The House By Hilly Gant

Address

34 New Street
Braintree
Essex
CM7 1ES

Business type

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

Date of inspection

12 March 2026

Standards found at the time of inspection
Area inspected by food safety officer	Standards found
Hygienic food handling Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage	Improvement necessary
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene	Good
Management of food safety System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future	Major improvement necessary

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What the business says

We are proud to have maintained a 5-star food hygiene rating for 10 consecutive years, and we want to be open with our customers about the circumstances of our current rating. The 1-star rating is related to processes and procedures, and does not reflect the cleanliness or general hygiene of our kitchen. A piece of equipment was found to be inadequate and was remedied immediately. All other matters identified were actioned without delay. We have requested a formal re-inspection from Braintree District Council and are confident that we are currently operating to a 5-star standard, albeit that this has not yet been confirmed through re-inspection. This is not the standard we hold ourselves to, and we look forward to our rating reflecting that very soon. The House By Hilly Gant March 2026

About comments made by the business

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