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Tolley's café food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North East Lincolnshire

Tolley's café 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 3 June 2024, 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: King Edward Street, DN31 3JH

How it compares in North East Lincolnshire

In North East Lincolnshire, 84% of rated places manage a 5, so Tolley's café sits behind roughly 1,266 nearby businesses. 2% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in North East Lincolnshire
5 out of 5 1,123 84%
4 out of 5 143 11%
3 out of 5 32 2% ← Tolley's café
2 out of 5 14 1%
1 out of 5 19 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 402 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 Tolley's café 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 Tolley's café, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Ben Roberts Fish Sales Retailers - other 329 yards away 5 - Very good 14 January 2019
Bradbury Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 416 yards away 5 - Very good 21 October 2021
Beast Burger Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 30 August 2023
Char grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 29 December 2025
Bar U Gains Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 25 May 2018
Café Aspire Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 27 November 2025
Asda Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 6 June 2016
Asda Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 18 February 2025

Questions about Tolley's café

What is Tolley's café's food hygiene rating?

Tolley's café has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by North East Lincolnshire Council on 3 June 2024.

Is Tolley's café 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 Tolley's café last inspected?

Tolley's café was last inspected on 3 June 2024, more than 2 years ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North East Lincolnshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Tolley's café?

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 Tolley's café compare to other places in North East Lincolnshire?

84% of the 1,332 rated food businesses in North East Lincolnshire hold the top rating of 5, while Tolley's café holds a 3. 32 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

North East Lincolnshire Council inspects Tolley's café 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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Tolley's café is one of 729 rated food businesses in Grimsby. See every hygiene rating in Grimsby

North East Lincolnshire inspects and rates 1,734 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North East Lincolnshire

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