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Pizza Roma food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Durham

Pizza Roma holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 7 October 2025, 9 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 18B Church Street, Coxhoe, DH6 4DD

How it compares in Durham

In Durham, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so Pizza Roma sits behind roughly 3,770 nearby businesses. 7% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Durham
5 out of 5 3,086 75%
4 out of 5 684 17%
3 out of 5 286 7% ← Pizza Roma
2 out of 5 50 1%
1 out of 5 25 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 512 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 Pizza Roma 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 Pizza Roma, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
The Sweet Lounge Retailers - other 4 yards away 5 - Very good 12 March 2026
Seventeen Other catering premises 15 yards away 5 - Very good 10 June 2026
The Ginger Dog Pub/bar/nightclub 15 yards away 5 - Very good 10 June 2026
Coates Butchers Ltd Manufacturers/packers 37 yards away 5 - Very good 25 June 2025
Lamplight Pub/bar/nightclub 56 yards away 5 - Very good 29 May 2025
New Coxhoe Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 104 yards away 4 - Good 23 January 2025
Coxhoe Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 112 yards away Awaiting inspection
Wing and a Prayer Retailers - other 184 yards away 5 - Very good 29 January 2025

Questions about Pizza Roma

What is Pizza Roma's food hygiene rating?

Pizza Roma has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Durham Council on 7 October 2025.

Is Pizza Roma safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Pizza Roma last inspected?

Pizza Roma was last inspected on 7 October 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Durham Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Pizza Roma?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 Pizza Roma compare to other places in Durham?

75% of the 4,133 rated food businesses in Durham hold the top rating of 5, while Pizza Roma holds a 3. 286 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Durham Council inspects Pizza Roma 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Pizza Roma is one of 28 rated food businesses in Coxhoe. See every hygiene rating in Coxhoe

Durham inspects and rates 4,645 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Durham

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