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Gilt Cafe Bar food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Rushcliffe

Gilt Cafe Bar 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 5 March 2025, 16 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: Copper Cafe Bar, 21 - 23 Central Avenue, West Bridgford, NG2 5GQ

How it compares in Rushcliffe

In Rushcliffe, 83% of rated places manage a 5, so Gilt Cafe Bar sits behind roughly 666 nearby businesses. 10% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Rushcliffe
5 out of 5 666 83%
4 out of 5 81 10% ← Gilt Cafe Bar
3 out of 5 38 5%
2 out of 5 12 1%
1 out of 5 4 <1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 131 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 Cafe Bar 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 Cafe Bar, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
200 Degrees Coffee Shops Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 54 yards away 5 - Very good 19 August 2025
All About Children - Leo's Children's Nursery West Bridgford Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 192 yards away 5 - Very good 10 December 2024
Baujis/Kulla Lanka/Ceylon Soul/Love Lanka Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 304 yards away 5 - Very good 20 October 2024
ATC Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 4 March 2026
Baba Dough Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 8 October 2025
1881 Cafe Victoria Embankment Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 17 May 2024
Asda Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 26 September 2024
Advantage Padel Other catering premises 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 1 May 2026

Questions about Gilt Cafe Bar

What is Gilt Cafe Bar's food hygiene rating?

Gilt Cafe Bar has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Rushcliffe Council on 5 March 2025.

Is Gilt Cafe Bar 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 Cafe Bar last inspected?

Gilt Cafe Bar was last inspected on 5 March 2025, 16 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Rushcliffe Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Gilt Cafe Bar?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Gilt Cafe Bar compare to other places in Rushcliffe?

83% of the 803 rated food businesses in Rushcliffe hold the top rating of 5, while Gilt Cafe Bar holds a 4. 81 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Rushcliffe Council inspects Gilt Cafe Bar 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 Cafe Bar is one of 221 rated food businesses in West Bridgford. See every hygiene rating in West Bridgford

Rushcliffe inspects and rates 934 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Rushcliffe

The official record is held by the council: http://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/

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