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Miss Margarita food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Tendring

Miss Margarita holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant 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 16 April 2025, 14 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.

How it compares in Tendring

In Tendring, 67% of rated places manage a 5, so Miss Margarita sits behind roughly 775 nearby businesses. 19% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Tendring
5 out of 5 775 67%
4 out of 5 221 19% ← Miss Margarita
3 out of 5 105 9%
2 out of 5 32 3%
1 out of 5 20 2%
0 out of 5 3 <1%

A further 124 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 Miss Margarita 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.

Questions about Miss Margarita

What is Miss Margarita's food hygiene rating?

Miss Margarita has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Tendring Council on 16 April 2025.

Is Miss Margarita 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 restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Miss Margarita last inspected?

Miss Margarita was last inspected on 16 April 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Tendring Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Miss Margarita?

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

How does Miss Margarita compare to other places in Tendring?

67% of the 1,156 rated food businesses in Tendring hold the top rating of 5, while Miss Margarita holds a 4. 221 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Tendring Council inspects Miss Margarita 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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