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Taste The Best food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Manchester

Taste The Best 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 10 September 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: Arndale Centre, Manchester, M4 3AQ

How it compares in Manchester

In Manchester, 71% of rated places manage a 5, so Taste The Best sits behind roughly 3,683 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Manchester
5 out of 5 3,683 71%
4 out of 5 852 16% ← Taste The Best
3 out of 5 398 8%
2 out of 5 116 2%
1 out of 5 135 3%
0 out of 5 13 <1%

A further 1,145 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 Taste The Best 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 Taste The Best, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aleef Newsagent Retailers - other 195 yards away 5 - Very good 13 March 2012
Ann Yeong Korean Restaurant & Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 259 yards away 5 - Very good 21 January 2023
All Bar One Pub/bar/nightclub 273 yards away 5 - Very good 20 November 2023
Abbey College Manchester School/college/university 301 yards away 5 - Very good 4 September 2025
Ad - Hoc Wines Retailers - other 378 yards away 5 - Very good 19 April 2022
Animaid Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 392 yards away 5 - Very good 16 January 2025
Amazon also T/as BaxterStorey Retailers - other 401 yards away 5 - Very good 7 March 2025
10 Tib Lane Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 411 yards away 5 - Very good 18 September 2024

Questions about Taste The Best

What is Taste The Best's food hygiene rating?

Taste The Best has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Manchester Council on 10 September 2025.

Is Taste The Best 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 Taste The Best last inspected?

Taste The Best was last inspected on 10 September 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Manchester Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Taste The Best?

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

How does Taste The Best compare to other places in Manchester?

71% of the 5,197 rated food businesses in Manchester hold the top rating of 5, while Taste The Best holds a 4. 852 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Manchester Council inspects Taste The Best 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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