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Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North Yorkshire

Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 12 November 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: Harlow Carr Gardens Crag Lane, HG3 1QB

How it compares in North Yorkshire

That puts Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms among the 5,364 places in North Yorkshire holding top marks, 86% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in North Yorkshire
5 out of 5 5,364 86% ← Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms
4 out of 5 544 9%
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 Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms 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 Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Children's Corner -Harrogate Limited Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 10 September 2025
Co-operative Food Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 5 January 2026
Aire House Caring Premises 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 21 March 2025

Questions about Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms

What is Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms's food hygiene rating?

Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by North Yorkshire Council on 12 November 2024.

Is Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms last inspected?

Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms was last inspected on 12 November 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 Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms compare to other places in North Yorkshire?

86% of the 6,226 rated food businesses in North Yorkshire hold the top rating of 5, and Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

North Yorkshire Council inspects Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms is one of 628 rated food businesses in Harrogate. See every hygiene rating in Harrogate

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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