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The Dial Restaurant food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · East Staffordshire

The Dial Restaurant holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 16 July 2024, 23 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: 174-175 Station Street, Burton upon Trent, DE14 1BN

How it compares in East Staffordshire

That puts The Dial Restaurant among the 746 places in East Staffordshire holding top marks, 73% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in East Staffordshire
5 out of 5 746 73% ← The Dial Restaurant
4 out of 5 170 17%
3 out of 5 53 5%
2 out of 5 17 2%
1 out of 5 31 3%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 182 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 Dial Restaurant 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 Dial Restaurant, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cafe Clock Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 84 yards away 5 - Very good 18 February 2026
COSTA COFFEE Swan Walk Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 138 yards away 5 - Very good 27 March 2024
Birds Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 146 yards away 5 - Very good 19 August 2025
Bella Italia Burton Also T/A Super Nonna Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 158 yards away 5 - Very good 13 June 2025
Cineworld (Burton upon Trent) Other catering premises 158 yards away 5 - Very good 21 July 2025
Cafe Amore Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 213 yards away 5 - Very good 29 April 2025
Boots The Chemists Ltd Retailers - other 224 yards away 5 - Very good 8 October 2024
Burton Constitutional Club Other catering premises 286 yards away 5 - Very good 17 February 2022

Questions about The Dial Restaurant

What is The Dial Restaurant's food hygiene rating?

The Dial Restaurant has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by East Staffordshire Council on 16 July 2024.

Is The Dial Restaurant safe to eat at?

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

When was The Dial Restaurant last inspected?

The Dial Restaurant was last inspected on 16 July 2024, 23 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Staffordshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Dial Restaurant?

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

How does The Dial Restaurant compare to other places in East Staffordshire?

73% of the 1,017 rated food businesses in East Staffordshire hold the top rating of 5, and The Dial Restaurant is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

East Staffordshire Council inspects The Dial Restaurant 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

The Dial Restaurant is one of 690 rated food businesses in Burton upon Trent. See every hygiene rating in Burton upon Trent

East Staffordshire inspects and rates 1,199 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in East Staffordshire

The official record is held by the council: http://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk

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