The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Thanet
South East · 1,539 registered food establishments · 95.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
20 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 18 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 9 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Thanet interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 37 improved 29 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
23 days median · 63 days average
across 135 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 9 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 Thanet
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.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Papas Fish & Chips | → | CT11 8LP |
| 2026-10-10 | Be Me Tea Limited | → | CT10 1LR |
| 2026-10-09 | The Falstaff | → | CT11 9JJ |
| 2026-10-01 | Thanet Kebab & Pizza | → | CT12 6SY |
| 2026-10-01 | Port Regis Care Home | → | CT10 3PR |
| 2026-09-30 | Seafarer Restaurant | → | CT10 1NE |
Latest changes in Thanet
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Birchington Blend | CT7 9RA |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Smugglers Retreat | CT12 4AG |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Vertex Nutrition | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | The RISE Hub | CT9 1UW |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Courtneys Sweets | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Tide Coffee Ltd | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Turkuaz | CT11 8LN |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | No23 | CT10 1LU |
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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How does Thanet's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Thanet? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Thanet this year?
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