Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Tonbridge and Malling

Shires Oast

Paddock Wood

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Shires Oast 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 13 December 2024 by Tonbridge and Malling.

What does this rating mean?

Shires Oast in Paddock Wood 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?

The Hop Farm Country Park,
Maidstone Road,
Paddock Wood,
Tonbridge,
TN12 6PY

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

Who inspects Shires Oast?

Food hygiene at Shires Oast is inspected by Tonbridge and Malling, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.tmbc.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Shires Oast

What is Shires Oast’s food hygiene rating?

Shires Oast has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 December 2024.

When was Shires Oast last inspected?

Shires Oast was last inspected by Tonbridge and Malling on 13 December 2024.

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.