Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Cornwall
Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage 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 31 July 2025, 11 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: Primrose Cottage, Bossiney Road, Tintagel, PL34 0AJ
How it compares in Cornwall
In Cornwall, 85% of rated places manage a 5, so Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage sits behind roughly 4,983 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 4,460 | 85% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 523 | 10% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 212 | 4% | ← Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage | |
| 2 out of 5 | 42 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 38 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 2 | <1% |
A further 51 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Good
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
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 Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage 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 Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vega Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 18 yards away | 4 - Good | 10 April 2026 |
| Sea Dolphin Retailers - other | 48 yards away | 5 - Very good | 1 December 2025 |
| King Arthurs Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 109 yards away | 5 - Very good | 19 December 2024 |
| Tintagel Social Hall Committee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 176 yards away | 5 - Very good | 23 June 2025 |
| Slice Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 183 yards away | 5 - Very good | 18 September 2025 |
| Crossbow Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 204 yards away | 5 - Very good | 6 October 2025 |
| Spar Retailers - other | 204 yards away | 5 - Very good | 4 August 2023 |
| The Big Fish Takeaway/sandwich shop | 204 yards away | 5 - Very good | 18 September 2025 |
Questions about Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage
What is Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage's food hygiene rating?
Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Cornwall Council on 31 July 2025.
Is Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage 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 Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage last inspected?
Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage was last inspected on 31 July 2025, 11 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Cornwall Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage compare to other places in Cornwall?
85% of the 5,277 rated food businesses in Cornwall hold the top rating of 5, while Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage holds a 3. 212 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Cornwall Council inspects Primrose Cottage Tea Room And Letting Cottage 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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