Old Town

Colchester

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Old Town 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 21 August 2025 by Tendring.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Old Town, from November 2019 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 2 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Old Town
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 November 2019	2 / 5	Improvement necessary
21 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Old Town in Colchester 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?

43 Station Road,
Alresford,
Colchester,
Essex,
CO7 8BU

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

Who inspects Old Town?

Food hygiene at Old Town is inspected by Tendring, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Old Town

What is Old Town’s food hygiene rating?

Old Town has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 21 August 2025.

When was Old Town last inspected?

Old Town was last inspected by Tendring on 21 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.