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Cake Shack food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Dacorum

Cake Shack holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 14 March 2025, 15 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 1 Chapel Croft, Chipperfield, WD4 9DT

How it compares in Dacorum

In Dacorum, 77% of rated places manage a 5, so Cake Shack sits behind roughly 864 nearby businesses. 17% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Dacorum
5 out of 5 864 77%
4 out of 5 192 17% ← Cake Shack
3 out of 5 55 5%
2 out of 5 5 <1%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 137 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Cake Shack none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Cake Shack, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Chipperfield Clarendon Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 25 June 2025
Bat and Ball Cafe t/a Monsters Munch Box Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 25 June 2025
Cart & Horses Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 9 September 2025
Culinera @ Kings Langley School School/college/university 1.4 miles away 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
Hug A Leaf Retailers - other 1.4 miles away 5 - Very good 2 October 2025
Bea's Coffee Barn Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1.5 miles away 5 - Very good 26 February 2026
Flavour Bombs Manufacturers/packers 1.6 miles away 5 - Very good 26 March 2026
Jack in the Box Nursery Caring Premises 1.7 miles away 5 - Very good 30 September 2024

Questions about Cake Shack

What is Cake Shack's food hygiene rating?

Cake Shack has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Dacorum Council on 14 March 2025.

Is Cake Shack safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Cake Shack last inspected?

Cake Shack was last inspected on 14 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Dacorum Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Cake Shack?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Cake Shack compare to other places in Dacorum?

77% of the 1,123 rated food businesses in Dacorum hold the top rating of 5, while Cake Shack holds a 4. 192 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Dacorum Council inspects Cake Shack and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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More food hygiene ratings near here

Cake Shack is one of 54 rated food businesses in Kings Langley. See every hygiene rating in Kings Langley

Dacorum inspects and rates 1,260 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Dacorum

The official record is held by the council: http://www.dacorum.gov.uk

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