Food hygiene ratings in Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley inspects and rates 650 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 572 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 78 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Ribble Valley

Standards here are high: 88% of rated businesses in Ribble Valley hold the top score of 5, and 97% hold a 4 or better. 5 businesses, under 1% of those rated, score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

How every rated business in Ribble Valley scores
5 out of 5 506 88%
4 out of 5 53 9%
3 out of 5 8 1%
2 out of 5 2 <1%
1 out of 5 3 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

Towns in Ribble Valley

Food hygiene ratings for each town Ribble Valley inspects.

Recently inspected in Ribble Valley

The most recent inspections published by Ribble Valley, newest first.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Alta Nightclub Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 24 August 2026
Roy Porter Butchers Retailers - other 5 - Very good 24 August 2026
Chatburn Village Store Retailers - other 5 - Very good 21 August 2026
Read & Simonstone Constitutional Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 19 August 2026
Castle View House Caring Premises 5 - Very good 18 August 2026
Elms House Residential Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 18 August 2026
Longridge Golf Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 18 August 2026
The Green Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 17 August 2026
Binny & the Bean Retailers - other 5 - Very good 14 August 2026
The Pavilion at Rimington Other catering premises 5 - Very good 14 August 2026
Broccoli Inc. @ The Conservative Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 13 August 2026
Everyman Cinema Other catering premises 5 - Very good 13 August 2026

Lowest-rated places in Ribble Valley

The lowest-rated food businesses in Ribble Valley are listed below. 3 businesses hold a 1, major improvement necessary. A low rating is not a closure order: these places are still trading, and a business can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems the inspector found.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Wild Buck Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 26 June 2026
Ling Hu Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 4 February 2026
Hamadan Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 7 January 2026

Questions about food hygiene in Ribble Valley

How many food businesses does Ribble Valley rate?

Ribble Valley publishes food hygiene ratings for 650 businesses, of which 572 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Ribble Valley?

88% of rated businesses in Ribble Valley hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, it is worth checking, because anything below it puts a business behind most of its neighbours.

How many places in Ribble Valley have a bad hygiene rating?

5 food businesses in Ribble Valley hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 3 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Ribble Valley?

Environmental health officers employed by Ribble Valley carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the results. How often a business is visited depends on its risk, a busy restaurant is seen far more often than a shop selling wrapped sweets.

Food businesses in Ribble Valley

A sample of rated businesses. Use search to find a specific place.

Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Most recent inspection published for this area: 2026-08-24. Browse all UK councils →