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Rooster Shack food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Waverley

Rooster Shack holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway 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 18 March 2025, 15 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: 13 Farncombe Street, Godalming, GU7 3BA

How it compares in Waverley

In Waverley, 79% of rated places manage a 5, so Rooster Shack sits behind roughly 868 nearby businesses. 6% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Waverley
5 out of 5 755 79%
4 out of 5 113 12%
3 out of 5 60 6% ← Rooster Shack
2 out of 5 22 2%
1 out of 5 9 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 107 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 Rooster Shack 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 Rooster Shack, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Farncombe Food and Wine Ltd Retailers - other 40 yards away 5 - Very good 24 November 2022
Co-Operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 72 yards away 5 - Very good 19 December 2024
Farncombe Tandoori Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 107 yards away 5 - Very good 18 June 2026
Brotherwoods Takeaway/sandwich shop 223 yards away 5 - Very good 7 February 2026
Farncombe Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 290 yards away 5 - Very good 29 May 2025
Little Rays Nursery Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 13 January 2026
Godalming Naval Club Other catering premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 24 November 2025
Kay's Cranfield Costcutter Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 19 December 2024

Questions about Rooster Shack

What is Rooster Shack's food hygiene rating?

Rooster Shack has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Waverley Council on 18 March 2025.

Is Rooster Shack safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway 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 Rooster Shack last inspected?

Rooster Shack was last inspected on 18 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Waverley Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Rooster Shack?

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 Rooster Shack compare to other places in Waverley?

79% of the 960 rated food businesses in Waverley hold the top rating of 5, while Rooster Shack holds a 3. 60 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Waverley Council inspects Rooster Shack 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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Rooster Shack is one of 257 rated food businesses in Godalming. See every hygiene rating in Godalming

Waverley inspects and rates 1,067 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Waverley

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