5

Pickled Pantry food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Kingston-Upon-Thames

Pickled Pantry 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 1 September 2025, 10 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: 7 Central Parade, St Mark's Hill, Surbiton, KT6 4PJ

How it compares in Kingston-Upon-Thames

That puts Pickled Pantry among the 938 places in Kingston-Upon-Thames holding top marks, 74% 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 Kingston-Upon-Thames
5 out of 5 938 74% ← Pickled Pantry
4 out of 5 191 15%
3 out of 5 102 8%
2 out of 5 24 2%
1 out of 5 14 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 143 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 Pickled Pantry 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 Pickled Pantry

What is Pickled Pantry's food hygiene rating?

Pickled Pantry has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Kingston-Upon-Thames Council on 1 September 2025.

Is Pickled Pantry 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 Pickled Pantry last inspected?

Pickled Pantry was last inspected on 1 September 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Kingston-Upon-Thames Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Pickled Pantry?

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

How does Pickled Pantry compare to other places in Kingston-Upon-Thames?

74% of the 1,274 rated food businesses in Kingston-Upon-Thames hold the top rating of 5, and Pickled Pantry is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Kingston-Upon-Thames Council inspects Pickled Pantry 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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Pickled Pantry is one of 266 rated food businesses in Surbiton. See every hygiene rating in Surbiton

Kingston-Upon-Thames inspects and rates 1,417 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Kingston-Upon-Thames

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

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