Cafés in Pontefract
We know of 42 cafés within 1.5 miles of the middle of Pontefract. 32 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 94% of those are rated 4 or 5, 27 with the top score of 5. One is rated 2 or below. That covers coffee shops and tea rooms too: anywhere serving food or drink is inspected the same way.
Food hygiene ratings at cafés within 1.5 miles of the middle of Pontefract
32 of the 42 cafés have a rating. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.
Rated 5, nearest first
- Admiral Casino5Inspected 14 Mar 2022 · under 0.1 mi
- Salter Row Coffee Lounge5Inspected 25 Sept 2025 · under 0.1 mi
- Lunch With Us5Inspected 7 May 2025 · under 0.1 mi
- Cromwells5Inspected 16 Apr 2024 · under 0.1 mi
- Evangelical Pontefract Congregation5Inspected 15 Sept 2014 · under 0.1 mi
- Tu's Kitchen5Inspected 17 Oct 2024 · under 0.1 mi
Most recently inspected
- Ajays cafe & deli5Inspected 3 Jun 2026 · 1.2 mi
- Alleyc'zam Cafe & Bar5Inspected 7 Apr 2026 · 0.1 mi
- Lunch Box5Inspected 2 Apr 2026 · 0.6 mi
- Blondies Brewhouse & Bakes5Inspected 1 Apr 2026 · under 0.1 mi
- Huggamug5Inspected 24 Mar 2026 · 0.8 mi
- Pontefract Market Hall Café1Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · under 0.1 mi
Rated 2 or below
- Pontefract Market Hall Café1Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · under 0.1 mi
Cafés near Pontefract, nearest first
- Admiral Casino Restaurant or café · 40m 6 Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AX 5
- Pontefract Market Hall Café Cafe · 40m 12-13 Market hall, Pontefract, WF8 1AU 1 Call
- Salter Row Coffee Lounge Coffee shop · 60m Salter Row, Pontefract, WF8 1BA 5 Call
- Lunch With Us Restaurant or café · 60m St Giles Church, Market Place, Pontefract, WF8 1AT 5
- Flavours Cafe · 70m 16 Salter Row, Pontefract, WF8 1BA Call
- Cromwells Tea room · 80m 1 Mauds Yard, Pontefract, WF8 1AQ 5 Call
- DJ's Cafe Cafe · 80m Mauds Yard, Pontefract, WF8 1AQ Call
- Evangelical Pontefract Congregation Restaurant or café · 100m Congregational Church, Finkle Street, Pontefract, WF8 1HE 5
- Tu's Kitchen Cafe · 100m 20 Gillygate, Pontefract, WF8 1PQ 5 Call
- Gc Breakfast & Lunch Cafe · 100m 28 Gillygate, Pontefract, WF81 Call
- Sheilas Tearooms Restaurant or café · 130m 9-11 Shoe Market, Pontefract, WF8 1AP 5
- Tagore Indian Restaurant Cafe · 130m 15 Beastfair, Pontefract, Carleton, WF8 1AL 5 Call
- Denman tearooms Tea room · 130m 11 Shoe Market, Pontefract, WF81 Call
- Blondies Brewhouse & Bakes Coffee shop · 140m 20 Beastfair, Pontefract, WF8 1AW 5
- Coffee Lounge Cafe · 160m 10 Ropergate, Pontefract, WF8 1LP 4 Call
- PonTea Bus Station Cafe Restaurant or café · 0.1 miles Bus Station, Trinity Street, Pontefract, WF8 1EZ 4
- In Patient Catering Restaurant or café · 0.1 miles Pontefract Hospital, Friarwood Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1PL 5
- Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Staff & Visitor Catering Restaurant or café · 0.1 miles Pontefract Hospital, Friarwood Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1PL 5
- Alleyc'zam Cafe & Bar Cafe · 0.1 miles 37 Southgate, Pontefract, WF8 1LN 5 Call
- Court House Cafe Cafe · 0.2 miles 2 Front Street, Pontefract, WF84
- The Old Galley Kitchen Restaurant or café · 0.2 miles The Old Galley Kitchen Magistrates Market, 2 Front Street, Pontefract, WF8 1BP 5
- The Mad Ox Cafe · 0.2 miles 9-11 Ropergate, Pontefract, WF8 1JX 4 Call
- Mamma Mia Pizzeria Restaurant or café · 0.2 miles 61 Northgate, Pontefract, WF8 1HJ 5
- Sun Sun House Cafe · 0.3 miles 16 Micklegate, Pontefract, WF8 1QG 5 Call
- Shummi Chinese Takeaway Cafe · 0.3 miles 42 Front Street, Pontefract, WF8 1NW 5 Call
- Nanny G's Cafe · 0.3 miles 8 Ashleigh Ave, Pontefract, WF8 2AD 5 Call
- The Keep Cafe Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, WF8 1QH 5
- Dona's Caffe and Deli Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles Baghill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 3
- Catering @ Your Space Health And Fitness Club Restaurant or café · 0.5 miles Unit 1, Park Road Retail Park Park Road, Pontefract, WF8 4PR 5
- Lunch Box Cafe · 0.6 miles 2C Swanhill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2SE 5 Call
- Dona’s Caffè and Deli Coffee shop · 0.6 miles Baghill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 Call
- Busy Bee Cafe Cafe · 0.6 miles 20 Bondgate, Pontefract, WF8 2JJ 5 Call
- Aramark Restaurant or café · 0.6 miles New College Pontefract, Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 5
- Huggamug Restaurant or café · 0.8 miles Pontefract Park, Park Road, Pontefract, WF8 5
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop · 0.8 miles Corner Garage, Pontefract, WF8 3QH Call
- Baden’s Butties Cafe · 0.8 miles Cooke Hall, Bondegate, Pontefract, WF8 2LQ Call
- Cafe @ The Park Restaurant or café · 0.9 miles Aspire At The Park, Park Road, Pontefract, WF8 4QD 5
- Huggamug Cafe · 1.0 miles Park, racecourse, Park Rd, West Yorkshire, WF8 4QD Call
- Livorno Pizzas Cafe · 1.1 miles 3 Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2LY Call
- Ajays cafe & deli Cafe · 1.2 miles Ferrybridge Rd, Pontefract, WF8 2PG 5 Call
Cafés nearby
Questions people ask
Do coffee shops get food hygiene ratings?
Yes. A café or coffee shop is a food business, so the council inspects it and rates it from 0 to 5 like any restaurant. The very lowest-risk places, selling only drinks and packaged snacks, may be marked exempt instead.
Which cafés in Pontefract have the top hygiene rating?
27 of the 32 rated cafés within 1.5 miles of the middle of Pontefract scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Admiral Casino, Salter Row Coffee Lounge and Lunch With Us.
What does “awaiting inspection” mean?
A new food business has to register with the council at least 28 days before it opens, and is rated at its first inspection, which can be some weeks after opening. Until then the register shows it as awaiting inspection.
Where do I find a café’s rating?
Many cafés put the sticker in the window or by the till, but in England they don’t have to. Every rating is on the Food Standards Agency’s website, and on each café’s page here.
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