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misto kitchen food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Bedford

misto kitchen 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 17 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: 2 Dane Street, Bedford, MK40 1AB

How it compares in Bedford

In Bedford, 83% of rated places manage a 5, so misto kitchen sits behind roughly 1,372 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Bedford
5 out of 5 1,208 83%
4 out of 5 164 11%
3 out of 5 72 5% ← misto kitchen
2 out of 5 12 1%
1 out of 5 4 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 190 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 misto kitchen 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 misto kitchen, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cake Inn Bedford Takeaway/sandwich shop 88 yards away 5 - Very good 14 March 2026
B&M Retail Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 124 yards away 5 - Very good 7 February 2025
Arcadia Retailers - other 132 yards away 5 - Very good 17 March 2023
Barley Mow Pub/bar/nightclub 164 yards away 5 - Very good 18 September 2024
Boots Retailers - other 175 yards away 5 - Very good 11 August 2017
BF Sushi Takeaway/sandwich shop 195 yards away 5 - Very good 27 January 2026
Bedford Cat Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 212 yards away 5 - Very good 5 August 2025
Bedford Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 214 yards away 5 - Very good 5 September 2024

Questions about misto kitchen

What is misto kitchen's food hygiene rating?

misto kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Bedford Council on 17 October 2024.

Is misto kitchen 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 misto kitchen last inspected?

misto kitchen was last inspected on 17 October 2024, 20 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Bedford Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at misto kitchen?

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 misto kitchen compare to other places in Bedford?

83% of the 1,460 rated food businesses in Bedford hold the top rating of 5, while misto kitchen holds a 3. 72 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Bedford Council inspects misto kitchen 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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