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Aura Lounge food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Birmingham

Aura Lounge holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the pub are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

This is a fresh result: Aura Lounge was inspected on 21 May 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: 111-113 Bishop Street, Birmingham, B5 6JL

How it compares in Birmingham

In Birmingham, 66% of rated places manage a 5, so Aura Lounge sits behind roughly 5,378 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Birmingham
5 out of 5 5,378 66%
4 out of 5 1,311 16% ← Aura Lounge
3 out of 5 697 9%
2 out of 5 319 4%
1 out of 5 386 5%
0 out of 5 83 1%

A further 1,863 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 Aura Lounge 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 Aura Lounge, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
AM Pakistan Catering Other catering premises 243 yards away 5 - Very good 1 April 2025
Akari Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 377 yards away 5 - Very good 29 January 2025
Amazonia Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 25 July 2025
A Barnes Groceries Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 27 March 2018
Alleway's Confectionary Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 18 January 2022
Arabesque Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 26 March 2025
All Bar One Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 17 May 2023
Anchor Trust Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 6 August 2025

Questions about Aura Lounge

What is Aura Lounge's food hygiene rating?

Aura Lounge has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Birmingham Council on 21 May 2026.

Is Aura Lounge 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 pub to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Aura Lounge last inspected?

Aura Lounge was last inspected on 21 May 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Birmingham Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Aura Lounge?

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

How does Aura Lounge compare to other places in Birmingham?

66% of the 8,174 rated food businesses in Birmingham hold the top rating of 5, while Aura Lounge holds a 4. 1,311 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Birmingham Council inspects Aura Lounge 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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