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The Venue food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Brighton and Hove

The Venue holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant 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: The Venue was inspected on 21 May 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: Mithras Halls Of Residence, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4QX

How it compares in Brighton and Hove

In Brighton and Hove, 82% of rated places manage a 5, so The Venue sits behind roughly 2,255 nearby businesses. 13% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Brighton and Hove
5 out of 5 2,255 82%
4 out of 5 353 13% ← The Venue
3 out of 5 97 4%
2 out of 5 22 1%
1 out of 5 23 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 260 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 Venue 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 Venue, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 346 yards away 5 - Very good 5 August 2025
Albion Vape And Beverage Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 5 April 2024
Archipelagos Gyros Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 5 November 2024
Acorn House Caring Premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 5 August 2025
Agra Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 28 February 2025
AA Charcoal Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 13 September 2025
Archer's Retailers - other 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 28 June 2022
Balfour Primary School (Key Stage 1 Kitchen) School/college/university 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 22 April 2026

Questions about The Venue

What is The Venue's food hygiene rating?

The Venue has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Brighton and Hove Council on 21 May 2026.

Is The Venue 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 restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Venue last inspected?

The Venue was last inspected on 21 May 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Brighton and Hove Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Venue?

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 "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Venue compare to other places in Brighton and Hove?

82% of the 2,751 rated food businesses in Brighton and Hove hold the top rating of 5, while The Venue holds a 4. 353 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Brighton and Hove Council inspects The Venue 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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The Venue is one of 1,916 rated food businesses in Brighton. See every hygiene rating in Brighton

Brighton and Hove inspects and rates 3,011 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Brighton and Hove

The official record is held by the council: http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/foodsafety

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