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The Barlow and Reading Room

Restaurant or café · The Barlow The Barlow Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, Blackburn With Darwen, BL7 0AP

Food hygiene rating
012345
Urgent improvementVery good

Very good. What a 5 means. Inspected 16 Oct 2026 by Blackburn council.

Badges

Rated 5Top food hygiene rating
Freshly inspectedInspected 17 days ago
5-star streakRated 5 at three inspections in a row
Most improvedRating went up at the last inspection

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What the inspector found

Handling and storing foodGood
Cleanliness and condition of premisesGood
Management of food safetyGood

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

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