The Pines Garden Tea Rooms

St Margarets Bay

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

The Pines Garden Tea Rooms scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 28 March 2024 by Dover.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Pines Garden Tea Rooms, from August 2021 to March 2024. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2024.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of The Pines Garden Tea Rooms.

Food hygiene rating history for The Pines Garden Tea Rooms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
17 August 2021	5 / 5	Very good
28 March 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The Pines Garden Tea Rooms in St Margarets Bay 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?

The Tea Room The Pines Garden Beach Road,
St Margarets Bay,
Kent,
CT15 6DZ

The Pines Garden Tea Rooms Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects The Pines Garden Tea Rooms?

Food hygiene at The Pines Garden Tea Rooms is inspected by Dover, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.dover.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about The Pines Garden Tea Rooms

What is The Pines Garden Tea Rooms’s food hygiene rating?

The Pines Garden Tea Rooms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 28 March 2024.

When was The Pines Garden Tea Rooms last inspected?

The Pines Garden Tea Rooms was last inspected by Dover on 28 March 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.