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Caribou Inn food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Havant

Caribou Inn holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the pub are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 30 July 2024, 23 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 32 Rails Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9LL

How it compares in Havant

In Havant, 91% of rated places manage a 5, so Caribou Inn sits behind roughly 782 nearby businesses. 7% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Havant
5 out of 5 782 91%
4 out of 5 64 7% ← Caribou Inn
3 out of 5 11 1%
2 out of 5 2 <1%
1 out of 5 1 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 188 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 Caribou Inn 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 Caribou Inn, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Ollies Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 32 yards away 5 - Very good 15 May 2024
Hayling Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 35 yards away 5 - Very good 27 June 2024
Café Boho Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 37 yards away 5 - Very good 30 May 2024
Best One Retailers - other 73 yards away 5 - Very good 13 March 2025
Bar 18 Pub/bar/nightclub 83 yards away 5 - Very good 18 October 2024
Ben & Shelley's ice cream parlour Takeaway/sandwich shop 91 yards away 5 - Very good 19 April 2024
Scoop'd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 91 yards away 5 - Very good 7 April 2026
Eastoke Post Office Retailers - other 96 yards away 5 - Very good 10 January 2020

Questions about Caribou Inn

What is Caribou Inn's food hygiene rating?

Caribou Inn has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Havant Council on 30 July 2024.

Is Caribou Inn safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this pub to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Caribou Inn last inspected?

Caribou Inn was last inspected on 30 July 2024, 23 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Havant Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Caribou Inn?

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 "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Caribou Inn compare to other places in Havant?

91% of the 860 rated food businesses in Havant hold the top rating of 5, while Caribou Inn holds a 4. 64 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Havant Council inspects Caribou Inn 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Caribou Inn is one of 163 rated food businesses in Hayling Island. See every hygiene rating in Hayling Island

Havant inspects and rates 1,048 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Havant

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

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