Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 East Staffordshire

Castle Cafe

Burton Upon Trent

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 19 January 2026 by East Staffordshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Castle Cafe, from December 2021 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 2 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Castle Cafe.

Food hygiene rating history for Castle Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
7 December 2021	5 / 5	Very good
19 January 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Castle Cafe in Burton Upon Trent 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?

41 Bridge Street,
Tutbury,
Burton upon Trent,
DE13 9LZ

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

Who inspects Castle Cafe?

Food hygiene at Castle Cafe is inspected by East Staffordshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Castle Cafe

What is Castle Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Castle Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 19 January 2026.

When was Castle Cafe last inspected?

Castle Cafe was last inspected by East Staffordshire on 19 January 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.