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DH9 Cafe food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Durham

DH9 Cafe holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the shop 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 2 January 2025, 18 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 14 Clifford Road, Stanley, DH9 0AB

How it compares in Durham

In Durham, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so DH9 Cafe sits behind roughly 3,087 nearby businesses. 17% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Durham
5 out of 5 3,087 75%
4 out of 5 683 17% ← DH9 Cafe
3 out of 5 286 7%
2 out of 5 50 1%
1 out of 5 25 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 512 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 DH9 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 DH9 Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cooplands Retailers - other 21 yards away 5 - Very good 15 June 2026
Greggs Retailers - other 29 yards away 5 - Very good 10 February 2026
Farmfoods Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 35 yards away 5 - Very good 7 October 2025
Stanley Empire Club Pub/bar/nightclub 70 yards away 5 - Very good 7 December 2017
Manfredi's Fish & Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 111 yards away 5 - Very good 6 November 2024
Emeralds Little Gems Daycare Caring Premises 157 yards away 5 - Very good 18 April 2024
Hong Kong Kitchen Takeaway/sandwich shop 177 yards away 5 - Very good 3 October 2024
Pasha Pizza Distributors/Transporters 245 yards away 5 - Very good 2 February 2026

Questions about DH9 Cafe

What is DH9 Cafe's food hygiene rating?

DH9 Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Durham Council on 2 January 2025.

Is DH9 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 shop to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was DH9 Cafe last inspected?

DH9 Cafe was last inspected on 2 January 2025, 18 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Durham Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at DH9 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 DH9 Cafe compare to other places in Durham?

75% of the 4,133 rated food businesses in Durham hold the top rating of 5, while DH9 Cafe holds a 4. 683 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Durham Council inspects DH9 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

DH9 Cafe is one of 94 rated food businesses in Stanley. See every hygiene rating in Stanley

Durham inspects and rates 4,645 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Durham

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

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