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Blue Lounge food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Redcar and Cleveland

Blue Lounge 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 2 April 2026, 3 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: 96 High Street, Redcar, TS10 3DD

How it compares in Redcar and Cleveland

That puts Blue Lounge among the 1,078 places in Redcar and Cleveland holding top marks, 94% 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 Redcar and Cleveland
5 out of 5 1,078 94% ← Blue Lounge
4 out of 5 51 4%
3 out of 5 9 1%
2 out of 5 6 1%
1 out of 5 4 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 85 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 Lounge 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 Lounge, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cooplands Retailers - other at this address 5 - Very good 4 July 2024
Cooplands Retailers - other 112 yards away 5 - Very good 8 July 2026
Iceland Foods Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 112 yards away 5 - Very good 12 May 2026
D F Goodswen & Son Retailers - other 136 yards away 5 - Very good 23 April 2026
B & M Retailers - other 138 yards away 5 - Very good 6 September 2023
Home Bargains Retailers - other 138 yards away 5 - Very good 15 May 2026
Eileen's Fruit Market Retailers - other 147 yards away 5 - Very good 11 August 2023
Heron Foods Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 147 yards away 5 - Very good 15 May 2026

Questions about Blue Lounge

What is Blue Lounge's food hygiene rating?

Blue Lounge has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Redcar and Cleveland Council on 2 April 2026.

Is Blue Lounge 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 Blue Lounge last inspected?

Blue Lounge was last inspected on 2 April 2026, 3 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Redcar and Cleveland Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Blue Lounge?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "very 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 Blue Lounge compare to other places in Redcar and Cleveland?

94% of the 1,148 rated food businesses in Redcar and Cleveland hold the top rating of 5, and Blue Lounge is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Redcar and Cleveland Council inspects Blue Lounge 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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Blue Lounge is one of 278 rated food businesses in Redcar. See every hygiene rating in Redcar

Redcar and Cleveland inspects and rates 1,233 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Redcar and Cleveland

The official record is held by the council: http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

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