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Dardania Place Ltd food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Sandwell

Dardania Place Ltd 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 19 November 2025, 7 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: Site Of Former New Talbot 457 Hagley Road, Smethwick, B66 4AU

How it compares in Sandwell

In Sandwell, 66% of rated places manage a 5, so Dardania Place Ltd sits behind roughly 2,074 nearby businesses. 7% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Sandwell
5 out of 5 1,561 66%
4 out of 5 513 22%
3 out of 5 168 7% ← Dardania Place Ltd
2 out of 5 41 2%
1 out of 5 56 2%
0 out of 5 11 <1%

A further 326 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 Dardania Place Ltd 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.

Questions about Dardania Place Ltd

What is Dardania Place Ltd's food hygiene rating?

Dardania Place Ltd has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Sandwell Council on 19 November 2025.

Is Dardania Place Ltd 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 Dardania Place Ltd last inspected?

Dardania Place Ltd was last inspected on 19 November 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Sandwell Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Dardania Place Ltd?

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 Dardania Place Ltd compare to other places in Sandwell?

66% of the 2,350 rated food businesses in Sandwell hold the top rating of 5, while Dardania Place Ltd holds a 3. 168 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Sandwell Council inspects Dardania Place Ltd 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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Dardania Place Ltd is one of 468 rated food businesses in Smethwick. See every hygiene rating in Smethwick

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