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Life On High food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Sevenoaks

Life On High holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 29 July 2025, 11 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.

Address: 140 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1XE

How it compares in Sevenoaks

In Sevenoaks, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Life On High sits behind roughly 788 nearby businesses. 6% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Sevenoaks
5 out of 5 669 78%
4 out of 5 119 14%
3 out of 5 47 6% ← Life On High
2 out of 5 13 2%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 103 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

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 Life On High none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Life On High, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Marco Restaurant And Delicatessen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 63 yards away 5 - Very good 25 March 2026
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 98 yards away 5 - Very good 24 October 2024
Kokoro Takeaway/sandwich shop 159 yards away 5 - Very good 17 November 2025
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 166 yards away 5 - Very good 2 August 2024
Holland And Barrett Retailers - other 166 yards away 5 - Very good 31 May 2024
Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other 170 yards away 5 - Very good 24 April 2026
Gail's Sevenoaks Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 182 yards away 5 - Very good 10 November 2025
Especially Health Retailers - other 183 yards away 5 - Very good 31 October 2024

Questions about Life On High

What is Life On High's food hygiene rating?

Life On High has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Sevenoaks Council on 29 July 2025.

Is Life On High safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Life On High last inspected?

Life On High was last inspected on 29 July 2025, 11 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Sevenoaks Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Life On High?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Life On High compare to other places in Sevenoaks?

78% of the 854 rated food businesses in Sevenoaks hold the top rating of 5, while Life On High holds a 3. 47 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Sevenoaks Council inspects Life On High and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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