Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Canterbury City

Gelataria

Whitstable

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 11 March 2026 by Canterbury City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Gelataria, from September 2021 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Gelataria
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
23 September 2021	4 / 5	Good
11 March 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Gelataria in Whitstable 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?

Site Of Former Warehouse,
17 - 20 Sea Street,
Whitstable,
Kent,
CT5 1AN

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

Who inspects Gelataria?

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

Questions about Gelataria

What is Gelataria’s food hygiene rating?

Gelataria has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 11 March 2026.

When was Gelataria last inspected?

Gelataria was last inspected by Canterbury City on 11 March 2026.

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.