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Chai Break Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Leicester City

Chai Break Cafe holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant 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 10 October 2024, 21 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: 61 Church Gate, Leicester, LE1 3AN

How it compares in Leicester City

In Leicester City, 73% of rated places manage a 5, so Chai Break Cafe sits behind roughly 2,689 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Leicester City
5 out of 5 2,262 73%
4 out of 5 427 14%
3 out of 5 294 9% ← Chai Break Cafe
2 out of 5 76 2%
1 out of 5 42 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 247 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 Chai Break 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 Chai Break Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
90's Mix Restaurant And Bar Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 48 yards away 5 - Very good 22 July 2025
Amrut Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 96 yards away 5 - Very good 18 November 2024
5 Coats Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 244 yards away 5 - Very good 23 April 2024
33 Cank Street Pub/bar/nightclub 310 yards away 5 - Very good 18 October 2023
Annapurna Veg Caterers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 314 yards away 5 - Very good 9 June 2026
Amoura Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 411 yards away 5 - Very good 24 April 2025
Age UK Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 415 yards away 5 - Very good 23 April 2026
45 West Pub/bar/nightclub 432 yards away 5 - Very good 7 August 2024

Questions about Chai Break Cafe

What is Chai Break Cafe's food hygiene rating?

Chai Break Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Leicester City Council on 10 October 2024.

Is Chai Break Cafe safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant 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 Chai Break Cafe last inspected?

Chai Break Cafe was last inspected on 10 October 2024, 21 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Leicester City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Chai Break Cafe?

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 Chai Break Cafe compare to other places in Leicester City?

73% of the 3,106 rated food businesses in Leicester City hold the top rating of 5, while Chai Break Cafe holds a 3. 294 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Leicester City Council inspects Chai Break 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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