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The Green House food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Birmingham

The Green House 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 15 September 2025, 9 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: Halfway House, 226 Lichfield Road, Sutton Four Oaks, B74 2UD

How it compares in Birmingham

That puts The Green House among the 5,379 places in Birmingham holding top marks, 66% 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 Birmingham
5 out of 5 5,379 66% ← The Green House
4 out of 5 1,308 16%
3 out of 5 694 8%
2 out of 5 320 4%
1 out of 5 388 5%
0 out of 5 82 1%

A further 1,866 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 The Green House 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 The Green House, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
99p Stores Retailers - other 241 yards away 5 - Very good 7 July 2010
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 241 yards away 5 - Very good 24 March 2015
Cook Trading Ltd Other catering premises 276 yards away 5 - Very good 7 December 2021
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 304 yards away 5 - Very good 22 June 2024
Domino's Pizza Other catering premises 348 yards away 5 - Very good 20 November 2019
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 395 yards away 5 - Very good 1 May 2026
Bistrot Pierre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 426 yards away 5 - Very good 8 December 2021
Acorns Community Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 28 February 2020

Questions about The Green House

What is The Green House's food hygiene rating?

The Green House has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Birmingham Council on 15 September 2025.

Is The Green House 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 The Green House last inspected?

The Green House was last inspected on 15 September 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Birmingham Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Green House?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "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 The Green House compare to other places in Birmingham?

66% of the 8,171 rated food businesses in Birmingham hold the top rating of 5, and The Green House is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Birmingham Council inspects The Green House 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

The Green House is one of 59 rated food businesses in Sutton Four Oaks. See every hygiene rating in Sutton Four Oaks

Birmingham inspects and rates 10,037 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Birmingham

The official record is held by the council: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/environmental-health

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