5

Miller & Carter food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Colchester

Miller & Carter 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 4 December 2025, 7 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: Miller And Carter, 342 London Road, Stanway, CO3 8LT

How it compares in Colchester

That puts Miller & Carter among the 1,200 places in Colchester holding top marks, 89% 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 Colchester
5 out of 5 1,200 89% ← Miller & Carter
4 out of 5 83 6%
3 out of 5 50 4%
2 out of 5 5 <1%
1 out of 5 9 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 302 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Miller & Carter, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Busy Bees Stanway Caring Premises at this address 5 - Very good 11 August 2025
Franks Corner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 31 July 2025
Costa Drive Thru Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 30 April 2024
Princess Charlotte Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 21 February 2024
KFC Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 2 June 2026
Nando's Other catering premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 2 June 2026
Marks & Spencer Stane Retail Park Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 28 December 2023
Aldi Stores Ltd Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 29 January 2025

Questions about Miller & Carter

What is Miller & Carter's food hygiene rating?

Miller & Carter has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Colchester Council on 4 December 2025.

Is Miller & Carter 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 Miller & Carter last inspected?

Miller & Carter was last inspected on 4 December 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Colchester Council rather than by the business.

How does Miller & Carter compare to other places in Colchester?

89% of the 1,349 rated food businesses in Colchester hold the top rating of 5, and Miller & Carter is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Colchester Council inspects Miller & Carter 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.

Tell me when this changes

The Food Standards Agency publishes only a business's rating today, not what it scored before, and not when it moves. We check every UK rating each night. Watch Miller & Carter and we will email you the morning after its rating changes.

Free, for three businesses, forever. No password, we send you a link. How rating alerts work →

Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Miller & Carter is one of 95 rated food businesses in Stanway. See every hygiene rating in Stanway

Colchester inspects and rates 1,651 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Colchester

The official record is held by the council: https://www.colchester.gov.uk/

Rating from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Ratings reflect standards found at the time of inspection and can change. If you think a rating is wrong, the official record is held by the FSA and the local authority; corrections there flow through here. How ratings work →