Blue Door Cafe food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wealden
Blue Door 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 17 June 2025, 12 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: Michelham Priory Michelham Priory Road, Upper Dicker, BN27 3QS
How it compares in Wealden
In Wealden, 77% of rated places manage a 5, so Blue Door Cafe sits behind roughly 1,231 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,013 | 77% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 218 | 17% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 71 | 5% | ← Blue Door Cafe | |
| 2 out of 5 | 2 | <1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 4 | <1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 54 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
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 Blue Door 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.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
The closest food businesses to Blue Door Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bedes School School/college/university | 0.7 miles away | 5 - Very good | 20 May 2025 |
| Oscar's Sweet Shack Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 16 September 2025 |
| Shelley's Sweet Shack Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 16 September 2025 |
| Shelleys Bar Pub/bar/nightclub | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 16 September 2025 |
| Shelly's 1 Other catering premises | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 22 February 2025 |
| Shelly's 2 Other catering premises | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 22 February 2025 |
| Shelly's 3 Takeaway/sandwich shop | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 22 February 2025 |
| SJV Catering (Grandstand Bar) Pub/bar/nightclub | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 16 September 2025 |
Questions about Blue Door Cafe
What is Blue Door Cafe's food hygiene rating?
Blue Door Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Wealden Council on 17 June 2025.
Is Blue Door 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 Blue Door Cafe last inspected?
Blue Door Cafe was last inspected on 17 June 2025, 12 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wealden Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Blue Door 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 Blue Door Cafe compare to other places in Wealden?
77% of the 1,308 rated food businesses in Wealden hold the top rating of 5, while Blue Door Cafe holds a 3. 71 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Wealden Council inspects Blue Door 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.
Tell me when this changes
The Food Standards Agency publishes only a business's rating today, not what it scored before, and not when it moves. We check every UK rating each night. Watch Blue Door Cafe and we will email you the morning after its rating changes.
Free, for three businesses, forever. No password, we send you a link. How rating alerts work →
Understanding this rating
More food hygiene ratings near here
Wealden inspects and rates 1,362 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wealden →
The official record is held by the council: http://www.wealden.gov.uk
Rating from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Ratings reflect standards found at the time of inspection and can change. If you think a rating is wrong, the official record is held by the FSA and the local authority; corrections there flow through here. How ratings work →