The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Wakefield
Yorkshire and Humberside · 3,044 registered food establishments · 78.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
63 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 133 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 260 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Wakefield interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 168 improved 114 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
96 days median · 133 days average
across 962 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 260 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).
Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.
Latest published ratings in Wakefield
New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Kingsway Cafe | → | WF5 8DA |
| 2026-10-08 | U.S.A FC LTD | → | WF10 1DX |
| 2026-10-08 | Taste Cafe within Sainsbury's | → | WF1 1QQ |
| 2026-10-08 | Informal Learning Ltd | → | WF1 5EP |
| 2026-10-08 | After Dark | → | WF1 1BW |
| 2026-10-08 | Dawn's Cupcake Kitchen | → |
Latest changes in Wakefield
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Venn Catering | WF4 1QG |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Doughnotts | WF10 4FR |
| 2026-10-08 | Takeover | Smash Corner | WF1 2JB |
| 2026-10-08 | Takeover | Haus Wakefield | WF1 3BH |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Branches Bereavement Support CIC | WF1 1YD |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Niktabesh | WF10 5SJ |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Cafe @ The Hut Youth Hub and Community Centre | WF10 3ET |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Yummies Yammies Tasties |
Contact the council
Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.
These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
Chains in Wakefield
Every branch of these chains here, with its rating, rating date and inspection standards. The number is how many branches.
Slimming World · 29 Breakfast Club · 26 Greggs · 20 Caterlink · 17 Costa Coffee · 14 Premier · 13 Morrisons Daily · 12 Asda · 11 Tesco · 11 Co-op · 10 Londis · 10 Sainsbury's · 10 Aldi · 8 B & M Retail Ltd · 8 Burger King · 7 KFC · 7 Spar · 7 Starbucks · 7 Subway · 7 WH Smith · 7 Domino's Pizza · 6 Iceland · 6 Nisa Local · 6 One Stop · 6 Baxterstorey · 5 Home Bargains · 5 Lidl · 5 Marks & Spencer · 5 McDonalds · 5 Poundland · 5 The Kitchen · 5 Farmfoods · 4 The Salvation Army · 4 Bargain Booze · 3 Boots UK Ltd · 3 Busy Bees · 3 Go Local · 3 Heron Foods · 3 Papa Johns · 3 Pizza Time · 3 Taste of China · 3 The Boathouse · 3 The Range · 3 The Star Inn · 3 Admiral · 2 B&Q · 2 Buzz Bingo · 2 Card Factory · 2 Chopstix Noodle Bar · 2 Costcutter · 2 Currys · 2 Holland & Barrett · 2 Horse & Jockey · 2 Nando's · 2 One Beyond · 2 Popeyes · 2 Savers Health & Beauty · 2 Snack Shack · 2 Sports Direct · 2 Superdrug · 2 Taj Mahal · 2 The Black Swan · 2 The Coffee House · 2 The Corner Shop · 2 The Junction · 2 Travelodge · 2 Well Pharmacy · 2 Admiral Casino · 1 Aroma · 1 Bake My Day · 1 Best One · 1 Breakfast and After School Club · 1 Bubble CiTea · 1 Caffe Nero · 1 Cake Box · 1 Carpenters Arms · 1 Crumbs · 1 Flames · 1 Food Warehouse · 1 Fortune House · 1 Fox And Hounds · 1 Game · 1 George & Dragon · 1 Go Outdoors · 1 Holiday Inn · 1 Holiday Inn Express · 1 Krispy Kreme · 1 Little Dessert Shop · 1 Lucky House · 1 Magic Wok · 1 Market Cafe · 1 Mayflower · 1 Mecca Bingo · 1 Merkur Slots · 1 Muffin Break · 1 Next · 1 Panku Streetfood · 1 Pepe's Piri Piri · 1 Pizza House · 1 Pizza Hut Restaurants - Dine In · 1 Pret A Manger · 1 Queens Arms · 1 Railway Inn · 1 Sizzlers · 1 Sostrene Grene · 1 Station Hotel · 1 Sushi Daily · 1 Taco Bell · 1 TG Jones High Street Limited · 1 The Black Bull · 1 The Bridge Inn · 1 The Cherry Tree · 1 The Grange · 1 The Griffin · 1 The Village Store · 1 TK Maxx · 1 Toby Carvery · 1 Top Shop · 1 Travellers Rest · 1 Waggon & Horses · 1
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