Does a cafe, seating 80 customers serving food and drink have to provide toilet facilities?

Question

Does a cafe, seating 80 customers serving food and drink have to provide toilet facilities?

Answer 1

I wouldn't use it if there were no toilet facilities.

Answer 2

I would say yes

Answer 3

I would think so,

Answer 4

I believe the answer is yes, but as yet I have been unsuccessful in finding a definitive answer on line.

Answer 5

In the U.S., "YES!"  It is a law.

Answer 6

yes any place serving food must

Answer 7

i would imagine so yes, they r seating customers who r consuming there products which will need to come out !!!!!!! Im sure you could find out through environmental health what is necessary

Answer 8

h**l yes are you kidding me!!!

Answer 9

Yes.

Of course.

Food and drink go in,

It must also come out somtime.

Answer 10

Yep.

Answer 11

offcourse..people cant pee there pants

Answer 12

i shoudl think they do.how can you have a cafe with no wc   .

Answer 13

Yes, ALL cafes and food outlets that have diners who eat in, rather than just take-away, MUST provide toilets. Infact I think all licenced properties do - such as pubs, clubs, theatres, cinemas and so on. Some might well do it as a service to their customers but also it comes under health and safety too. So even a small cafe seating half a dozen would have a toilet.

Why do you know one which doesn't have?

Answer 14

Any cafe serving food or drink, regardless of size has to provide toilet facilities, it's the law. Unless of course their chairs are really commodes but i don't think that's all too hygienic!!!

Answer 15

yes its the law so there

Answer 16

i would hope they do..

Answer 17

yes of course they do.

Answer 18

No, they don't - but only if there's a public facility within 30 yards. Strange, but true.

Answer 19

That probably would be best.

Answer 20

No, of course not.

Answer 21

Yes. Current legislation  requires persons who operate pubs, cafes and places of entertainment to provide toilets for their customers

Answer 22

Any Cafe having seating has to provide toilet facilities!

Answer 23

I would hope so! But it depends on the city license.

Answer 24

yes

Answer 25

by law, and president set, yes they do.

But that doesn't mean they will, AND as always there are ways of getting around it quite nicely (Take the line "USE of toilet facilities" to mind)

Answer 26

no business is required to provied public facilities regardless of the number of occupants that they allow for.

Answer 27

i hope so if not there would be some right pile up's especially if you have kids with you?

Answer 28

Absolutely.  They must have bathroom facilities and it depends on their license and the maximum number of customers they can serve, as to how many rest rooms they must have.  They shouldn't have been able to get a license without public facilities, if indeed the inspector came out and bothered to look.

Answer 29

Yes it is a legal requirement for them to provide toilet and hand washing facilities.  Plus the staff must have toilet and washing facilities this is a know law in the catering and hospitality industry.  Did they have hot running water?  If they didn't they could be shut down there and then if an health inspector came to inspect.