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Bakers Baristas food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · St Albans City

Bakers Baristas 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 8 May 2025, 14 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: 37 The Maltings, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3HL

How it compares in St Albans City

In St Albans City, 77% of rated places manage a 5, so Bakers Baristas sits behind roughly 818 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in St Albans City
5 out of 5 818 77%
4 out of 5 157 15% ← Bakers Baristas
3 out of 5 63 6%
2 out of 5 10 1%
1 out of 5 10 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 105 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 Bakers Baristas 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 Bakers Baristas, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Centre 33 catering @ The Salvation Army Other catering premises 76 yards away 5 - Very good 23 August 2023
Brad and Dills Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 84 yards away 5 - Very good 17 January 2026
Bill's Restaurants Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 104 yards away 5 - Very good 22 October 2025
Co-op Food London Road Retailers - other 116 yards away 5 - Very good 4 December 2024
Chicken George Jnr Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 119 yards away 5 - Very good 6 May 2026
Cafe W Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 133 yards away 5 - Very good 24 June 2024
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 138 yards away 5 - Very good 12 June 2025
Books on the Hill Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 154 yards away 5 - Very good 14 December 2023

Questions about Bakers Baristas

What is Bakers Baristas's food hygiene rating?

Bakers Baristas has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by St Albans City Council on 8 May 2025.

Is Bakers Baristas 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 Bakers Baristas last inspected?

Bakers Baristas was last inspected on 8 May 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by St Albans City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Bakers Baristas?

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 Bakers Baristas compare to other places in St Albans City?

77% of the 1,058 rated food businesses in St Albans City hold the top rating of 5, while Bakers Baristas holds a 4. 157 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

St Albans City Council inspects Bakers Baristas 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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The official record is held by the council: http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/business/Health-and-safety/food-safety/foodHygieneRating.aspx

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