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.