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The Railway Pub and Carvery food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Rother

The Railway Pub and Carvery holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The pub 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 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: The Senlac Battle Hill, Battle, TN33 0DE

How it compares in Rother

In Rother, 87% of rated places manage a 5, so The Railway Pub and Carvery sits behind roughly 975 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Rother
5 out of 5 880 87%
4 out of 5 95 9%
3 out of 5 35 3% ← The Railway Pub and Carvery
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

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 Railway Pub and Carvery 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 Railway Pub and Carvery, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cafe Tostig Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 237 yards away Awaiting inspection
The Coffee Corner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 378 yards away 5 - Very good 3 December 2025
Claremont Boarding House School/college/university 393 yards away 5 - Very good 30 January 2025
Stiles Garage Shop Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 26 March 2019
ISP School Battle School/college/university 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 11 November 2024
Battle Abbey School School/college/university 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 15 January 2026
Martlett House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 29 January 2025
Battlefield Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 14 October 2025

Questions about The Railway Pub and Carvery

What is The Railway Pub and Carvery's food hygiene rating?

The Railway Pub and Carvery has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Rother Council on 25 June 2025.

Is The Railway Pub and Carvery safe to eat at?

A 3 means the pub 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 The Railway Pub and Carvery last inspected?

The Railway Pub and Carvery was last inspected on 25 June 2025, 12 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 The Railway Pub and Carvery?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 The Railway Pub and Carvery compare to other places in Rother?

87% of the 1,013 rated food businesses in Rother hold the top rating of 5, while The Railway Pub and Carvery holds a 3. 35 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Rother Council inspects The Railway Pub and Carvery 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 Railway Pub and Carvery is one of 71 rated food businesses in Battle. See every hygiene rating in Battle

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