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The Pizza Yard food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wakefield

The Pizza Yard 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 20 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: 212-214 Kirkgate, Wakefield, WF1 1UF

How it compares in Wakefield

In Wakefield, 79% of rated places manage a 5, so The Pizza Yard sits behind roughly 2,118 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Wakefield
5 out of 5 2,118 79%
4 out of 5 436 16% ← The Pizza Yard
3 out of 5 85 3%
2 out of 5 18 1%
1 out of 5 36 1%
0 out of 5 4 <1%

A further 366 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 The Pizza Yard 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 The Pizza Yard, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
B & M Retail Ltd @ Unit 1a Retailers - other 370 yards away 5 - Very good 3 July 2025
Card Factory Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 5 November 2024
Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 20 November 2019
Amazsta Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 8 July 2026
Buzz Bingo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 26 August 2025
Bridge Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 4 March 2025
Albert Parker And Son Limited Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 4 September 2015
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 9 December 2025

Questions about The Pizza Yard

What is The Pizza Yard's food hygiene rating?

The Pizza Yard has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Wakefield Council on 20 March 2025.

Is The Pizza Yard 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 The Pizza Yard last inspected?

The Pizza Yard was last inspected on 20 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wakefield Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Pizza Yard?

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 The Pizza Yard compare to other places in Wakefield?

79% of the 2,697 rated food businesses in Wakefield hold the top rating of 5, while The Pizza Yard holds a 4. 436 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Wakefield Council inspects The Pizza Yard 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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