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Gatehouse Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Cumberland

Gatehouse 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

The rating dates from 30 July 2024, 23 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: Gatehouse Cafe, Richardson Street, Carlisle, CA2 7AL

How it compares in Cumberland

That puts Gatehouse Cafe among the 2,087 places in Cumberland holding top marks, 84% 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 Cumberland
5 out of 5 2,087 84% ← Gatehouse Cafe
4 out of 5 285 11%
3 out of 5 88 4%
2 out of 5 17 1%
1 out of 5 13 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 258 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 Gatehouse 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.

Questions about Gatehouse Cafe

What is Gatehouse Cafe's food hygiene rating?

Gatehouse Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Cumberland Council on 30 July 2024.

Is Gatehouse 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 Gatehouse Cafe last inspected?

Gatehouse Cafe was last inspected on 30 July 2024, 23 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Cumberland Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Gatehouse Cafe?

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

How does Gatehouse Cafe compare to other places in Cumberland?

84% of the 2,490 rated food businesses in Cumberland hold the top rating of 5, and Gatehouse Cafe is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Cumberland Council inspects Gatehouse 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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Gatehouse Cafe is one of 562 rated food businesses in Carlisle. See every hygiene rating in Carlisle

Cumberland inspects and rates 2,748 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Cumberland

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

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