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Pizza Hut food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Bedford

Pizza Hut holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 28 April 2025, 14 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: 24 London Road, Bedford, MK42 0NS

How it compares in Bedford

In Bedford, 83% of rated places manage a 5, so Pizza Hut sits behind roughly 1,372 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Bedford
5 out of 5 1,208 83%
4 out of 5 164 11%
3 out of 5 72 5% ← Pizza Hut
2 out of 5 12 1%
1 out of 5 4 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 190 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 Pizza Hut 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 Pizza Hut, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Caffe Pausa at Dunelm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 101 yards away 5 - Very good 5 October 2025
B&M Retail Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 150 yards away 5 - Very good 13 February 2015
Asda Express PFS Southgate Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 182 yards away 5 - Very good 22 September 2025
Angelo's Other catering premises 307 yards away 5 - Very good 24 March 2025
Bedford Food And Wine Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 7 January 2025
Brackley Local Store Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 28 February 2026
Buttercup Cakes by Jo Other catering premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 26 July 2016
Bedford Hospital Production Kitchen Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 4 June 2026

Questions about Pizza Hut

What is Pizza Hut's food hygiene rating?

Pizza Hut has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Bedford Council on 28 April 2025.

Is Pizza Hut safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Pizza Hut last inspected?

Pizza Hut was last inspected on 28 April 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Bedford Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Pizza Hut?

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

How does Pizza Hut compare to other places in Bedford?

83% of the 1,460 rated food businesses in Bedford hold the top rating of 5, while Pizza Hut holds a 3. 72 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Bedford Council inspects Pizza Hut 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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