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Costa Coffee food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North Yorkshire

Costa Coffee 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 13 August 2025, 11 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: 13 Beulah Street, HG1 1QQ

How it compares in North Yorkshire

That puts Costa Coffee 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% ← Costa Coffee
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 Costa Coffee 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 Costa Coffee, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Coopland And Son -Scarborough Ltd Retailers - other 23 yards away 5 - Very good 29 January 2026
Cafe Lago Di Como Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 69 yards away 5 - Very good 28 May 2025
Caffe Massarella Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 96 yards away 5 - Very good 7 January 2026
Cornish Pasty Bakery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 96 yards away 5 - Very good 6 January 2026
Central Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 112 yards away 5 - Very good 7 January 2026
Cheungwon Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 142 yards away 5 - Very good 23 September 2025
Artizan International Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 153 yards away 5 - Very good 28 April 2025
City Store Harrogate Limited Retailers - other 160 yards away 5 - Very good 4 June 2026

Questions about Costa Coffee

What is Costa Coffee's food hygiene rating?

Costa Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by North Yorkshire Council on 13 August 2025.

Is Costa Coffee 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 Costa Coffee last inspected?

Costa Coffee was last inspected on 13 August 2025, 11 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 Costa Coffee?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very 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 Costa Coffee 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 Costa Coffee is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

North Yorkshire Council inspects Costa Coffee 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

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Costa Coffee 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

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