Cafe Mar-Chelles

KEMPSTON

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Cafe Mar-Chelles scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 6 May 2025 by Bedford.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cafe Mar-Chelles, from December 2020 to May 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 2 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cafe Mar-Chelles.

Food hygiene rating history for Cafe Mar-Chelles
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
15 December 2020	5 / 5	Very good
6 May 2025	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Cafe Mar-Chelles in KEMPSTON has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

243 BEDFORD ROAD,
KEMPSTON,
BEDFORD,
MK42 8BP

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Cafe Mar-Chelles. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Cafe Mar-Chelles?

Food hygiene at Cafe Mar-Chelles is inspected by Bedford, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.bedford.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Cafe Mar-Chelles

What is Cafe Mar-Chelles’s food hygiene rating?

Cafe Mar-Chelles has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 6 May 2025.

When was Cafe Mar-Chelles last inspected?

Cafe Mar-Chelles was last inspected by Bedford on 6 May 2025.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.