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Baan Thai food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Hartlepool

Baan Thai 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 6 February 2026, 5 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: 57 Church Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7DX

How it compares in Hartlepool

In Hartlepool, 91% of rated places manage a 5, so Baan Thai sits behind roughly 672 nearby businesses. 7% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Hartlepool
5 out of 5 672 91%
4 out of 5 49 7% ← Baan Thai
3 out of 5 18 2%
2 out of 5 2 <1%
1 out of 5 0 0%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 30 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 Baan Thai 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 Baan Thai, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Club H Pub/bar/nightclub at this address 5 - Very good 1 August 2023
7ven Lounge and Terrace Pub/bar/nightclub 125 yards away 5 - Very good 28 May 2026
Church Street Mini Market Retailers - other 132 yards away 5 - Very good 27 May 2026
Brocketts Pub/bar/nightclub 155 yards away 5 - Very good 4 November 2025
City Supermarket / Go Local Retailers - other 182 yards away 5 - Very good 12 March 2026
Big Bamboo Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 238 yards away 5 - Very good 10 March 2025
Brewery Tap Pub/bar/nightclub 306 yards away 5 - Very good 13 June 2025
Cauldron of Colours Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 6 February 2024

Questions about Baan Thai

What is Baan Thai's food hygiene rating?

Baan Thai has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Hartlepool Council on 6 February 2026.

Is Baan Thai 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 Baan Thai last inspected?

Baan Thai was last inspected on 6 February 2026, 5 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Hartlepool Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Baan Thai?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Baan Thai compare to other places in Hartlepool?

91% of the 741 rated food businesses in Hartlepool hold the top rating of 5, while Baan Thai holds a 4. 49 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Hartlepool Council inspects Baan Thai 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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