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posh meze bar food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Ashfield

posh meze bar 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 13 August 2025, 10 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: 1 Ellis Street, NG17 7AL

How it compares in Ashfield

In Ashfield, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so posh meze bar sits behind roughly 668 nearby businesses. 11% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Ashfield
5 out of 5 668 78%
4 out of 5 91 11% ← posh meze bar
3 out of 5 42 5%
2 out of 5 17 2%
1 out of 5 35 4%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 92 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 posh meze bar 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 posh meze bar, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Coffee and Cream Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 70 yards away 5 - Very good 13 June 2025
Boyes Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 73 yards away 5 - Very good 19 January 2026
Boardom Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 86 yards away 5 - Very good 14 October 2025
Caterlink @ Outwood Academy Kirkby School/college/university 154 yards away 5 - Very good 19 May 2025
Diamond Avenue W.M.C Pub/bar/nightclub 180 yards away 5 - Very good 11 June 2026
Ashfield Kebab & Pizza House Takeaway/sandwich shop 186 yards away 5 - Very good 22 January 2026
Brew-It Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 186 yards away 5 - Very good 7 April 2025
Acre View Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 244 yards away 5 - Very good 7 November 2024

Questions about posh meze bar

What is posh meze bar's food hygiene rating?

posh meze bar has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Ashfield Council on 13 August 2025.

Is posh meze bar 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 posh meze bar last inspected?

posh meze bar was last inspected on 13 August 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Ashfield Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at posh meze bar?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "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 posh meze bar compare to other places in Ashfield?

78% of the 854 rated food businesses in Ashfield hold the top rating of 5, while posh meze bar holds a 4. 91 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Ashfield Council inspects posh meze bar 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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