Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Canterbury City

Mortimers

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Mortimers 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 27 February 2026 by Canterbury City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Mortimers, from November 2019 to February 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Mortimers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 November 2019	5 / 5	Very good
27 February 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Mortimers 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?

128 Mortimer Street,
Herne Bay,
CT6 5EB

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

Who inspects Mortimers?

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

Questions about Mortimers

What is Mortimers’s food hygiene rating?

Mortimers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 February 2026.

When was Mortimers last inspected?

Mortimers was last inspected by Canterbury City on 27 February 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.