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Lumbertown Ale House

123 John Street N, Arnprior ON K7S 2N5 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

Lumbertown Ale House has been inspected 6 times by Renfrew County and District Health Unit since December 11, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 10, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

1 of 6 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 16 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Cleaning and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on April 14, 2026. For example: Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on August 10, 2026. For example: Food contact surfaces washed, rinsed, and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain surfaces in a sanitary condition

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 28, 2025. For example: All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 10, 2026. For example: Food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 28, 2025. For example: Toxic and poisonous substances are kept separate from food, in containers bearing a label and used in a manner that does not contaminate food

About this data

These results come from Renfrew County and District Health Unit, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

6 inspections

  1. Required

    2 infractions

    • Food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests
      • Protect the food premise against the entry of pests.
    • Food contact surfaces washed, rinsed, and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain surfaces in a sanitary condition
      • Ensure sanitizer is available and/or of sufficient concentration to sanitize as often as necessary to maintain food contact surfaces in a sanitary condition
  2. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  3. Required

    3 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized, and suitable for their intended purpose
    • Ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat
      • Maintain the ventilation system in a manner that eliminates excessive heat, odours, fumes, vapours, and smoke.
    • Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
      • Ensure mechanical dishwasher meets NSF International requirements for commercial use.
  4. Required

    11 infractions

    • Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower
      • Keep potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower.
    • All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
      • Store and handle ice used to process food or drink in a sanitary manner.
      • Keep raw food separate from ready-to-eat food.
    • Racks, shelves or pallets used for food storage must be designed to protect the food from contamination and must be readily cleanable
      • Provide racks, shelves or pallets that are designed to be readily cleanable.
    • Floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent and kept clean and in good repair
      • Keep floor or floor coverings tight, smooth and non-absorbent.
    • Walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways are readily cleanable, maintained in a sanitary condition, and kept in good repair
      • Maintain walls in good repair in food-handling room
      • Maintain ceilings in good repair in food-handling room
    • General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
      • Remove any materials and equipment that is not relevant to daily food operations.
      • Maintain storage areas in a clean and sanitary manner
      • Maintain food handling room in a sanitary condition
    • Adequate number of handwashing stations, situated for convenient access by food handlers with required supplies
      • Provide soap dispenser in close proximity to hand washing station.
      • Provide a mechanical hand dryer or a single-service towel dispenser in close proximity to handwashing station.
      • Ensure handwashing stations are maintained for use.
      • Ensure handwashing stations conveniently accessible by food handlers
    • Handwashing stations used only for the washing of employee hands
      • Ensure handwashing station is used only for handwashing.
    • Single-service containers and single-service articles are kept in such a manner and place as to prevent contamination of containers or articles
      • Protect single-service utensils and containers from contamination.
    • Equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized, and suitable for their intended purpose
      • Ensure all the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction.
      • Ensure all the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are kept in good repair.
      • Ensure all the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are of such form and material that they can be readily cleaned and sanitized.
    • Toxic and poisonous substances are kept separate from food, in containers bearing a label and used in a manner that does not contaminate food
      • Ensure toxic and poisonous substances are used properly so as to not contaminate food or cause a health hazard.
  5. Required

    4 infractions

    • Ventilation system is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat
      • Maintain the ventilation system in a manner that eliminates excessive heat, odours, fumes, vapours, and smoke.
    • Food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests
      • Protect the food premise against the entry of pests.
    • Mechanical dishwashers are maintained to provide clean wash water at the proper temperature, and a sanitizing rinse
      • Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be a minimum 100 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds.
    • Food contact surfaces washed, rinsed, and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain surfaces in a sanitary condition
      • Ensure approved sanitizer is available in order to sanitize as often as necessary to maintain food contact surfaces in a sanitary condition
  6. Required

    7 infractions

    • Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower
      • Keep potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower.
    • Equipment used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods contains accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers
      • Provide refrigeration units with accurate indicating thermometers that are easily readable
    • Racks, shelves or pallets used for food storage must be designed to protect the food from contamination and must be readily cleanable
      • Provide racks, shelves or pallets that are designed to be readily cleanable.
    • Floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent and kept clean and in good repair
      • Keep floor or floor coverings tight, smooth and non-absorbent.
      • The floors of every room must be kept clean and in good repair.
    • Walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways are readily cleanable, maintained in a sanitary condition, and kept in good repair
      • Maintain walls in good repair in food-handling room
    • General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
      • Remove any materials and equipment that is not relevant to daily food operations.
      • Maintain the food premise in a clean and sanitary manner
    • Equipment and utensils that come into direct contact with food are corrosion-resistant, non-toxic and free from cracks, crevices and open seams
      • Ensure equipment and utensils are free from cracks, crevices and open seams.

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