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The Mill Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wiltshire

The Mill Cafe 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

This is a fresh result: The Mill Cafe was inspected on 27 May 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: 5 Lamb Yard, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1FG

How it compares in Wiltshire

That puts The Mill Cafe among the 2,380 places in Wiltshire holding top marks, 81% 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 Wiltshire
5 out of 5 2,380 81% ← The Mill Cafe
4 out of 5 335 11%
3 out of 5 174 6%
2 out of 5 25 1%
1 out of 5 32 1%
0 out of 5 4 <1%

A further 1,252 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 Mill Cafe 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 Mill Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Pablo's Bistro Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 11 yards away 5 - Very good 20 July 2023
Doghouse Design Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 34 yards away 5 - Very good 8 January 2026
Amore Baba Ltd ta II Fiume Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 46 yards away 5 - Very good 5 July 2023
Coop Food Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 49 yards away 5 - Very good 9 January 2023
Feast Brothers Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 67 yards away 5 - Very good 20 July 2023
Pipit Bakery Retailers - other 71 yards away 5 - Very good 22 April 2026
Little Rituals Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 74 yards away 5 - Very good 23 August 2023
Fig Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 79 yards away 5 - Very good 10 April 2025

Questions about The Mill Cafe

What is The Mill Cafe's food hygiene rating?

The Mill Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Wiltshire Council on 27 May 2026.

Is The Mill Cafe 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 Mill Cafe last inspected?

The Mill Cafe was last inspected on 27 May 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wiltshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Mill Cafe?

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

How does The Mill Cafe compare to other places in Wiltshire?

81% of the 2,950 rated food businesses in Wiltshire hold the top rating of 5, and The Mill Cafe is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Wiltshire Council inspects The Mill Cafe 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

The Mill Cafe is one of 83 rated food businesses in Bradford on Avon. See every hygiene rating in Bradford on Avon

Wiltshire inspects and rates 4,202 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wiltshire

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

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