to keep quiet about this or should I tip her off?

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Work colleague / friend is getting married on the the weekend, big do costing a fortune at a popular high end venue. I've just found out via a family member that the venue was inspected by environmental health last week and scored 0 - urgent action required. Head chef has apparently already gone, possibly sacked. The score has not yet been published on the food standards website but due to the nature of the venue there is no doubt it will be big news when the story breaks as they host a national team
I don't want to say anything but I am worried that if the story breaks a day or two before the wedding then it's going to be worse than if she found out now and had time to talk to the venue and seek reassurance.
On the other hand it could take longer than a week for the news to break by which time she will be married and away on her honeymoon!
Does anyone have any experience of how long it takes for the score to be published after the date of inspection?

I've read the whole thread and find the majority of responses quite strange. Why the hate against the OP? Why the desperate need to try and out the venue?

This, in spades.

OP, it feels like you'd pretty much made up your mind to tell the bride, but if this thread has helped clarify your thinking, and it's for the right reasons, do what you think is right. And then come back and tell us how it went.

Despite what many Bridezilla threads on here would have us believe, most people do t go to weddings for the food.

stick to bottled drinks and it will be fine.

If it's where I think it is, I have never understood why people consider that a classy venue TBH. The location isn't erm lovely.

Tell her in such a way that it's really positive. The kitchens are going to be fabulously clean and function really well, the food will all be fresh etc. It's great!

Also do we know exactly why the establishment received an 0 rating. Are there specific reasons ie cleanliness alone? Or could they have had an infestation? I would be wanting to know exactly what EH found!

Even when a 0 score is posted on the ensure, the press are not alerted. They have to find it for themselves. We regularly so stories on food outlets that have got zero rating sand they're our most read stories. However, we only check the site every couple of months. The chances of the score being posted immediately, the local newspaper checking the site, finding the score and writing the story immediately are virtually nil. I'd leave the bride alone and forget about it.

i'd want to know and I think you're doing the right thing, she's going to find out so better if she has a few more days to reconcile herself.

website, not ensure.

I would tell her in a way that was positive, to warn about the media attention but to confirm that the kitchen will never have been cleaner!

It may be a good bargaining tool for the bride to add some extras in in return for a positive review? Maybe some extra Booze or similar?

It's not Chickin Lickin in Hackney is it? They had a zero rating in August!

Let it be Chickin Lickin .

You need to tell her. My venue caught fire the week of my wedding and we managed to sort it out by talking to them. The venue needs to sort something out for her but they can't if you act like nothing's changed.

I'd stay out of it. If it was that bad they'd have issued a prohibition notice to stop them trading.

Is it really "top news" when a hotel gets a bad EH rating??

Is it really "top news" when a hotel gets a bad EH rating??

No, the OP is being over dramatic.

Another one here who thinks OPis getting an unnecessarily hard time. Personally, I'd want to know - I'm surprised they don't have some sort of obligation to tell her anyway. And it will get into the local papers at least - there was a restaurant near me which received a zero rating and pretty much everyone knew about it. The fact this is a high-end, expensive hotel suggests even more will be made of it.

Should have said 'everyone locally'.

It's tricky because you don't want to upset her, but it's also tricky because you don't want anyone to become ill which would upset her more. In these situations, whether it backfires or not, I always go with what would I hope someone would do if it were me in that situation and I think I'd want to know and have time to make other arrangements - even if it means a church hall with home catering.

Is it the G in P?

BillSykesDog Jesus fucking Christ do you have nothing better to do than go all Sherlock Holmes on the issue and then pretty much rip OP to shreds?! If I hadn't already heard about this and it was my wedding I would totally want to know!! OP you would definitely be in the right to tell her - and I believe with the best intention.

I think I'd stick my head in the sand, keep quiet, and hope no-one else finds out before the wedding. No point in creating worry if there may be no need. But then, I'm an eternal optimist.

However for those saying is it big news? Well yes it is. It's not going to be front page of the Guardian or the BBC website, but when our local ratings were issued earlier this year it was front page headline of the local rag, with a big red 0 and the names of the two places that had scored it. One of them is now out of business.

Id want to know but I don't think it would have bothered me much.

Not sure why all the mystery about naming it though - the scores on the doors website was easily searchable last time I looked

My guess is Celtic Manor. Posh conference hotel with lots of room for lots of weddings. It's hosted the Ryder Cup at least once.

And it's in Wales.

For all of you saying that OP is being mean and wants her friend to be upset, you clearly only look at things from one point of view! She has come on here for advice on a difficult situation, and I can see why she has been struggling so much to make a decision. Open your minds and stop being so blummin nasty!