Samara Lounge food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Sheffield
Samara Lounge holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.
The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory
The rating dates from 31 March 2025, 15 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: 760-764 Attercliffe Road, Sheffield, S9 3RQ
How it compares in Sheffield
In Sheffield, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so Samara Lounge sits behind roughly 3,987 nearby businesses. 7% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 3,299 | 75% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 688 | 16% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 316 | 7% | ← Samara Lounge | |
| 2 out of 5 | 68 | 2% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 54 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 1 | <1% |
A further 451 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Good
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
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 Samara 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 Samara Lounge, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attercliffe News Retailers - other | 235 yards away | 5 - Very good | 26 October 2019 |
| Aspire1 Eats Retailers - other | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 16 October 2024 |
| Arif Food Supplies Retailers - other | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 21 August 2025 |
| AFG Finest Nuts Distributors/Transporters | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 12 November 2024 |
| Al Batati Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 0.6 miles away | 5 - Very good | 22 May 2025 |
| Arooj Banqueting Suite Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.7 miles away | 5 - Very good | 28 February 2025 |
| 4S Distribution Ltd Distributors/Transporters | 0.7 miles away | 5 - Very good | 9 June 2026 |
| A J Webb & Son (Sheffield) Retailers - other | 0.8 miles away | 5 - Very good | 10 May 2021 |
Questions about Samara Lounge
What is Samara Lounge's food hygiene rating?
Samara Lounge has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Sheffield Council on 31 March 2025.
Is Samara Lounge safe to eat at?
A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.
When was Samara Lounge last inspected?
Samara Lounge was last inspected on 31 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Sheffield Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Samara Lounge?
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 "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does Samara Lounge compare to other places in Sheffield?
75% of the 4,426 rated food businesses in Sheffield hold the top rating of 5, while Samara Lounge holds a 3. 316 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Sheffield Council inspects Samara 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.
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 Samara Lounge 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
Sheffield inspects and rates 4,877 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Sheffield →
The official record is held by the council: https://www.sheffield.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 →