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Tendring Meadows food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Tendring

Tendring Meadows holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the care premises met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 25 June 2025, 12 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: Tendring Meadows Residential Home, The Heath, Tendring, CO16 0BZ

How it compares in Tendring

That puts Tendring Meadows among the 775 places in Tendring holding top marks, 67% 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 Tendring
5 out of 5 775 67% ← Tendring Meadows
4 out of 5 221 19%
3 out of 5 105 9%
2 out of 5 32 3%
1 out of 5 20 2%
0 out of 5 3 <1%

A further 124 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 Tendring Meadows 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 Tendring Meadows, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Wallis's Farm Shop & Butchers Retailers - other 184 yards away 5 - Very good 25 January 2025
Erin's Milkshakes and Desserts Other catering premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 12 December 2025
Gina's Homemade Preserves Retailers - other 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 2 March 2010
Cake - Quest Other catering premises 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 27 July 2020
The Cross Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 0.9 miles away 4 - Good 23 July 2025

Questions about Tendring Meadows

What is Tendring Meadows's food hygiene rating?

Tendring Meadows has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Tendring Council on 25 June 2025.

Is Tendring Meadows 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 care premises to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Tendring Meadows last inspected?

Tendring Meadows was last inspected on 25 June 2025, 12 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Tendring Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Tendring Meadows?

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 Tendring Meadows compare to other places in Tendring?

67% of the 1,156 rated food businesses in Tendring hold the top rating of 5, and Tendring Meadows is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Tendring Council inspects Tendring Meadows 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

Tendring Meadows is one of 505 rated food businesses in Clacton on Sea. See every hygiene rating in Clacton on Sea

Tendring inspects and rates 1,280 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Tendring

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

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