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Bless Start Coffee food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Hillingdon

Bless Start Coffee holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 3 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: 13 Chequers Square, UB8 1LN

How it compares in Hillingdon

That puts Bless Start Coffee among the 1,286 places in Hillingdon holding top marks, 64% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Hillingdon
5 out of 5 1,286 64% ← Bless Start Coffee
4 out of 5 355 18%
3 out of 5 202 10%
2 out of 5 48 2%
1 out of 5 100 5%
0 out of 5 16 1%

A further 226 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 Bless Start Coffee 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 Bless Start Coffee, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Burger King Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 68 yards away 5 - Very good 7 February 2025
Armstrong World Industries Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 94 yards away 5 - Very good 27 September 2011
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 105 yards away 5 - Very good 13 April 2026
Chipotle Mexican Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 185 yards away 5 - Very good 13 April 2026
Coat of Many Colours Nursery Caring Premises 224 yards away 5 - Very good 27 April 2026
Bar Italia Pub/bar/nightclub 225 yards away 5 - Very good 15 October 2025
d20 Board Game Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 239 yards away 5 - Very good 12 August 2022
Belmont Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 252 yards away 5 - Very good 7 November 2024

Questions about Bless Start Coffee

What is Bless Start Coffee's food hygiene rating?

Bless Start Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Hillingdon Council on 3 September 2025.

Is Bless Start Coffee safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Bless Start Coffee last inspected?

Bless Start Coffee was last inspected on 3 September 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Hillingdon Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Bless Start Coffee?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 Bless Start Coffee compare to other places in Hillingdon?

64% of the 2,007 rated food businesses in Hillingdon hold the top rating of 5, and Bless Start Coffee is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Hillingdon Council inspects Bless Start Coffee 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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Bless Start Coffee is one of 399 rated food businesses in Uxbridge. See every hygiene rating in Uxbridge

Hillingdon inspects and rates 2,233 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Hillingdon

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

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