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Comfort House food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Newcastle Upon Tyne

Comfort House holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the care premises are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

This is a fresh result: Comfort House was inspected on 31 July 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

87% of rated food businesses in Newcastle Upon Tyne score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all Newcastle Upon Tyne ratings →

Address: 21 Middlegate, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 5AY

How this rating has changed

Comfort House has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 31 July 2026, and now holds a 4.

Inspected Rating Change
20 May 2025 AwaitingInspection 5 Held
31 July 2026 5 4 Worse

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in Newcastle Upon Tyne

In Newcastle Upon Tyne, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so Comfort House sits behind roughly 1,903 nearby businesses. 12% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Newcastle Upon Tyne
5 out of 5 1,903 75%
4 out of 5 308 12% ← Comfort House
3 out of 5 181 7%
2 out of 5 79 3%
1 out of 5 45 2%
0 out of 5 9 <1%

A further 193 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 Comfort House 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 Comfort House, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
ACG Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 20 May 2025
Coffee on the Corner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 27 July 2026
Connie Lewcock Resource Centre Caring Premises 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 21 July 2025
Chapel Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 8 October 2025
Beech Hill Primary School School/college/university 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 9 July 2025
Blutcher & District Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 21 November 2023
Amelia’s Deli-licious Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 14 April 2026
Budgens Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 11 March 2024

Questions about Comfort House

What is Comfort House's food hygiene rating?

Comfort House has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Newcastle Upon Tyne Council on 31 July 2026.

Is Comfort House 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 care premises to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Comfort House last inspected?

Comfort House was last inspected on 31 July 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Newcastle Upon Tyne Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Comfort House?

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

How does Comfort House compare to other places in Newcastle Upon Tyne?

75% of the 2,525 rated food businesses in Newcastle Upon Tyne hold the top rating of 5, while Comfort House holds a 4. 308 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Newcastle Upon Tyne Council inspects Comfort House 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Comfort House is one of 21 rated food businesses in West Denton. See every hygiene rating in West Denton

Newcastle Upon Tyne inspects and rates 2,718 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Newcastle Upon Tyne

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

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