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The Shed food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Cornwall

The Shed 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 3 September 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: 6 - 7 Tidemill House, Discovery Quay, Falmouth, TR11 3XP

How it compares in Cornwall

That puts The Shed among the 4,461 places in Cornwall holding top marks, 85% 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 Cornwall
5 out of 5 4,461 85% ← The Shed
4 out of 5 522 10%
3 out of 5 212 4%
2 out of 5 42 1%
1 out of 5 38 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 51 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 Shed 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 Shed, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Catch And Cut Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen at this address 5 - Very good 8 January 2024
Fives Cyderhouse Pub/bar/nightclub 166 yards away 5 - Very good 17 December 2024
Casa Tapa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 217 yards away 5 - Very good 27 July 2023
Crows Nest Coffee Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 226 yards away 5 - Very good 1 December 2025
Harbour Lights Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 270 yards away 5 - Very good 17 October 2025
Balti Curries Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 299 yards away 5 - Very good 11 January 2024
Bodega 18 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 299 yards away 5 - Very good 6 March 2026
Forty Five Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 299 yards away 5 - Very good 20 January 2023

Questions about The Shed

What is The Shed's food hygiene rating?

The Shed has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Cornwall Council on 3 September 2025.

Is The Shed 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 The Shed last inspected?

The Shed was last inspected on 3 September 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Cornwall Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Shed?

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 "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Shed compare to other places in Cornwall?

85% of the 5,277 rated food businesses in Cornwall hold the top rating of 5, and The Shed is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Cornwall Council inspects The Shed 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

The Shed is one of 261 rated food businesses in Falmouth. See every hygiene rating in Falmouth

Cornwall inspects and rates 5,328 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Cornwall

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

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