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Blue Orchid food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Coventry

Blue Orchid 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 3 June 2025, 13 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: Blue Orchid 14 Butts, CV1 3GR

How it compares in Coventry

In Coventry, 77% of rated places manage a 5, so Blue Orchid sits behind roughly 1,867 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Coventry
5 out of 5 1,867 77%
4 out of 5 357 15% ← Blue Orchid
3 out of 5 138 6%
2 out of 5 27 1%
1 out of 5 25 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 675 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 Blue Orchid 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 Orchid, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aqua Food and Mood Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen at this address 5 - Very good 7 November 2023
Aardvark Pub/bar/nightclub 42 yards away 5 - Very good 8 August 2025
Arco Bar & Ristorante Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 62 yards away 5 - Very good 25 June 2026
Ashdowns Caring Premises 157 yards away 5 - Very good 1 September 2025
Aldi Retailers - other 286 yards away 5 - Very good 26 February 2024
Ashleigh House Caring Premises 295 yards away 5 - Very good 17 May 2022
Atrium Health Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 6 December 2019
Adam's Fruit and Veg Coventry Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 15 October 2025

Questions about Blue Orchid

What is Blue Orchid's food hygiene rating?

Blue Orchid has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Coventry Council on 3 June 2025.

Is Blue Orchid 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 Blue Orchid last inspected?

Blue Orchid was last inspected on 3 June 2025, 13 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Coventry Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Blue Orchid?

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

How does Blue Orchid compare to other places in Coventry?

77% of the 2,416 rated food businesses in Coventry hold the top rating of 5, while Blue Orchid holds a 4. 357 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Coventry Council inspects Blue Orchid 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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