Cafés in Esh
We know of 16 cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Esh. 11 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 100% of those are rated 4 or 5, 6 with the top score of 5. None is rated below 3. That covers coffee shops and tea rooms too: anywhere serving food or drink is inspected the same way.
Food hygiene ratings at cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Esh
11 of the 16 cafés have a rating. 1 is waiting for a first inspection, usually because it has just opened. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.
Rated 5, nearest first
- The Dig Inn5Inspected 26 Feb 2025 · 1.1 mi
- Big Tings Jerk5Inspected 6 Mar 2026 · 1.1 mi
- Esh Winning Academy5Inspected 11 Dec 2024 · 1.7 mi
- Waterhouses Community Association5Inspected 18 Mar 2026 · 2.2 mi
- Broom House Farm Coffee Shop5Inspected 23 Sept 2025 · 2.5 mi
- The Mad Cows5Inspected 9 Sept 2025 · 2.5 mi
Most recently inspected
- The Gallery Coffee Shop4Inspected 10 Sept 2026 · 2.9 mi
- Cafe Montalbano4Inspected 10 Aug 2026 · 1.1 mi
- The Teapot Ushaw Moor4Inspected 15 Jun 2026 · 2.2 mi
- Golden Horse Chinese Takeaway4Inspected 16 Apr 2026 · 1.2 mi
- Chunky Monkeys4Inspected 24 Mar 2026 · 2.2 mi
- Waterhouses Community Association5Inspected 18 Mar 2026 · 2.2 mi
Cafés near Esh, nearest first
- The Dig Inn Restaurant or café · 1.1 miles DIGGERLAND, RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LANGLEY PARK, DH7 9TT 5
- Cafe Montalbano Cafe · 1.1 miles 47 Front St, Durham, DH7 9XB 4 Call
- Fika Coffee Roasters Coffee shop · 1.1 miles 3b, Riverside Industrial Estate, Durham, DH7 9TT Call
- Big Tings Jerk Restaurant or café · 1.1 miles VILLAGE HALL FRONT STREET, QUEBEC, DH7 9DF 5
- Golden Horse Chinese Takeaway Cafe · 1.2 miles 33 Front Street, Langley Park, Durham, DH7 9SD 4 Call
- Cakes & Bakes cafe ltd. Cafe · 1.2 miles Esh Winning Industrial Estate, Durham, DH7 Call
- Rainforest Cafe Cafe · 1.2 miles Unnamed Road, County Durham, DH7 9QE Call
- Esh Winning Academy Restaurant or café · 1.7 miles ESH WINNING PRIMARY SCHOOL THE WYNDS, ESH WINNING, DH7 9BE 5
- The Quebec Tearoom Tea room · 1.7 miles Front Street, Quebec, Durham, DH7 Call
- Chunky Monkeys Restaurant or café · 2.2 miles BROOKLYN HOUSE 3 BROOM LANE, USHAW MOOR, DH7 7LQ 4
- The Teapot Ushaw Moor Restaurant or café · 2.2 miles 4 DENVER HOUSE BROOM LANE, USHAW MOOR, DH7 7LQ 4
- Waterhouses Community Association Restaurant or café · 2.2 miles VILLAGE HALL STATION STREET, WATERHOUSES, DH7 9AS 5
- Broom House Farm Coffee Shop Coffee shop · 2.5 miles Broom House Farm, Durham, DH7 6TR 5 Call
- The Mad Cows Cafe · 2.5 miles 18 Auton Stile, Durham, DH7 7DB 5 Call
- Kaffeehaus Amadeus Coffee shop · 2.9 miles 1 Percy Crescent, Durham, DH7 0EU Call
- The Gallery Coffee Shop Coffee shop · 2.9 miles 22 Front Street, Durham, DH7 0ER 4 Call
Cafés nearby
Questions people ask
Do coffee shops get food hygiene ratings?
Yes. A café or coffee shop is a food business, so the council inspects it and rates it from 0 to 5 like any restaurant. The very lowest-risk places, selling only drinks and packaged snacks, may be marked exempt instead.
Which cafés in Esh have the top hygiene rating?
6 of the 11 rated cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Esh scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include The Dig Inn, Big Tings Jerk and Esh Winning Academy.
What does “awaiting inspection” mean?
A new food business has to register with the council at least 28 days before it opens, and is rated at its first inspection, which can be some weeks after opening. Until then the register shows it as awaiting inspection. 1 of the cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Esh are in that position.
Where do I find a café’s rating?
Many cafés put the sticker in the window or by the till, but in England they don’t have to. Every rating is on the Food Standards Agency’s website, and on each café’s page here.
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