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Baker And Chef food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Cornwall

Baker And Chef 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 5 August 2025, 11 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: 6 River Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2SQ

How it compares in Cornwall

In Cornwall, 85% of rated places manage a 5, so Baker And Chef sits behind roughly 4,461 nearby businesses. 10% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Cornwall
5 out of 5 4,461 85%
4 out of 5 522 10% ← Baker And Chef
3 out of 5 212 4%
2 out of 5 42 1%
1 out of 5 38 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 51 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 Baker And Chef 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 Baker And Chef, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bread And Butter Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 33 yards away 5 - Very good 19 June 2025
Dockyard Community Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 35 yards away 5 - Very good 23 June 2025
Geek Retreat Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 43 yards away 5 - Very good 23 July 2025
Flourish Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 43 yards away 5 - Very good 11 November 2024
Coffee Traders Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 49 yards away 5 - Very good 24 September 2025
Burger King Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 73 yards away 5 - Very good 12 July 2024
Crumbz Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 73 yards away 5 - Very good 25 September 2024
Piero's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 73 yards away 5 - Very good 18 March 2026

Questions about Baker And Chef

What is Baker And Chef's food hygiene rating?

Baker And Chef has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Cornwall Council on 5 August 2025.

Is Baker And Chef 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 Baker And Chef last inspected?

Baker And Chef was last inspected on 5 August 2025, 11 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Cornwall Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Baker And Chef?

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

How does Baker And Chef compare to other places in Cornwall?

85% of the 5,277 rated food businesses in Cornwall hold the top rating of 5, while Baker And Chef holds a 4. 522 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Cornwall Council inspects Baker And Chef 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Baker And Chef is one of 416 rated food businesses in Truro. See every hygiene rating in Truro

Cornwall inspects and rates 5,328 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Cornwall

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

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