Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Folkestone and Hythe

El Cortador

FOLKESTONE

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

El Cortador scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 16 November 2023 by Folkestone and Hythe.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for El Cortador, from October 2016 to November 2023. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2016 to 5 in 2023.

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

Food hygiene rating history for El Cortador
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 October 2016	5 / 5	Very good
16 November 2023	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

El Cortador in FOLKESTONE 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?

41 THE OLD HIGH STREET,
FOLKESTONE,
CT20 1RL

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

Who inspects El Cortador?

Food hygiene at El Cortador is inspected by Folkestone and Hythe, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about El Cortador

What is El Cortador’s food hygiene rating?

El Cortador has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 16 November 2023.

When was El Cortador last inspected?

El Cortador was last inspected by Folkestone and Hythe on 16 November 2023.

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.