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Seven Oaks Garden Centre food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Denbighshire

Seven Oaks Garden Centre 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 10 December 2024, 19 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: Unit 16 Ffordd Celyn, Lon Parcwr Business Park, Ruthin, LL15 1NJ

How it compares in Denbighshire

In Denbighshire, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Seven Oaks Garden Centre sits behind roughly 931 nearby businesses. 6% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Denbighshire
5 out of 5 815 81%
4 out of 5 116 11%
3 out of 5 57 6% ← Seven Oaks Garden Centre
2 out of 5 6 1%
1 out of 5 14 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 140 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 Seven Oaks Garden Centre 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 Seven Oaks Garden Centre, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Red Dragon Dispense Distributors/Transporters at this address Exempt
Cylch Meithrin Rhuthun Caring Premises 96 yards away 5 - Very good 30 June 2025
Chain & Sprocket Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 143 yards away 5 - Very good 10 February 2026
Surdeig Bakery Manufacturers/packers 275 yards away Awaiting inspection
The Sorbus Tree Manufacturers/packers 300 yards away 5 - Very good 17 September 2025
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 314 yards away 5 - Very good 22 June 2026
The Mill Childcare Centre Ltd Caring Premises 315 yards away 5 - Very good 15 August 2024
Cafe R Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 400 yards away 5 - Very good 17 February 2026

Questions about Seven Oaks Garden Centre

What is Seven Oaks Garden Centre's food hygiene rating?

Seven Oaks Garden Centre has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Denbighshire Council on 10 December 2024.

Is Seven Oaks Garden Centre 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 Seven Oaks Garden Centre last inspected?

Seven Oaks Garden Centre was last inspected on 10 December 2024, 19 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Denbighshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Seven Oaks Garden Centre?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Seven Oaks Garden Centre compare to other places in Denbighshire?

81% of the 1,009 rated food businesses in Denbighshire hold the top rating of 5, while Seven Oaks Garden Centre holds a 3. 57 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Denbighshire Council inspects Seven Oaks Garden Centre 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Seven Oaks Garden Centre is one of 113 rated food businesses in Ruthin. See every hygiene rating in Ruthin

Denbighshire inspects and rates 1,149 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Denbighshire

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