High Street Cafe food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Tendring
High Street Cafe 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 25 June 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.
This sits in the middle for Tendring, where 4% of rated places score below 3 and 86% score 4 or 5. See all Tendring ratings →
Address: 51 High Street, Walton On The Naze, Essex, CO14 8BD
How this rating has changed
High Street Cafe has gone backwards: it held a 4 before its inspection on 25 June 2026, and now holds a 3.
| Inspected | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2026 | 4 3 | Worse |
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 Tendring
In Tendring, 67% of rated places manage a 5, so High Street Cafe sits behind roughly 1,023 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 794 | 67% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 229 | 19% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 103 | 9% | ← High Street Cafe | |
| 2 out of 5 | 28 | 2% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 22 | 2% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 3 | <1% |
A further 129 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- 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 High Street Cafe 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 High Street Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosy Home and Gifts Retailers - other | 4 yards away | 5 - Very good | 27 March 2025 |
| Walton Convenience Store Retailers - other | 11 yards away | 5 - Very good | 22 May 2025 |
| Bianca's Coffee House \& Gift Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 24 yards away | 5 - Very good | 7 February 2026 |
| The LARA Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 45 yards away | 5 - Very good | 13 November 2025 |
| Yates Fish Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 55 yards away | 5 - Very good | 18 September 2025 |
| The Snack Shack Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 65 yards away | 5 - Very good | 5 September 2024 |
| Lilley's Bakehouse Manufacturers/packers | 79 yards away | 5 - Very good | 24 July 2025 |
| New Yung's Other catering premises | 85 yards away | 5 - Very good | 22 April 2026 |
Questions about High Street Cafe
What is High Street Cafe's food hygiene rating?
High Street Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Tendring Council on 25 June 2026.
Is High Street Cafe 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 High Street Cafe last inspected?
High Street Cafe was last inspected on 25 June 2026, 2 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 High Street Cafe?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 High Street Cafe compare to other places in Tendring?
67% of the 1,179 rated food businesses in Tendring hold the top rating of 5, while High Street Cafe holds a 3. 103 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Tendring Council inspects High Street Cafe 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
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High Street Cafe is one of 63 rated food businesses in Walton on the Naze. See every hygiene rating in Walton on the Naze →
Tendring inspects and rates 1,308 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Tendring →
The official record is held by the council: http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/
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