Old Stable Tea Rooms

Little Baddow

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Old Stable Tea Rooms scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 17 September 2025 by Chelmsford.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Old Stable Tea Rooms, from September 2021 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Old Stable Tea Rooms.

Food hygiene rating history for Old Stable Tea Rooms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
2 September 2021	5 / 5	Very good
17 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Old Stable Tea Rooms in Little Baddow 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?

Paper Mill Lock,
North Hill,
Little Baddow,
Chelmsford,
CM3 4BS

Old Stable Tea Rooms Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Old Stable Tea Rooms?

Food hygiene at Old Stable Tea Rooms is inspected by Chelmsford, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Old Stable Tea Rooms

What is Old Stable Tea Rooms’s food hygiene rating?

Old Stable Tea Rooms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 17 September 2025.

When was Old Stable Tea Rooms last inspected?

Old Stable Tea Rooms was last inspected by Chelmsford on 17 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.