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ARU - The Watering Hole

Restaurant or café · Cow Watering Lane Campus, Writtle College, Cow Watering Lane, Writtle, CM1 3SD

Food hygiene rating
012345
Urgent improvementVery good

Very good. Inspected 2 Oct 2026 by Chelmsford council.

Badges

Rated 5Top food hygiene rating
Perfect inspectionZero points in all three areas
Freshly inspectedInspected 27 days ago
5-star streakRated 5 at three inspections in a row
Most improvedRating went up at the last inspection

Dashed badges unlock once RatedEats has tracked this business across more than one inspection.

What the inspector found

Handling and storing foodVery good
Cleanliness and condition of premisesVery good
Management of food safetyVery good

Shorter bar is better. FHRS points: hygiene 0, structural 0, management 0.

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