Vernon Cottage Tearooms

Isle Of Wight

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Vernon Cottage Tearooms 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 16 September 2025 by Isle of Wight.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Vernon Cottage Tearooms, from May 2019 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Vernon Cottage Tearooms.

Food hygiene rating history for Vernon Cottage Tearooms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
25 May 2019	4 / 5	Good
16 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Vernon Cottage Tearooms in Isle Of Wight 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?

1 Eastcliff Road,
Shanklin,
Isle Of Wight,
PO37 6AA

Vernon Cottage Tearooms Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Vernon Cottage Tearooms?

Food hygiene at Vernon Cottage Tearooms is inspected by Isle of Wight, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.iow.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/community-protection-services/ or [email protected].

Questions about Vernon Cottage Tearooms

What is Vernon Cottage Tearooms’s food hygiene rating?

Vernon Cottage Tearooms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 16 September 2025.

When was Vernon Cottage Tearooms last inspected?

Vernon Cottage Tearooms was last inspected by Isle of Wight on 16 September 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.