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Leaf food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Amber Valley

Leaf holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 7 January 2026, 6 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: 1924 Building Campbell Street Belper Derbyshire, DE56 1AP

How it compares in Amber Valley

In Amber Valley, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Leaf sits behind roughly 907 nearby businesses. 6% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Amber Valley
5 out of 5 790 81%
4 out of 5 117 12%
3 out of 5 57 6% ← Leaf
2 out of 5 8 1%
1 out of 5 2 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 112 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 Leaf 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 Leaf, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Belper Masonic Hall Pub/bar/nightclub 10 yards away 5 - Very good 5 December 2017
Farmhouse Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 10 yards away 5 - Very good 17 July 2025
Arthur's Other catering premises 55 yards away 5 - Very good 15 May 2026
Artisan Bean Company Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 62 yards away 5 - Very good 16 January 2025
Chef G @ Tylers Other catering premises 80 yards away 5 - Very good 20 February 2025
B & M Retail Limited (T/A B M Bargains) Retailers - other 96 yards away 5 - Very good 17 September 2024
Belper Cottage Project Other catering premises 96 yards away 5 - Very good 17 September 2024
Doodle & Moo's Play Village Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 96 yards away 5 - Very good 14 May 2026

Questions about Leaf

What is Leaf's food hygiene rating?

Leaf has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Amber Valley Council on 7 January 2026.

Is Leaf safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Leaf last inspected?

Leaf was last inspected on 7 January 2026, 6 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Amber Valley Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Leaf?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 Leaf compare to other places in Amber Valley?

81% of the 974 rated food businesses in Amber Valley hold the top rating of 5, while Leaf holds a 3. 57 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Amber Valley Council inspects Leaf 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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Amber Valley inspects and rates 1,086 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Amber Valley

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