Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop

Cheddar

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

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Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 7 October 2025 by Somerset.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop, from January 2021 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop.

Food hygiene rating history for Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
14 January 2021	5 / 5	Very good
7 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop in Cheddar 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 Dag Hole Cottages,
Daghole,
Cheddar,
BS27 3QJ

Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop?

Food hygiene at Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop is inspected by Somerset, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.somerset.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop

What is Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop’s food hygiene rating?

Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 October 2025.

When was Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop last inspected?

Cheese Cottage Tea Rooms & Giftshop was last inspected by Somerset on 7 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.