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The Basement Cafe Community Hub

Restaurant or café · Grange Road Baptist Church, Grange Road, Blackwell, Darlington, DL1 5NH

Food hygiene rating
012345
Urgent improvementVery good

Good. What a 4 means. Inspected 3 Mar 2026 by Darlington council.

Badges

Spotless handlingBest score for handling and storing food
5-star streakRated 5 at three inspections in a row
Most improvedRating went up at the last inspection

Dashed badges unlock once RatedEats has tracked this business across more than one inspection.

What the inspector found

Handling and storing foodVery good
Cleanliness and condition of premisesGenerally satisfactory
Management of food safetyGood

Shorter bar is better. FHRS points: hygiene 0, structural 10, management 5.

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