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The Village Table food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Croydon

The Village Table holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 28 March 2026, 3 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: 40 Park Lane, Croydon, CR0 1GX

How it compares in Croydon

In Croydon, 65% of rated places manage a 5, so The Village Table sits behind roughly 1,830 nearby businesses. 25% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Croydon
5 out of 5 1,830 65%
4 out of 5 690 25% ← The Village Table
3 out of 5 176 6%
2 out of 5 81 3%
1 out of 5 38 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 317 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 The Village Table 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 The Village Table, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aither Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 233 yards away 5 - Very good 23 March 2025
Babsgrill Other catering premises 277 yards away 5 - Very good 7 October 2024
Art & Craft CR0 Pub/bar/nightclub 339 yards away 5 - Very good 14 May 2019
Atara Nail Bar Retailers - other 359 yards away 5 - Very good 6 March 2020
Anna's Thai Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 387 yards away 5 - Very good 18 July 2025
Aachi's Indian Cuisine Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 417 yards away 5 - Very good 4 December 2024
Abad Supermarket Retailers - other 439 yards away 5 - Very good 26 January 2026
Afghan Caravan Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 16 May 2025

Questions about The Village Table

What is The Village Table's food hygiene rating?

The Village Table has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Croydon Council on 28 March 2026.

Is The Village Table safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Village Table last inspected?

The Village Table was last inspected on 28 March 2026, 3 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Croydon Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Village Table?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Village Table compare to other places in Croydon?

65% of the 2,816 rated food businesses in Croydon hold the top rating of 5, while The Village Table holds a 4. 690 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Croydon Council inspects The Village Table 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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