Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit

Harefield

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 27 March 2026 by Hillingdon.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit, from February 2022 to March 2026.

Food hygiene rating history for Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 February 2022	Not rated	No numeric rating
27 March 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit in Harefield has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major 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?

Pond Farm,
Newyears Green Lane,
Harefield,
UB9 6LX

Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit Hygiene Rating - 1/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit?

Food hygiene at Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit is inspected by Hillingdon, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/foodsafety or [email protected].

Questions about Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit

What is Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit’s food hygiene rating?

Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 March 2026.

When was Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit last inspected?

Pond Farm Cafe; Covent Garden Buffet Co; Coven Garden Fruit was last inspected by Hillingdon on 27 March 2026.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major 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.