Data analysis and insights from 600,000+ UK food hygiene ratings.
Browse hygiene ratings for 49 major chains, 20,000+ towns, and 390 local authorities. See which areas and brands have the highest ratings in the UK.
Scotland uses Pass or Improvement Required instead of the 0-5 scale used in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Here is why the two systems exist and what that means when you are checking a Scottish restaurant.
If your food business has received a rating you think is unfair, or you have made improvements since the inspection, there are formal routes available. Here is how they work.
Get notified when a restaurant or takeaway's hygiene rating changes. HygieneScout monitors every food business in the UK daily and emails you when ratings are updated.
A food hygiene rating of 5 is made up of three separate scores. Understanding what each one measures explains why two businesses with the same rating can look very different underneath.
What happens when an environmental health officer visits a food business, what they look at, how often it happens, and what a low rating actually means for the business.
Show customers your hygiene score before they walk through the door. Our free embed widget works on any website and stays up to date automatically.
The highest and lowest rated towns, which business types have the lowest ratings, and the 36,000 establishments that haven't been inspected in 5+ years.