The Little Peppercorn Tearooms

Front Street

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

The Little Peppercorn Tearooms scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 26 June 2025 by Sunderland.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Little Peppercorn Tearooms, from November 2019 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of The Little Peppercorn Tearooms.

Food hygiene rating history for The Little Peppercorn Tearooms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 November 2019	5 / 5	Very good
26 June 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The Little Peppercorn Tearooms in Front Street 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?

A,
23,
Front Street,
Houghton-Le-Spring,
DH5 9JQ

The Little Peppercorn Tearooms Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects The Little Peppercorn Tearooms?

Food hygiene at The Little Peppercorn Tearooms is inspected by Sunderland, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.sunderland.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about The Little Peppercorn Tearooms

What is The Little Peppercorn Tearooms’s food hygiene rating?

The Little Peppercorn Tearooms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 June 2025.

When was The Little Peppercorn Tearooms last inspected?

The Little Peppercorn Tearooms was last inspected by Sunderland on 26 June 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.