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Cattows Farm Tea Rooms food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North West Leicestershire

Cattows Farm Tea Rooms 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

This is a fresh result: Cattows Farm Tea Rooms was inspected on 17 June 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: Cattows Farm, Swepstone Road, Heather, LE67 2RF

How it compares in North West Leicestershire

That puts Cattows Farm Tea Rooms among the 643 places in North West Leicestershire holding top marks, 82% 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 North West Leicestershire
5 out of 5 643 82% ← Cattows Farm Tea Rooms
4 out of 5 90 11%
3 out of 5 32 4%
2 out of 5 6 1%
1 out of 5 14 2%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 202 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 Cattows Farm Tea Rooms 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 Cattows Farm Tea Rooms, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Discover Outdoors Ltd School/college/university 0.4 miles away 4 - Good 24 September 2025
Heather Stores Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 23 January 2026
Leicestershire Traded Services At Heather Primary School School/college/university 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 22 April 2024
The Crown Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 2 - Some improvement necessary 24 June 2025
The Queens Head Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 16 December 2024
Heather St John Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 21 May 2025
Darcie Mae's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 31 July 2024

Questions about Cattows Farm Tea Rooms

What is Cattows Farm Tea Rooms's food hygiene rating?

Cattows Farm Tea Rooms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by North West Leicestershire Council on 17 June 2026.

Is Cattows Farm Tea Rooms 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 Cattows Farm Tea Rooms last inspected?

Cattows Farm Tea Rooms was last inspected on 17 June 2026, within the last month. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North West Leicestershire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Cattows Farm Tea Rooms?

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 Cattows Farm Tea Rooms compare to other places in North West Leicestershire?

82% of the 786 rated food businesses in North West Leicestershire hold the top rating of 5, and Cattows Farm Tea Rooms is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

North West Leicestershire Council inspects Cattows Farm Tea Rooms 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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Cattows Farm Tea Rooms is one of 334 rated food businesses in Coalville. See every hygiene rating in Coalville

North West Leicestershire inspects and rates 988 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North West Leicestershire

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

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