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The Canteen At Maker Heights food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Cornwall

The Canteen At Maker Heights 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 4 March 2025, 16 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: The Canteen At, Maker Heights, Cawsand, PL10 1LA

How it compares in Cornwall

That puts The Canteen At Maker Heights 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 Canteen At Maker Heights
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 Canteen At Maker Heights 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 Canteen At Maker Heights, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Fourlanesend Primary Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 12 May 2025
Kingfisher Preschool Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 2 September 2019
Millbrook Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 9 February 2024
Cafe Abundance - Millbrook Football Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 23 September 2025
Café Abundance - Millbrook Village Hall Other catering premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 5 September 2025
Lucy's Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 17 May 2024
Devon & Cornwall Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 9 September 2025
Millbrook Stores Retailers - other 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 24 April 2026

Questions about The Canteen At Maker Heights

What is The Canteen At Maker Heights's food hygiene rating?

The Canteen At Maker Heights has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Cornwall Council on 4 March 2025.

Is The Canteen At Maker Heights 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 Canteen At Maker Heights last inspected?

The Canteen At Maker Heights was last inspected on 4 March 2025, 16 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 Canteen At Maker Heights?

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 Canteen At Maker Heights compare to other places in Cornwall?

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

Who decides the rating?

Cornwall Council inspects The Canteen At Maker Heights 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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The Canteen At Maker Heights is one of 102 rated food businesses in Torpoint. See every hygiene rating in Torpoint

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