Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Newark and Sherwood

Tambo Lounge

27 Middle Gate

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Tambo Lounge scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 27 August 2025 by Newark and Sherwood.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Tambo Lounge, from March 2020 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Tambo Lounge.

Food hygiene rating history for Tambo Lounge
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 March 2020	5 / 5	Very good
27 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Tambo Lounge in 27 Middle Gate 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?

Loungers Plc,
The Buttermarket,
27 Middle Gate,
Newark On Trent,
NG24 1AL

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

Who inspects Tambo Lounge?

Food hygiene at Tambo Lounge 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 Tambo Lounge

What is Tambo Lounge’s food hygiene rating?

Tambo Lounge has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 August 2025.

When was Tambo Lounge last inspected?

Tambo Lounge was last inspected by Newark and Sherwood on 27 August 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.