ROYAL GARDEN RESTAURANT
226 JOHN ST, PONTYPOOL ON L0A 1K0 · Food Safety
Inspection summary
ROYAL GARDEN RESTAURANT has been inspected 5 times by Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) since April 16, 2025. The most recent inspection, on August 27, 2026, found no infractions.
1 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 30, 2026. For example:
Food in storage protected from contamination.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on December 3, 2025. For example:
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on December 3, 2025. For example:
Adequate number of conveniently located and maintained hand wash stations are provided
About this data
These results come from Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR), 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.
5 inspections
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Food in storage protected from contamination.
- Required
2 infractions
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
- Used equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles not suitable for intended purposes
- Adequate number of conveniently located and maintained hand wash stations are provided
- Fail to ensure handwashing station is only used for handwashing of employees
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
- Required
1 infraction
- Food in storage protected from contamination.
- Required
1 infraction
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
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