harbour Street

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 4 July 2025 by Canterbury City.

What does this rating mean?

Crabworks in Harbour Street 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?

Hut 9 Harbour Market,
South Quay Whitstable Harbour,
Harbour Street,
Whitstable,
CT5 1AB

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

Who inspects Crabworks?

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

Questions about Crabworks

What is Crabworks’s food hygiene rating?

Crabworks has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 4 July 2025.

When was Crabworks last inspected?

Crabworks was last inspected by Canterbury City on 4 July 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.