Check food hygiene ratings

Our inspectors visit food businesses to check how closely they meet food hygiene law.

Check a rating

To see ratings for restaurants, takeaways or other food businesses, visit the Food Standards Agency Website to check a food hygiene rating.

How the food hygiene rating scheme works

We consider:

  • how hygienically food is handled
  • the condition and cleanliness of the buildings
  • what is done to make sure food is safe

We then give businesses a rating out of 5 stars:

  • Very good (5)
  • Good (4)
  • Generally satisfactory (3)
  • Improvement necessary (2)
  • Major improvement necessary (1)
  • Urgent improvement necessary (0)

Following an inspection businesses are given a green and black sticker showing their rating.

Appeal a rating

If you want to appeal the rating of your own food business, you can respond to your business food hygiene rating.