Gourmet Garden food hygiene rating
Takeaway/sandwich shop · Tendring
Gourmet Garden 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 6 June 2025, 13 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: 2 Tudor Parade, Jaywick, Clacton on Sea, CO15 2PL
How it compares in Tendring
In Tendring, 67% of rated places manage a 5, so Gourmet Garden sits behind roughly 996 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 775 | 67% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 221 | 19% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 105 | 9% | ← Gourmet Garden | |
| 2 out of 5 | 32 | 3% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 20 | 2% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 3 | <1% |
A further 124 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- 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 Gourmet Garden 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 Gourmet Garden, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clacton Convenience Store Ltd Retailers - other | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 28 August 2025 |
| Eldorado Club & Amusements Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 27 May 2021 |
| Ambition Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.7 miles away | 5 - Very good | 16 October 2024 |
| Clacton County High School - Sigma School/college/university | 0.7 miles away | 5 - Very good | 29 January 2026 |
| Corner Lodge Residential Care Home Caring Premises | 0.7 miles away | 5 - Very good | 12 July 2025 |
| Jaywick Post Office Retailers - other | 0.7 miles away | 5 - Very good | 11 February 2026 |
| Body and Soul Food Retailers - other | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 28 January 2020 |
| East of England Co-op Retailers - other | 0.9 miles away | 5 - Very good | 18 December 2022 |
Questions about Gourmet Garden
What is Gourmet Garden's food hygiene rating?
Gourmet Garden has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Tendring Council on 6 June 2025.
Is Gourmet Garden 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 Gourmet Garden last inspected?
Gourmet Garden was last inspected on 6 June 2025, 13 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Tendring Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Gourmet Garden?
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 Gourmet Garden compare to other places in Tendring?
67% of the 1,156 rated food businesses in Tendring hold the top rating of 5, while Gourmet Garden holds a 3. 105 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Tendring Council inspects Gourmet Garden 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 Gourmet Garden 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
Gourmet Garden is one of 505 rated food businesses in Clacton on Sea. See every hygiene rating in Clacton on Sea →
Tendring inspects and rates 1,280 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Tendring →
The official record is held by the council: http://www.tendringdc.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 →