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Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Tameside

Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe 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 14 April 2026, 2 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: Shepley South Industrial Estate, 17 Shepley Road, Audenshaw, M34 5DW

How it compares in Tameside

In Tameside, 74% of rated places manage a 5, so Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe sits behind roughly 1,194 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Tameside
5 out of 5 1,194 74%
4 out of 5 236 15% ← Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe
3 out of 5 143 9%
2 out of 5 26 2%
1 out of 5 22 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 41 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 Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe 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 Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Allens Bakery Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 21 October 2024
Audenshaw Warm Hub Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 22 April 2024
Audenshaw High School School/college/university 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 17 June 2025
Amann Threads UK Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 24 July 2025
Barfi Catering Ltd Other catering premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 15 September 2025
Boots The Chemist Retailers - other 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 3 September 2025
Ben Ho Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 26 September 2024
Audenshaw Wine Cellar Retailers - other 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 13 April 2026

Questions about Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe

What is Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe's food hygiene rating?

Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Tameside Council on 14 April 2026.

Is Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe 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 Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe last inspected?

Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe was last inspected on 14 April 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Tameside Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe?

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 Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe compare to other places in Tameside?

74% of the 1,622 rated food businesses in Tameside hold the top rating of 5, while Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe holds a 4. 236 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Tameside Council inspects Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Riverside Sandwich Bar And Cafe is one of 61 rated food businesses in Audenshaw. See every hygiene rating in Audenshaw

Tameside inspects and rates 1,663 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Tameside

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

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