Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 West Northamptonshire

Cafe Guides

Northampton

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Cafe Guides scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 13 August 2025 by West Northamptonshire.

What does this rating mean?

Cafe Guides in Northampton has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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?

27a The Drive,
Kingsley,
Northampton,
NN1 4RY,
NN1 4RY

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

Who inspects Cafe Guides?

Food hygiene at Cafe Guides is inspected by West Northamptonshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Cafe Guides

What is Cafe Guides’s food hygiene rating?

Cafe Guides has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 August 2025.

When was Cafe Guides last inspected?

Cafe Guides was last inspected by West Northamptonshire on 13 August 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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.