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Café Luna food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North Hertfordshire

Café Luna holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 24 October 2024, 20 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 35A High Street, Baldock, SG7 6BG

How it compares in North Hertfordshire

That puts Café Luna among the 789 places in North Hertfordshire holding top marks, 78% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in North Hertfordshire
5 out of 5 789 78% ← Café Luna
4 out of 5 155 15%
3 out of 5 48 5%
2 out of 5 13 1%
1 out of 5 10 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 105 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 Café Luna 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 Café Luna, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Chez Burton Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 60 yards away 5 - Very good 13 June 2025
Amaz-Ballz Ball pit and Café Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 82 yards away 5 - Very good 13 May 2026
Cafe Plus Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 186 yards away 5 - Very good 22 January 2025
Baldock Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 229 yards away 5 - Very good 8 July 2025
Costcutter Supermarket Retailers - other 265 yards away 5 - Very good 27 October 2025
Baldock Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 287 yards away 5 - Very good 7 January 2026
Baldock Town Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 287 yards away 5 - Very good 29 January 2015
China Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 287 yards away 5 - Very good 9 April 2025

Questions about Café Luna

What is Café Luna's food hygiene rating?

Café Luna has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by North Hertfordshire Council on 24 October 2024.

Is Café Luna safe to eat at?

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

When was Café Luna last inspected?

Café Luna was last inspected on 24 October 2024, 20 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North Hertfordshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Café Luna?

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 "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Café Luna compare to other places in North Hertfordshire?

78% of the 1,015 rated food businesses in North Hertfordshire hold the top rating of 5, and Café Luna is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

North Hertfordshire Council inspects Café Luna 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

Café Luna is one of 82 rated food businesses in Baldock. See every hygiene rating in Baldock

North Hertfordshire inspects and rates 1,120 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Hertfordshire

The official record is held by the council: http://www.north-herts.gov.uk

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