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Arthur's Coffee Shop food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Durham

Arthur's Coffee Shop 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

The rating dates from 17 March 2026, 3 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: 7 Wesley Street, Consett, DH8 5BJ

How it compares in Durham

In Durham, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so Arthur's Coffee Shop sits behind roughly 3,088 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Durham
5 out of 5 3,088 75%
4 out of 5 676 16% ← Arthur's Coffee Shop
3 out of 5 284 7%
2 out of 5 50 1%
1 out of 5 22 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 518 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 Arthur's Coffee Shop 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 Arthur's Coffee Shop, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
American Candy Consett Retailers - other 22 yards away 5 - Very good 4 May 2022
Love at First Bites Bakery Manufacturers/packers 26 yards away 5 - Very good 17 March 2026
Coco Kids Takeaway/sandwich shop 32 yards away 5 - Very good 2 May 2023
Cooplands Retailers - other 32 yards away 5 - Very good 1 June 2026
Skin Rituals Retailers - other 32 yards away 5 - Very good 30 August 2023
Greggs Retailers - other 34 yards away 5 - Very good 4 November 2024
Barry's Bargain Superstore Retailers - other 41 yards away 5 - Very good 27 January 2020
Relmans Retailers - other 78 yards away 5 - Very good 8 August 2019

Questions about Arthur's Coffee Shop

What is Arthur's Coffee Shop's food hygiene rating?

Arthur's Coffee Shop has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Durham Council on 17 March 2026.

Is Arthur's Coffee Shop 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 Arthur's Coffee Shop last inspected?

Arthur's Coffee Shop was last inspected on 17 March 2026, 3 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Durham Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Arthur's Coffee Shop?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Arthur's Coffee Shop compare to other places in Durham?

75% of the 4,122 rated food businesses in Durham hold the top rating of 5, while Arthur's Coffee Shop holds a 4. 676 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Durham Council inspects Arthur's Coffee Shop 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

Arthur's Coffee Shop is one of 161 rated food businesses in Consett. See every hygiene rating in Consett

Durham inspects and rates 4,640 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Durham

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