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Red Rose food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North Northamptonshire

Red Rose 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 February 2025, 17 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: 1-1a George Street, Kettering, NN16 0AW

How it compares in North Northamptonshire

In North Northamptonshire, 85% of rated places manage a 5, so Red Rose sits behind roughly 2,391 nearby businesses. 10% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in North Northamptonshire
5 out of 5 2,391 85%
4 out of 5 283 10% ← Red Rose
3 out of 5 75 3%
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

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 Red Rose 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 Red Rose, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aura Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 186 yards away 5 - Very good 14 February 2020
Casa Di Roma Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 186 yards away 5 - Very good 16 November 2022
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 198 yards away 5 - Very good 9 January 2025
Accomodation Concern Other catering premises 202 yards away 5 - Very good 28 May 2025
Corn Market Hall Other catering premises 238 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2024
Bewiched Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 253 yards away 5 - Very good 9 January 2025
Chopstix Takeaway/sandwich shop 257 yards away 5 - Very good 4 March 2025
Consensus Homes - Heatherington House Caring Premises 285 yards away 5 - Very good 11 December 2023

Questions about Red Rose

What is Red Rose's food hygiene rating?

Red Rose has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by North Northamptonshire Council on 5 February 2025.

Is Red Rose 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 Red Rose last inspected?

Red Rose was last inspected on 5 February 2025, 17 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 Red Rose?

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 "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Red Rose 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 Red Rose holds a 4. 283 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

North Northamptonshire Council inspects Red Rose 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Red Rose is one of 492 rated food businesses in Kettering. See every hygiene rating in Kettering

North Northamptonshire inspects and rates 3,093 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Northamptonshire

The official record is held by the council: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/

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