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The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Great Yarmouth

The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 31 January 2025, 17 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: 5 Station Road, Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby, NR29 3PU

How it compares in Great Yarmouth

That puts The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) among the 731 places in Great Yarmouth holding top marks, 71% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Great Yarmouth
5 out of 5 731 71% ← The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe)
4 out of 5 161 16%
3 out of 5 74 7%
2 out of 5 24 2%
1 out of 5 32 3%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 89 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 The Village Centre (Garden Room 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 The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe), nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Ivydene Residential Home Caring Premises 130 yards away 5 - Very good 25 January 2024
New Sage Takeaway/sandwich shop 201 yards away 4 - Good 15 April 2026
Spar Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 215 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2026
The Jolly Farmers Pub/bar/nightclub 308 yards away 5 - Very good 20 January 2026
Planet Spice Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 346 yards away 5 - Very good 3 June 2025
East Norfolk Cider Mobile caterer 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 25 April 2024
Valens Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 26 March 2026
The Grange Hotel and Smokehouse Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 28 July 2025

Questions about The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe)

What is The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe)'s food hygiene rating?

The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Great Yarmouth Council on 31 January 2025.

Is The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) safe to eat at?

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

When was The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) last inspected?

The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) was last inspected on 31 January 2025, 17 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Great Yarmouth Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe)?

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

How does The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) compare to other places in Great Yarmouth?

71% of the 1,027 rated food businesses in Great Yarmouth hold the top rating of 5, and The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Great Yarmouth Council inspects The Village Centre (Garden Room 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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The Village Centre (Garden Room Cafe) is one of 31 rated food businesses in Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby. See every hygiene rating in Ormesby St Margaret W Scratby

Great Yarmouth inspects and rates 1,116 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Great Yarmouth

The official record is held by the council: http://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/live/index.htm

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