Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Cornwall

Kota

Porthleven

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Kota 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 20 October 2025 by Cornwall.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Kota, from March 2019 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Kota
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
20 March 2019	5 / 5	Very good
20 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Kota in Porthleven 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?

Kota Restaurant,
Harbour Head,
Porthleven,
Helston,
TR13 9JA

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

Who inspects Kota?

Food hygiene at Kota is inspected by Cornwall, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Kota

What is Kota’s food hygiene rating?

Kota has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 20 October 2025.

When was Kota last inspected?

Kota was last inspected by Cornwall on 20 October 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.