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The Grove Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Burnley

The Grove Cafe holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 21 December 2024, 18 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 318 Gannow Lane, Burnley, BB12 6HY

How it compares in Burnley

In Burnley, 70% of rated places manage a 5, so The Grove Cafe sits behind roughly 551 nearby businesses. 21% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Burnley
5 out of 5 551 70%
4 out of 5 164 21% ← The Grove Cafe
3 out of 5 51 6%
2 out of 5 17 2%
1 out of 5 7 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 93 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At The Grove Cafe none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to The Grove Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Fausto Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 153 yards away 5 - Very good 23 April 2026
Emma's News And Booze Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 7 September 2017
Edwards Family Butchers Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 9 July 2025
Best One Singh Store Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 6 June 2018
Barracks Service Station Retailers - other 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 25 November 2019
Ballaro Restaurant & Ciao Take Away Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 1 September 2022
Burnley Oriental Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 3 September 2025
Cafe Exertis Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 21 October 2022

Questions about The Grove Cafe

What is The Grove Cafe's food hygiene rating?

The Grove Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Burnley Council on 21 December 2024.

Is The Grove Cafe safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Grove Cafe last inspected?

The Grove Cafe was last inspected on 21 December 2024, 18 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Burnley Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Grove Cafe?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Grove Cafe compare to other places in Burnley?

70% of the 790 rated food businesses in Burnley hold the top rating of 5, while The Grove Cafe holds a 4. 164 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Burnley Council inspects The Grove Cafe and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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