Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 North Northamptonshire

Don Pino

Kettering

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Don Pino scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 8 July 2025 by North Northamptonshire.

What does this rating mean?

Don Pino in Kettering has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major 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?

16 Lower Street,
Kettering,
North Northamptonshire,
NN16 8DH

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Don Pino. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Don Pino?

Food hygiene at Don Pino is inspected by North Northamptonshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Don Pino

What is Don Pino’s food hygiene rating?

Don Pino has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 8 July 2025.

When was Don Pino last inspected?

Don Pino was last inspected by North Northamptonshire on 8 July 2025.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major 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.