Esme’s Coffee House & Kitchen food hygiene rating

The rating: 5 - Very good

This is a fresh result: Esme’s Coffee House & Kitchen was inspected on 30 July 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

95% of rated food businesses in North Yorkshire score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all North Yorkshire ratings →

Address: 2 Market Place, HG5 8AG

How this rating has changed

Esme’s Coffee House & Kitchen was re-inspected on 30 July 2026 and held its rating of 5.

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in North Yorkshire

That puts Esme’s Coffee House & Kitchen among the 5,386 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		5,386	86%	← Esme’s Coffee House & Kitchen
4 out of 5		533	9%
3 out of 5		216	3%
2 out of 5		61	1%
1 out of 5		56	1%
0 out of 5		2	<1%

A further 830 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Very good
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Good
• How well they manage food safety Very good

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 Esme’s Coffee House & Kitchen 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.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

More food hygiene ratings near here

Esme’s Coffee House & Kitchen is one of 145 rated food businesses in Knaresborough. See every hygiene rating in Knaresborough →

North Yorkshire inspects and rates 7,084 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/