Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Eastbourne

Roots

East Sussex

Heads up: Roots no longer shows up in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Eastbourne. It may have closed, changed its name or moved. The rating below is the last one the FSA published for it.

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Roots scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary

Last inspected on 27 July 2018 by Eastbourne.

What does this rating mean?

Roots in East Sussex has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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?

8 Grove Road,
Eastbourne,
East Sussex,
BN21 4TJ

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

Who inspects Roots?

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

Questions about Roots

What is Roots’s food hygiene rating?

Roots has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 July 2018.

When was Roots last inspected?

Roots was last inspected by Eastbourne on 27 July 2018.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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.

Has Roots closed down?

Roots no longer appears in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Eastbourne, which usually means it has closed, changed name or moved. The rating shown here is the last one the FSA published for it.