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Shiroko food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Canterbury City

Shiroko 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 15 January 2026, 5 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: 6 St Dunstans Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8AF

How it compares in Canterbury City

In Canterbury City, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Shiroko sits behind roughly 1,346 nearby businesses. 8% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Canterbury City
5 out of 5 1,161 78%
4 out of 5 185 12%
3 out of 5 120 8% ← Shiroko
2 out of 5 14 1%
1 out of 5 2 <1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 166 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 Shiroko 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 Shiroko, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bishops Finger Pub/bar/nightclub 44 yards away 5 - Very good 9 September 2025
A La Turka Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 56 yards away 5 - Very good 13 October 2025
Cafe Des Amis Du Mexique Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 68 yards away 5 - Very good 11 March 2025
Canterbury Wine Mart Retailers - other 73 yards away 5 - Very good 14 December 2023
Cafe Du Soleil Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 224 yards away 5 - Very good 29 April 2025
Caterlink - St Peters Methodist Primary School School/college/university 238 yards away 5 - Very good 10 March 2025
Boyces Bakery Ltd Manufacturers/packers 251 yards away 5 - Very good 28 February 2025
Canterbury Umbrella Other catering premises 258 yards away 5 - Very good 8 July 2026

Questions about Shiroko

What is Shiroko's food hygiene rating?

Shiroko has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Canterbury City Council on 15 January 2026.

Is Shiroko 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 Shiroko last inspected?

Shiroko was last inspected on 15 January 2026, 5 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Canterbury City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Shiroko?

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 Shiroko compare to other places in Canterbury City?

78% of the 1,483 rated food businesses in Canterbury City hold the top rating of 5, while Shiroko holds a 3. 120 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Canterbury City Council inspects Shiroko 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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