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Gilt Bakehouse food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North Yorkshire

Gilt Bakehouse 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 15 April 2026, 3 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: 15A Market Place, HG1 1RP

How it compares in North Yorkshire

In North Yorkshire, 86% of rated places manage a 5, so Gilt Bakehouse sits behind roughly 5,374 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in North Yorkshire
5 out of 5 5,374 86%
4 out of 5 541 9% ← Gilt Bakehouse
3 out of 5 212 3%
2 out of 5 56 1%
1 out of 5 51 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 824 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 Gilt Bakehouse 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 Gilt Bakehouse, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Caffe Massarella Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 60 yards away 5 - Very good 7 January 2026
Cornish Pasty Bakery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 60 yards away 5 - Very good 6 January 2026
Coopland And Son -Scarborough Ltd Retailers - other 85 yards away 5 - Very good 29 January 2026
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 102 yards away 5 - Very good 13 August 2025
Artizan International Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 103 yards away 5 - Very good 28 April 2025
Cafe W Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 111 yards away 5 - Very good 11 September 2025
Cambridge Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 135 yards away 5 - Very good 7 October 2024
Eleanor Charles Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 138 yards away 5 - Very good 5 November 2025

Questions about Gilt Bakehouse

What is Gilt Bakehouse's food hygiene rating?

Gilt Bakehouse has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by North Yorkshire Council on 15 April 2026.

Is Gilt Bakehouse 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 Gilt Bakehouse last inspected?

Gilt Bakehouse was last inspected on 15 April 2026, 3 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 Gilt Bakehouse?

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

How does Gilt Bakehouse compare to other places in North Yorkshire?

86% of the 6,235 rated food businesses in North Yorkshire hold the top rating of 5, while Gilt Bakehouse holds a 4. 541 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

North Yorkshire Council inspects Gilt Bakehouse 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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Gilt Bakehouse is one of 627 rated food businesses in Harrogate. See every hygiene rating in Harrogate

North Yorkshire inspects and rates 7,059 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Yorkshire

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