Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 North Norfolk

Watsons

Bacton

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 15 July 2026 by North Norfolk.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Watsons, from November 2021 to July 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Watsons
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 November 2021	5 / 5	Very good
3 June 2024	5 / 5	Very good
15 July 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Watsons in Bacton 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?

Watsons Cafe,
Coast Road,
Bacton,
Norfolk,
NR12 0EU

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

Who inspects Watsons?

Food hygiene at Watsons is inspected by North Norfolk, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.northnorfolk.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Watsons

What is Watsons’s food hygiene rating?

Watsons has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 15 July 2026.

When was Watsons last inspected?

Watsons was last inspected by North Norfolk on 15 July 2026.

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.