Spice Cottage food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Rother
Spice Cottage 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 2 October 2024, 21 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.
Address: 1 High Street, Ticehurst, TN5 7AL
How it compares in Rother
In Rother, 87% of rated places manage a 5, so Spice Cottage sits behind roughly 975 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 880 | 87% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 95 | 9% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 35 | 3% | ← Spice Cottage | |
| 2 out of 5 | 2 | <1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 1 | <1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 12 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Good
- 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 Spice Cottage 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 Spice Cottage, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy The Weigh Retailers - other | 27 yards away | 5 - Very good | 5 September 2024 |
| The Coffee Pot Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 77 yards away | 4 - Good | 29 April 2026 |
| The Village Store Retailers - other | 77 yards away | 4 - Good | 16 December 2025 |
| The Greedy Goat Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 89 yards away | 5 - Very good | 20 November 2024 |
| Ticehurst Market Garden Farmers/growers | 343 yards away | Awaiting inspection | |
| Ladybirds Caring Premises | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 10 November 2025 |
| Ticehurst and Flimwell C of E Primary School School/college/university | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 11 November 2024 |
| Parsonage Farm Day Nursery Caring Premises | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 22 January 2026 |
Questions about Spice Cottage
What is Spice Cottage's food hygiene rating?
Spice Cottage has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Rother Council on 2 October 2024.
Is Spice Cottage 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 Spice Cottage last inspected?
Spice Cottage was last inspected on 2 October 2024, 21 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Rother Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Spice Cottage?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 Spice Cottage compare to other places in Rother?
87% of the 1,013 rated food businesses in Rother hold the top rating of 5, while Spice Cottage holds a 3. 35 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Rother Council inspects Spice Cottage 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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