4

Grubbs Diner food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Middlesbrough

Grubbs Diner 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 24 July 2024, 23 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 57 Newport Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1LB

How it compares in Middlesbrough

In Middlesbrough, 84% of rated places manage a 5, so Grubbs Diner sits behind roughly 868 nearby businesses. 8% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Middlesbrough
5 out of 5 868 84%
4 out of 5 81 8% ← Grubbs Diner
3 out of 5 42 4%
2 out of 5 23 2%
1 out of 5 13 1%
0 out of 5 3 <1%

A further 133 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 Grubbs Diner 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 Grubbs Diner, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Admiral Retailers - other 93 yards away 5 - Very good 19 December 2025
B&M Retail Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 100 yards away 5 - Very good 25 February 2026
Admiral Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 264 yards away 5 - Very good 30 March 2026
Baha Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 356 yards away 5 - Very good 20 January 2026
Alkaline Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 401 yards away 5 - Very good 28 January 2026
Bar Cuda Pub/bar/nightclub 414 yards away 5 - Very good 1 October 2023
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 415 yards away 5 - Very good 27 October 2025
Birdcage Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 438 yards away 5 - Very good 17 July 2025

Questions about Grubbs Diner

What is Grubbs Diner's food hygiene rating?

Grubbs Diner has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Middlesbrough Council on 24 July 2024.

Is Grubbs Diner 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 Grubbs Diner last inspected?

Grubbs Diner was last inspected on 24 July 2024, 23 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Middlesbrough Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Grubbs Diner?

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 Grubbs Diner compare to other places in Middlesbrough?

84% of the 1,030 rated food businesses in Middlesbrough hold the top rating of 5, while Grubbs Diner holds a 4. 81 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Middlesbrough Council inspects Grubbs Diner 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 Grubbs Diner 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

Middlesbrough inspects and rates 1,163 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Middlesbrough

The official record is held by the council: http://www.middlesbrough.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 →