Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Newark and Sherwood

Forest Cafe

Ollerton

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Forest Cafe scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 16 June 2025 by Newark and Sherwood.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Forest Cafe, from February 2020 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Forest Cafe.

Food hygiene rating history for Forest Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
13 February 2020	5 / 5	Very good
16 June 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Forest Cafe in Ollerton has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

Lay By Off,
Blyth Road,
Ollerton,

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

Who inspects Forest Cafe?

Food hygiene at Forest Cafe is inspected by Newark and Sherwood, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Forest Cafe

What is Forest Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Forest Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 16 June 2025.

When was Forest Cafe last inspected?

Forest Cafe was last inspected by Newark and Sherwood on 16 June 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.