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Food hygiene ratings in Tunbridge Wells

South East · 1,081 registered food establishments · 83.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

27 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 24 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 18 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

119Opened (12m)
124Closed (12m)
5Relisted (12m)
24Takeover (12m)
221Rating changes (12m)
15Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 55 improved 53 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 866
4 114
3 43
2 6
1 9
Awaiting inspection 28
Exempt 15

Time to first published rating

28 days median · 36 days average
across 416 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 18 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Latest published ratings in Tunbridge Wells

New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-25 Junahki Indian Restaurant Awaiting inspection → 4TN4 9TT
2026-10-16 Premier Education At Goudhurst And Kilndown Primary Awaiting inspection → 5TN17 1DZ
2026-10-16 NuBuzz Awaiting inspection → ExemptTN1 2PT
2026-10-15 Mexterra Awaiting inspection → 3TN4 0PL
2026-10-13 Meow's Takeaway 2 → 3TN4 0HQ

Latest changes in Tunbridge Wells

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-16Opened Craft Coffee And RoasteryTN1 1NT
2026-10-16Takeover Aegea RestaurantTN1 1YF
2026-10-16Opened ProjectsTN1 2LU
2026-10-16Opened The Alternative Table
2026-10-16Takeover Valerie's CafeTN12 6DQ
2026-10-16Opened Cafe LoungeTN1 1RT
2026-10-16Closed Allkin Tap And BottleTN1 2UN
2026-10-16Closed Rocca RestaurantTN1 1YF

Contact the council

Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.

These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.

If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.

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