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Colts Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Walsall

Colts 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 21 September 2023, more than 2 years ago. A lot can change in a kitchen in that time, and a rating this old says more about the business then than now. Councils prioritise re-inspecting higher-risk premises, so a long gap often means the business is considered low-risk.

Address: Holland Park Annex, The Parade, Brownhills, WS8 7JW

How it compares in Walsall

In Walsall, 59% of rated places manage a 5, so Colts Cafe sits behind roughly 1,405 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Walsall
5 out of 5 1,054 59%
4 out of 5 351 20%
3 out of 5 266 15% ← Colts Cafe
2 out of 5 52 3%
1 out of 5 57 3%
0 out of 5 7 <1%

A further 397 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 Colts 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.

Questions about Colts Cafe

What is Colts Cafe's food hygiene rating?

Colts Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Walsall Council on 21 September 2023.

Is Colts 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 Colts Cafe last inspected?

Colts Cafe was last inspected on 21 September 2023, more than 2 years ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Walsall Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Colts 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 Colts Cafe compare to other places in Walsall?

59% of the 1,787 rated food businesses in Walsall hold the top rating of 5, while Colts Cafe holds a 3. 266 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Walsall Council inspects Colts 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Colts Cafe is one of 103 rated food businesses in Brownhills. See every hygiene rating in Brownhills

Walsall inspects and rates 2,184 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Walsall

The official record is held by the council: http://www.walsall.gov.uk/index/environment/food_production_and_quality.htm

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