Food hygiene

Food Hygiene Rating 5, the highest, awarded by Blackpool Council after an inspection on 26 June 2025. The rating is public on the Food Standards Agency website.

Fish & Chip Quality Accreditation

The Cottage holds the Fish & Chip Quality Accreditation from the National Federation of Fish Friers, renewed 2026. An assessor checks the shop, the frying, the fish and our records to satisfy themselves we continue to achieve the high levels of quality demanded by the scheme.

What we check every day

Opening checks before the first fryer is lit and closing checks after the last pan is off, recorded on our compliance platform by the person who did them.
Fridge and freezer temperatures logged automatically, around the clock, with alerts if anything drifts.
Cooking and holding temperatures recorded during service.
Oil quality by TPM meter at every service; see Our oil.
The Safer Food, Better Business diary, kept digitally rather than on paper, so nothing is missed and everything is digitally signed and dated.

Every record carries who did it and when.