Good food starts with
a little know-how.
Your next favourite place is out there. Find it on the map,
check its hygiene rating, and choose with a little more confidence.
- Published hygiene ratings
- Clear inspection dates
- Places near you
Look a little closer.
Then find your next favourite.
Behind the number.
Beyond the first look.
Food Ratings checks the Food Standards Agency's published data every day and keeps what it finds. When a rating changes, it records the old and new result and the day it noticed.
Looking for food?
See the current published rating and inspection date, plus any change we've recorded.
Run a food business?
Your listing shows the rating customers see today and the changes recorded since monitoring began.
- Budgens Awaiting inspection → 2 (Improvement necessary) · inspected 28 September 2026 Recorded 3 November 2026 · YO24 2RQ
- Tin Tin 3 (Generally satisfactory) → 4 (Good) · inspected 12 October 2026 Recorded 3 November 2026 · DY10 1QN
- Planks Kitchen 4 (Good) → 3 (Generally satisfactory) · inspected 28 September 2026 Recorded 3 November 2026 · PR3 5AB
These are changes Food Ratings has seen in the FSA's published data since 6 October 2026. It is not a full inspection history: earlier ratings are not shown.
See all recorded changesLess guesswork.
More good food.
No hunting through separate listings. See the rating, understand the details, and make your own choice.
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Pick your patch.
Search by business name, postcode or council area, or let the map start where you are.
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Get the full picture.
Open any place to see its published rating, inspection date, the three areas inspectors assess and the council that rated it.
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Find your next favourite.
Choose where to eat with a little more confidence. Ordering from the map is planned, not available yet.
Good taste.
Informed choices.
A rating is a useful starting point. Knowing what the inspector looked at is even better.
Food handling
How food is prepared, cooked, cooled and stored.
Premises & facilities
The cleanliness and condition of the building and equipment.
Food safety management
The checks and records that keep food safe behind the scenes.
You put care into it.
Let people see it.
Food Ratings already shows your latest published rating, its inspection date and the changes we've recorded. Business profiles are planned next: a clearer link between food businesses and the people choosing them.
Find your business on the mapWhat the planned owner experience could include
- Confirm your connection to the business and manage its profile details.
- View your official rating, inspection findings and recorded history in one place.
- Get notified when we record a change to your published rating.
- Add your menu and a verified ordering link.
- See how diners find your profile.
None of this exists yet: there are no owner accounts or subscriptions. Official ratings stay independent, and paying would never improve a rating or hide past records.
Put your progress on the map.
Current result, inspection findings and the inspection date.
Changes Food Ratings has recorded since its monitoring began.
Your menu and ordering link, once connected.
Business subscriptions, if introduced, would never change an official rating.
Find it. Check it.
Then make it your order.
Ordering isn't available yet. The plan is to start with links to participating restaurants' own ordering pages, then bring collection orders into Food Ratings as the service grows.
See how ordering could work
- Start with a restaurant link.
Open the participating restaurant's own ordering page. Checkout, payment and fulfilment stay with that service.
- Add collection orders.
With connected menus, availability and restaurant acceptance, diners could place an order in Food Ratings.
- Build around real demand.
Consider delivery integrations after the collection experience works well.
No ordering provider is connected. Food Ratings takes no orders or payments.
- 01 / Discover · available
A place worth a closer look.
Search the map and open the business information.
- 02 / Check · available
The rating, with context.
See the latest published result, its inspection date and any changes we've recorded.
- 03 / Order · planned
Straight to the restaurant.
Follow an approved ordering link. Menus, prices and availability would come from the restaurant.
A little clarity.
Here's what's behind the radar.
Where do the ratings come from?
From the Food Standards Agency's open data, which local councils publish after their inspections. Food Ratings checks it daily and shows when each record was last checked. For anything important, confirm the rating on the official FSA site (opens in a new tab).
Does a 5 rating mean the food is better?
A hygiene rating reflects the standards found at an inspection. It is not a review of taste, service or value, and it doesn't guarantee conditions today. Inspection dates matter too.
Why can a hygiene component score be zero?
The overall rating runs from 0 to 5, with 5 the best result. The detailed inspection scores use a different scale where lower is better, so a component score of 0 means “Very good”. Food Ratings shows clear labels so the two aren't confused.
Can I see all of a business's previous ratings?
Not all of them. The FSA's data shows the current rating only. Food Ratings records changes it sees from when its monitoring began on 6 October 2026, and labels them as changes it observed. Earlier inspections are not shown.
Is this a credit score for a restaurant?
No. The official rating stays on its own 0–5 scale (or Pass / Improvement Required in Scotland), and Food Ratings has not invented a separate score. If one is ever added, its method and limits will be explained separately.
Does Food Ratings use my location?
Only on the map page, and only if you allow it: your browser asks whether to share your location so the map can start where you are. It is never stored. If you say no, the map starts at a default area and every search still works. This page never asks.
Can I order food here now?
Not yet. Ordering is a planned feature, starting with links to participating restaurants' own ordering services. Food Ratings takes no orders or payments.
Is Food Ratings part of the FSA?
No. Food Ratings is independent and is not endorsed by the Food Standards Agency. England, Wales and Northern Ireland use the 0–5 Food Hygiene Rating Scheme; Scotland uses the Food Hygiene Information Scheme (Pass / Improvement Required). More about the data.