The Waterside cafe at Broadland Business Park is rated 2. Shaney's Grill in Taverham, rated 1 in August, is now a 5. 30 of 34 October ratings were 5s.
A Taverham takeaway rated 1 for food hygiene in August has climbed to the top mark. Shaney’s Grill on Fakenham Road was re-rated 5, “very good”, on 14 October. Its 1 was in our September roundup.
The lowest new rating in Broadland is a 2 for the Waterside cafe at Broadland Business Park, Postwick. It was inspected on 8 October. A 2 means “improvement necessary”.
Both come from the 49 ratings that have appeared on the Food Standards Agency register since our last check on 2 October. Of those, 34 are from October inspections and 30 of the 34 are a 5. The other 15 are late-arriving September results.
What the Waterside inspection found
Each inspection scores three areas. The FSA record for the Waterside cafe, on Old Chapel Way, shows:
- Hygienic food handling: improvement necessary
- Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: generally satisfactory
- Management of food safety: generally satisfactory
So the cafe was marked down on how food is handled, not on its building. It has posted no reply on the register, and no new rating is pending. Any business can ask for a re-inspection once it has made the improvements, and can publish a right to reply on the register.
Eight ratings below 5
Of the 49 new ratings, 41 are a 5. The other eight are below. No business was rated 1 or 0.
| Business | Where | Inspected | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterside | Broadland Business Park, Postwick | 8 October | 2 |
| Spixworth Chef | Crostwick Lane, Spixworth | 11 September | 2 |
| Gottersons Cripsy Bites (as spelled on the register) | Cawston Road, Aylsham | 6 October | 3 |
| Horsford House Kebab & Pizza | Holt Road, Horsford | 29 September | 3 |
| Norfolk Farm Shop & Deli | Market Place, Reepham | 8 October | 4 |
| Marinara Kebab & Pizza House | Reepham Road, Hellesdon | 28 October | 4 |
| Brundall Primary School | Braydeston Avenue, Brundall | 23 September | 4 |
| Cawston Lunch Club | Cawston Village Hall | 25 September | 4 |
A 3 means “generally satisfactory” and a 4 means “good”. What the register records for each area:
- Spixworth Chef (2): food handling improvement necessary; building and management generally satisfactory. The same pattern as the Waterside cafe.
- Gottersons, Aylsham (3): generally satisfactory in all three areas.
- Horsford House Kebab & Pizza (3): food handling and management generally satisfactory; building good.
- Norfolk Farm Shop & Deli, Reepham (4): food handling generally satisfactory; building and management good.
- Brundall Primary School (4): building very good; food handling and management generally satisfactory.
- Cawston Lunch Club (4): building very good; management good; food handling generally satisfactory.
The register shows no area scores for Marinara on Reepham Road, only the overall 4. None of the eight has posted a reply.
Care homes and cafes at the top
October was a month for care homes. Eight of the 34 October inspections were at care premises, and all eight scored 5. They include:
- Mill House Nursing Home, Mill Road, Horstead
- Heron Lodge, Norwich Road, Wroxham
- St Mary’s Care Home, North Walsham Road, Crostwick
- The Old Rectory, Norwich Road, Acle
- Two Acres Care Home, Fakenham Road, Taverham
- Klair House, Wroxham Road, Sprowston
Other October 5s include:
- The Recruiting Sergeant, the pub on Norwich Road, Horstead
- A Piece Of Cake at The River Rooms, Coltishall
- Archive Coffee Bar at Aylsham Business Park
- The Little Cafe At Home Farm, Marsham
- Lenwade Carvery Deli, Fakenham Road, Great Witchingham
- OCJFC Cafe, Old Catton Junior Football Club at Lavare Park
- the East of England Co-op on Crostwick Lane, Spixworth
Among the late September results, the Premier Inn Norwich East at Postwick, Thorpe Ferry Cafe on Bungalow Lane and Longboats And Lattes in Sprowston were all rated 5.
What it means for you
A rating is a snapshot of the day of the inspection. The sticker on the door should match the register, and you can check any premises by name on the FSA ratings site. In England, businesses do not have to display their rating, so the register is the reliable place to look.
A low score is not permanent. Shaney’s Grill went from 1 to 5 in under two months after a re-inspection. Businesses rated below 5 can also publish a reply on the register, and we will report any that do.
Broadland District Council carries out the inspections. If you have a concern about a food business, you can report it to the council’s environmental health team.
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