Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Cheshire West and Chester

Blue Smoke

Chester

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Blue Smoke scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 7 July 2026 by Cheshire West and Chester.

What does this rating mean?

Blue Smoke in Chester has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

34 Bridge Street,
Chester,
Cheshire,
CH1 1NQ

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Blue Smoke. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Blue Smoke?

Food hygiene at Blue Smoke is inspected by Cheshire West and Chester, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Blue Smoke

What is Blue Smoke’s food hygiene rating?

Blue Smoke has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 July 2026.

When was Blue Smoke last inspected?

Blue Smoke was last inspected by Cheshire West and Chester on 7 July 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.