Secret Garden Cafe

Gillingham

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Secret Garden Cafe 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 12 December 2024 by Dorset.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Secret Garden Cafe, from September 2019 to December 2024. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2024.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Secret Garden Cafe.

Food hygiene rating history for Secret Garden Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
10 September 2019	5 / 5	Very good
12 December 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Secret Garden Cafe in Gillingham 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?

Thorngrove Garden Centre Common Mead Lane,
Gillingham,
Dorset,
SP8 4RE

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

Who inspects Secret Garden Cafe?

Food hygiene at Secret Garden Cafe is inspected by Dorset, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Secret Garden Cafe

What is Secret Garden Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Secret Garden Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 12 December 2024.

When was Secret Garden Cafe last inspected?

Secret Garden Cafe was last inspected by Dorset on 12 December 2024.

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.