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Clover Farm food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · East Lindsey

Clover Farm 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 22 August 2025, 10 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: Clover Farm, Main Road, Langrick Boston, PE22 7AW

How it compares in East Lindsey

In East Lindsey, 89% of rated places manage a 5, so Clover Farm sits behind roughly 2,060 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in East Lindsey
5 out of 5 1,920 89%
4 out of 5 140 6%
3 out of 5 81 4% ← Clover Farm
2 out of 5 6 <1%
1 out of 5 11 1%
0 out of 5 4 <1%

A further 93 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 Clover Farm 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 Clover Farm, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Gipsey Bridge Preschool School/college/university 1.3 miles away 5 - Very good 6 November 2024
Lincolnshire Farm Schools School/college/university 1.3 miles away 5 - Very good 19 March 2024
Station Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1.3 miles away 5 - Very good 6 November 2024
Gipsey Bridge Primary School School/college/university 1.3 miles away 5 - Very good 1 April 2019
New York Primary School School/college/university 1.5 miles away 5 - Very good 15 January 2019
Derek Meeds Foods Retailers - other 1.5 miles away 5 - Very good 2 May 2017
Bays & Blaze Coffee Mobile caterer 1.9 miles away 5 - Very good 27 October 2025
Langrick Bridge Stores Retailers - other 2.4 miles away 5 - Very good 28 May 2015

Questions about Clover Farm

What is Clover Farm's food hygiene rating?

Clover Farm has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by East Lindsey Council on 22 August 2025.

Is Clover Farm 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 Clover Farm last inspected?

Clover Farm was last inspected on 22 August 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Lindsey Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Clover Farm?

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 Clover Farm compare to other places in East Lindsey?

89% of the 2,162 rated food businesses in East Lindsey hold the top rating of 5, while Clover Farm holds a 3. 81 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

East Lindsey Council inspects Clover Farm 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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