Smile Dinners Ready food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Breckland
Smile Dinners Ready 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 30 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: 39 Quebec Street, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2DJ
How it compares in Breckland
In Breckland, 86% of rated places manage a 5, so Smile Dinners Ready sits behind roughly 1,115 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,014 | 86% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 101 | 9% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 47 | 4% | ← Smile Dinners Ready | |
| 2 out of 5 | 6 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 12 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 77 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 Smile Dinners Ready 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 Smile Dinners Ready, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lion Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 31 yards away | 5 - Very good | 29 April 2025 |
| Subway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 44 yards away | 5 - Very good | 18 August 2025 |
| Hong Kong city Takeaway/sandwich shop | 59 yards away | 5 - Very good | 13 March 2025 |
| Dereham News Retailers - other | 61 yards away | 5 - Very good | 6 July 2026 |
| Norfolk Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 yards away | 5 - Very good | 12 February 2025 |
| Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other | 81 yards away | 5 - Very good | 29 April 2025 |
| Arnie's Pub/bar/nightclub | 87 yards away | 5 - Very good | 2 May 2025 |
| Kings Burger Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 yards away | 5 - Very good | 27 May 2026 |
Questions about Smile Dinners Ready
What is Smile Dinners Ready's food hygiene rating?
Smile Dinners Ready has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Breckland Council on 30 April 2026.
Is Smile Dinners Ready 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 Smile Dinners Ready last inspected?
Smile Dinners Ready was last inspected on 30 April 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Breckland Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Smile Dinners Ready?
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 Smile Dinners Ready compare to other places in Breckland?
86% of the 1,180 rated food businesses in Breckland hold the top rating of 5, while Smile Dinners Ready holds a 3. 47 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Breckland Council inspects Smile Dinners Ready 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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