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Carolina's Coffee Shop food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Mole Valley

Carolina's Coffee Shop 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 2 October 2025, 9 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: 24 Church Road, KT23 3PW

How it compares in Mole Valley

That puts Carolina's Coffee Shop among the 648 places in Mole Valley holding top marks, 91% 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 Mole Valley
5 out of 5 648 91% ← Carolina's Coffee Shop
4 out of 5 39 6%
3 out of 5 11 2%
2 out of 5 7 1%
1 out of 5 2 <1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 88 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 Carolina's Coffee Shop 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 Carolina's Coffee Shop, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bookham Charcoal Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 54 yards away 5 - Very good 1 May 2025
Great Bookham Post Office Retailers - other 76 yards away 5 - Very good 23 March 2026
Ildiko's Artisan Chocolate Ltd - Mr Tamas KISS Retailers - other 224 yards away 5 - Very good 11 June 2026
Ada's Deli Retailers - other 224 yards away 5 - Very good 21 May 2025
C L Pearce and Sons Retailers - other 241 yards away 5 - Very good 29 September 2025
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 241 yards away 5 - Very good 27 March 2018
Carlo Italian Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 244 yards away 5 - Very good 2 October 2025
Harts Retailers - other 300 yards away 5 - Very good 23 March 2026

Questions about Carolina's Coffee Shop

What is Carolina's Coffee Shop's food hygiene rating?

Carolina's Coffee Shop has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Mole Valley Council on 2 October 2025.

Is Carolina's Coffee Shop 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 Carolina's Coffee Shop last inspected?

Carolina's Coffee Shop was last inspected on 2 October 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Mole Valley Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Carolina's Coffee Shop?

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 Carolina's Coffee Shop compare to other places in Mole Valley?

91% of the 709 rated food businesses in Mole Valley hold the top rating of 5, and Carolina's Coffee Shop is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Mole Valley Council inspects Carolina's Coffee Shop 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Carolina's Coffee Shop is one of 44 rated food businesses in Bookham. See every hygiene rating in Bookham

Mole Valley inspects and rates 797 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Mole Valley

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

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