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The Garden Gate

Restaurant or café · Oughton Head Farm Pirton Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2EU

Food hygiene rating
012345
Urgent improvementVery good

Very good. What a 5 means. Inspected 27 Jun 2026 by North Hertfordshire council.

Badges

Rated 5Top food hygiene rating
5-star streakRated 5 at three inspections in a row
Most improvedRating went up at the last inspection

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What the inspector found

Handling and storing foodGood
Cleanliness and condition of premisesVery good
Management of food safetyGood

Shorter bar is better. FHRS points: hygiene 5, structural 0, management 5.

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