Cottage Tea Rooms food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Newport
Cottage Tea Rooms 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 30 January 2025, 17 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: 6 Caerphilly Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8LE
How it compares in Newport
In Newport, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Cottage Tea Rooms sits behind roughly 1,076 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 903 | 78% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 173 | 15% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 59 | 5% | ← Cottage Tea Rooms | |
| 2 out of 5 | 10 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 10 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 2 | <1% |
A further 189 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 Cottage 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 Cottage Tea Rooms, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassaleg Post Office Retailers - other | 126 yards away | 5 - Very good | 28 August 2025 |
| Cefn Wood Baptist Church Other catering premises | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 29 September 2025 |
| China Town Takeaway/sandwich shop | 0.5 miles away | 5 - Very good | 17 March 2025 |
| Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 14 May 2024 |
| Chartwells @ Glasllwch Primary School School/college/university | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 13 January 2026 |
| Cedric John & Sons Ltd Distributors/Transporters | 0.9 miles away | 5 - Very good | 16 July 2019 |
| Congregational Chapel Rhiwderin Other catering premises | 1.0 miles away | 5 - Very good | 23 February 2025 |
Questions about Cottage Tea Rooms
What is Cottage Tea Rooms's food hygiene rating?
Cottage Tea Rooms has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Newport Council on 30 January 2025.
Is Cottage Tea Rooms 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 Cottage Tea Rooms last inspected?
Cottage Tea Rooms was last inspected on 30 January 2025, 17 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Newport Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Cottage Tea Rooms?
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 Cottage Tea Rooms compare to other places in Newport?
78% of the 1,157 rated food businesses in Newport hold the top rating of 5, while Cottage Tea Rooms holds a 3. 59 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Newport Council inspects Cottage 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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