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Loafers food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Tameside

Loafers holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the takeaway 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 27 January 2025, 17 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: Loafers, 77 Stockport Road, Denton, M34 6DD

How it compares in Tameside

In Tameside, 74% of rated places manage a 5, so Loafers sits behind roughly 1,195 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Tameside
5 out of 5 1,195 74%
4 out of 5 237 15% ← Loafers
3 out of 5 143 9%
2 out of 5 26 2%
1 out of 5 20 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 40 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 Loafers 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 Loafers, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bagels At Fifty Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 56 yards away 5 - Very good 14 January 2026
Acre Street Mini Market Retailers - other 259 yards away 5 - Very good 5 December 2023
Acres Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 283 yards away 5 - Very good 21 November 2025
Allens Fried Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 392 yards away 5 - Very good 16 April 2025
Adana Shawarma Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 18 December 2025
95 Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 8 January 2026
Aldi Stores Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 19 February 2025
Bennetts Potatoes Retailers - other 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 21 May 2024

Questions about Loafers

What is Loafers's food hygiene rating?

Loafers has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Tameside Council on 27 January 2025.

Is Loafers 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 takeaway to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Loafers last inspected?

Loafers was last inspected on 27 January 2025, 17 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Tameside Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Loafers?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "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 Loafers compare to other places in Tameside?

74% of the 1,622 rated food businesses in Tameside hold the top rating of 5, while Loafers holds a 4. 237 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Tameside Council inspects Loafers 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

Loafers is one of 211 rated food businesses in Denton. See every hygiene rating in Denton

Tameside inspects and rates 1,662 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Tameside

The official record is held by the council: http://www.tameside.gov.uk

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