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The Bread Basket food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · North Northamptonshire

The Bread Basket 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 February 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: 32 High Street, Thrapston, Kettering, NN14 4JH

How it compares in North Northamptonshire

That puts The Bread Basket among the 2,391 places in North Northamptonshire holding top marks, 85% 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 Northamptonshire
5 out of 5 2,391 85% ← The Bread Basket
4 out of 5 283 10%
3 out of 5 75 3%
2 out of 5 26 1%
1 out of 5 28 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 289 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 The Bread Basket 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 The Bread Basket, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bennett's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen at this address 5 - Very good 11 April 2024
H Johnson & Sons Limited Retailers - other at this address 5 - Very good 12 February 2025
Nene Store Retailers - other at this address 5 - Very good 27 August 2021
Thrapston Post Office Retailers - other at this address 5 - Very good 15 March 2023
Avicenna Pharmacy Thrapston Retailers - other at this address Exempt
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 28 yards away 5 - Very good 5 May 2026
Spot On Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 28 yards away 5 - Very good 2 March 2026
Jollys Toys Limited Retailers - other 40 yards away 5 - Very good 24 May 2021

Questions about The Bread Basket

What is The Bread Basket's food hygiene rating?

The Bread Basket has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by North Northamptonshire Council on 12 February 2025.

Is The Bread Basket 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 The Bread Basket last inspected?

The Bread Basket was last inspected on 12 February 2025, 16 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North Northamptonshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Bread Basket?

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

How does The Bread Basket compare to other places in North Northamptonshire?

85% of the 2,804 rated food businesses in North Northamptonshire hold the top rating of 5, and The Bread Basket is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

North Northamptonshire Council inspects The Bread Basket 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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The Bread Basket is one of 492 rated food businesses in Kettering. See every hygiene rating in Kettering

North Northamptonshire inspects and rates 3,093 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Northamptonshire

The official record is held by the council: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/

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