Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North Northamptonshire
Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse 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 19 August 2025, 10 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: 4 Pebble Lane, Wellingborough, NN8 1AS
How this rating has changed
Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 19 August 2025, and now holds a 3.
| Inspected | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2025 | 5 3 | Worse |
The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.
How it compares in North Northamptonshire
In North Northamptonshire, 85% of rated places manage a 5, so Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse sits behind roughly 2,674 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 2,391 | 85% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 283 | 10% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 75 | 3% | ← Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse | |
| 2 out of 5 | 26 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 28 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 1 | <1% |
A further 289 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Good
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
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 Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse 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 Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Pol Delicatessen Retailers - other | 42 yards away | 5 - Very good | 4 February 2026 |
| Castello Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 45 yards away | 5 - Very good | 23 March 2026 |
| Bewiched Coffee Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 56 yards away | 5 - Very good | 3 March 2026 |
| Claires Accessories Retailers - other | 99 yards away | 5 - Very good | 29 May 2025 |
| Don Millers Retailers - other | 100 yards away | 5 - Very good | 13 December 2024 |
| Christ Exalted Church Takeaway/sandwich shop | 119 yards away | 5 - Very good | 29 January 2026 |
| European Mini Market Ltd Retailers - other | 126 yards away | 5 - Very good | 3 May 2019 |
| Awuf Afro Store Retailers - other | 127 yards away | 5 - Very good | 26 June 2025 |
Questions about Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse
What is Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse's food hygiene rating?
Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by North Northamptonshire Council on 19 August 2025.
Is Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse 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 Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse last inspected?
Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse was last inspected on 19 August 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North Northamptonshire Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse?
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 "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse compare to other places in North Northamptonshire?
85% of the 2,804 rated food businesses in North Northamptonshire hold the top rating of 5, while Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse holds a 3. 75 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
North Northamptonshire Council inspects Fireaway Pizza And The Artisan Bakehouse 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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