Denbighshire food hygiene: ratings and inspection backlog

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 6 February 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 29 April 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 10 September 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 30 April 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 24 June 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 10 November 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 27 January 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 18 September 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 2 July 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

The business's response, as published on the national register:

At The Corn Mill, we are committed to maintaining high standards of food safety and we recognise that the outcome of our recent inspection fell below the standards we set for ourselves and those our guests rightly expect.

Since the inspection, we have worked closely with the local authority and have taken immediate action across the business. A comprehensive improvement plan was put in place straight away, supported by additional management oversight, enhanced monitoring, further team training and independent compliance reviews to ensure improvements are embedded and sustained.

We have met with the local authority to review the findings and the progress made since the inspection, and we will continue to work constructively with them while the improvement plan is delivered. The Corn Mill remains open and trading as normal, and we look forward to demonstrating the progress we have made.

The health, safety and experience of our guests remain our highest priority. We are confident that the actions taken will strengthen our operation and help ensure we consistently deliver the standards our guests expect when visiting The Corn Mill.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 28 May 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 14 May 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

The business's response, as published on the national register:

Following the inspection on 14 May 2026, we have addressed all issues identified by the Food Safety Officer.

A full deep clean of the kitchen and food storage areas has been completed and enhanced cleaning procedures have been introduced. All staff have received additional food hygiene training, including allergen management, cross-contamination controls, date coding procedures, stock rotation and the correct use of cleaning and sanitising products.

A new management system has been implemented to ensure daily opening and closing checks, temperature monitoring, stock control, cleaning schedules and food safety records are completed and reviewed regularly. Staff are now working under revised supervision arrangements and food safety documentation has been updated.

We remain committed to maintaining high standards of food safety and hygiene and have taken the inspection findings seriously. The improvements made are designed to ensure full compliance and provide a safe environment for our customers and staff.

At the time of the inspection the business was experiencing significant staffing difficulties and operational pressures which affected our ability to maintain our usual standards of record keeping and supervision. While we accept the findings of the inspection, and do not use these circumstances as an excuse, they contributed to the issues identified on the day.

Since the inspection additional staffing arrangements have been put in place. Staff have received further training, management supervision has been strengthened, and new procedures have been put in put in place to ensure food safety checks, cleaning schedules, stock rotation, and record keepings are completed consistently.

These measures have been implemented to prevent similar issues occurring in the future.

At the time of the inspection the business had only been trading for a little over a month and was still in the early stages of establishing procedures and routines. We have recently lost a member of our kitchen team which created additional operational pressures and placed significant on the remaining staff. As the designated operator my previous experience has been in the licence trade rather than food operations. The food safety requirements have been a substantial learning curve.

While these circumstances contributed to some of the issues identified during the inspection, I fully accept the findings and have used them as an opportunity to improve both my own knowledge and the systems within the business. The inspection has provided valuable guidance,

and we are committed to maintain consistently high standards of food hygiene and food safety going forward.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 24 July 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 9 December 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 6 February 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 5 December 2024. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 21 August 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.