Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Folkestone and Hythe

Santa Fe

NEW ROMNEY

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Santa Fe 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 31 October 2025 by Folkestone and Hythe.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Santa Fe, 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 Santa Fe.

Food hygiene rating history for Santa Fe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
1 March 2019	5 / 5	Very good
31 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Santa Fe in NEW ROMNEY 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?

GROUND FLOOR BUSINESS 18 HIGH STREET,
NEW ROMNEY,
TN28 8BY

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

Who inspects Santa Fe?

Food hygiene at Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe

What is Santa Fe’s food hygiene rating?

Santa Fe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 31 October 2025.

When was Santa Fe last inspected?

Santa Fe was last inspected by Folkestone and Hythe on 31 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.