In the last month 26 food places across Canterbury were given a hygiene score, and 100% of them got the top mark of 5. Over three months, 4 places scored 2 or below, and 40 food places are waiting for their first inspection.
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26hygiene scoreslast 31 days
100%scored 526 places, last 31 days
4scored 0 to 2last 3 months
40waiting for a first inspectionusually new or under new owners
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Most inspected this month:Canterbury (10), Herne Bay (7) and Tankerton (4). The middle Canterbury area had 0. Over three months, the highest share of 5s among areas with at least five scores was in Sturry (80%), Swalecliffe (80%) and Canterbury (73%).
“Last month” and “3 months” count the hygiene scores published within each area’s circle. “Scored 5” is the share of the last three months’ scores that were a 5; it needs at least three. “Waiting” is food places registered but not yet inspected. Areas overlap, so one place can count in more than one. Tap a column to sort.
The East Kent was rated 2 (improvement necessary) on 29 July 2026. Whitstable · Pubs, bars and clubs
Pops Jerk was rated 2 (improvement necessary) on 23 July 2026. Herne Bay · Restaurants and cafés
Pork & Co was rated 2 (improvement necessary) on 23 July 2026. Whitstable · Takeaways and sandwich shops
A score shows how things were on the day of the inspection. Businesses can appeal, and can ask for a new inspection once they have made improvements, so check the Food Standards Agency’s page for the latest.
26 places scored 5 in the last 31 days; the latest 20 are shown.
New food places
No newly registered food places have appeared in the last month.
40 food places across Canterbury are registered with their council and waiting for a first hygiene inspection, the most near Canterbury (17), Herne Bay (9), Tankerton (5), Fordwich (4) and Sturry (4). They are usually new businesses or ones under new owners, and each area’s page lists them.
By kind of business
Restaurants and cafés
46
63%
2
Care homes and nurseries
21
95%
0
Shops
20
90%
0
Pubs, bars and clubs
19
63%
1
Takeaways and sandwich shops
12
58%
1
Hotels and B&Bs
7
71%
0
Other caterers
4
100%
0
Schools and colleges
3
100%
0
Supermarkets
3
100%
0
Food makers and packers
1
–
0
Mobile caterers
1
–
0
Canterbury, last three months. The share scoring 5 needs at least three scores.
How food hygiene ratings work
Every place that serves, sells or makes food is inspected by its council’s food safety officers, and the Food Standards Agency publishes the score. Officers look at how food is handled and stored, the state of the building and its cleaning, and how the business manages food safety. The score runs from 0 to 5:
5: very good
4: good
3: generally satisfactory
2: improvement necessary
1: major improvement necessary
0: urgent improvement necessary
How often a place is inspected depends on the risk, so a busy kitchen is visited more often than a shop selling packaged food. New businesses wait for a first visit before they get a score.
Where the figures come from
Scores come from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene rating data, published under the Open Government Licence, for every council we cover. Figures for Canterbury as a whole count the food places whose nearest area is in Canterbury. Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. A score appears here when the agency publishes it, which can be a few weeks after the inspection.
Which areas of Canterbury had the most food hygiene inspections?
Over the last month, the most hygiene scores were published for Canterbury (10), Herne Bay (7), Tankerton (4), Whitstable (4) and Sturry (2). The middle Canterbury area had 0.
How many Canterbury food places score 5 for hygiene?
Of the 137 food places in Canterbury given a score in the last three months, 102 (74%) got the top mark of 5, meaning hygiene is very good.
Have any Canterbury food places scored 0, 1 or 2 recently?
Yes. In the last three months 4 places in Canterbury were given 2 or below: 0 scored 0, 0 scored 1 and 4 scored 2. Each is listed on this page with its date. A low score shows how things were on the day of the inspection.
What do food hygiene ratings mean?
Food Standards Agency scores run from 0 to 5: 5 is very good, 4 good, 3 generally satisfactory, 2 improvement necessary, 1 major improvement necessary and 0 urgent improvement necessary. Council officers give the score after an inspection of hygiene, the building and how food safety is managed.