Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys

Harbour Street

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys, from November 2020 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 4 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys.

Food hygiene rating history for Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 November 2020	5 / 5	Very good
27 August 2025	2 / 5	Improvement necessary
5 June 2026	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys in Harbour Street 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?

South Quay,
The Harbour,
Harbour Street,
Whitstable,
CT5 1AB

Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys Hygiene Rating - 4/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys?

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

Questions about Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys

What is Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys’s food hygiene rating?

Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 5 June 2026.

When was Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys last inspected?

Harbour Garden Cafe & Burger Buoys was last inspected by Canterbury City on 5 June 2026.

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.