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Dinners Ready food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Blackpool

Dinners Ready 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 16 February 2026, 4 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: 31 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9AA

How it compares in Blackpool

In Blackpool, 79% of rated places manage a 5, so Dinners Ready sits behind roughly 1,520 nearby businesses. 7% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Blackpool
5 out of 5 1,330 79%
4 out of 5 190 11%
3 out of 5 118 7% ← Dinners Ready
2 out of 5 21 1%
1 out of 5 20 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 3 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 Dinners Ready 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 Dinners Ready, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Belle Vue Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 158 yards away 5 - Very good 27 February 2025
AAA Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 234 yards away 5 - Very good 11 June 2026
Acorn Lodge Caring Premises 238 yards away 5 - Very good 11 April 2025
Adalena House Caring Premises 274 yards away 5 - Very good 8 July 2025
Allied Pharmacy Charles Street Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 10 September 2024
Beechfield Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 7 July 2025
Aroma Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 13 May 2025
Arlingtons Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 13 June 2025

Questions about Dinners Ready

What is Dinners Ready's food hygiene rating?

Dinners Ready has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Blackpool Council on 16 February 2026.

Is Dinners Ready 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 Dinners Ready last inspected?

Dinners Ready was last inspected on 16 February 2026, 4 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Blackpool Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Dinners Ready?

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 Dinners Ready compare to other places in Blackpool?

79% of the 1,680 rated food businesses in Blackpool hold the top rating of 5, while Dinners Ready holds a 3. 118 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Blackpool Council inspects Dinners Ready 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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