Makcaris Coffee Lounge & Ice Cream Parlour food hygiene rating

The rating: 2 - Some improvement necessary

The rating dates from 2 July 2026, 2 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Only 1% of rated food businesses in Canterbury City score 0 to 2 like this, so a low rating here is the exception, not the norm. See all Canterbury City ratings →

Address: Central Bandstand, Central Parade, Herne Bay, CT6 5JN

How this rating has changed

Makcaris Coffee Lounge & Ice Cream Parlour has gone backwards: it held a 4 before its inspection on 2 July 2026, and now holds a 2. A rating of 2 means the inspector found problems the business is required to fix.

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in Canterbury City

A 2 is rare: only 22 of 1,486 rated places in Canterbury City score this low, about one in 68. By contrast 78% of the borough holds a 5, so this is well below what the council's inspectors normally find.

A further 166 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Improvement necessary
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
• How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Makcaris Coffee Lounge & Ice Cream Parlour the inspector recorded concerns over how food is handled. Because the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, that is what holds the score down.

Understanding this rating

• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

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Makcaris Coffee Lounge & Ice Cream Parlour is one of 278 rated food businesses in Herne Bay. See every hygiene rating in Herne Bay →

Canterbury City inspects and rates 1,652 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Canterbury City →

The official record is held by the council: http://www.canterbury.gov.uk