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Caffe Nero food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North Yorkshire

Caffe Nero 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 29 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: Caffe Nero 8 Market Place, HG5 8AG

How it compares in North Yorkshire

In North Yorkshire, 86% of rated places manage a 5, so Caffe Nero sits behind roughly 5,364 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in North Yorkshire
5 out of 5 5,364 86%
4 out of 5 544 9% ← Caffe Nero
3 out of 5 212 3%
2 out of 5 56 1%
1 out of 5 49 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 841 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 Caffe Nero 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 Caffe Nero, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Castle Creamery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 42 yards away 5 - Very good 6 June 2019
1858 Bar And Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 48 yards away 5 - Very good 18 February 2026
Butter Cup Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 55 yards away 5 - Very good 4 September 2025
Blind Jacks Ltd Pub/bar/nightclub 56 yards away 5 - Very good 24 January 2020
Mai Tea Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 65 yards away 5 - Very good 21 May 2024
Drake’s Fish & Chips Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 77 yards away 5 - Very good 30 April 2026
Farm Dairy Retailers - other 87 yards away 5 - Very good 13 March 2025
Greggs Retailers - other 92 yards away 5 - Very good 22 May 2025

Questions about Caffe Nero

What is Caffe Nero's food hygiene rating?

Caffe Nero has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by North Yorkshire Council on 29 October 2024.

Is Caffe Nero 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 Caffe Nero last inspected?

Caffe Nero was last inspected on 29 October 2024, 20 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North Yorkshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Caffe Nero?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very 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 Caffe Nero compare to other places in North Yorkshire?

86% of the 6,226 rated food businesses in North Yorkshire hold the top rating of 5, while Caffe Nero holds a 4. 544 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

North Yorkshire Council inspects Caffe Nero 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

Caffe Nero is one of 141 rated food businesses in Knaresborough. See every hygiene rating in Knaresborough

North Yorkshire inspects and rates 7,067 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Yorkshire

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

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