Food hygiene ratings in Blackpool

Blackpool inspects and rates 1,683 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 1,680 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 3 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Blackpool

Standards here are good: 79% of rated businesses in Blackpool hold the top score of 5, and 90% hold a 4 or better. 42 businesses, 3% of those rated, score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

How every rated business in Blackpool scores
5 out of 5 1,331 79%
4 out of 5 189 11%
3 out of 5 118 7%
2 out of 5 21 1%
1 out of 5 20 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

Towns in Blackpool

Food hygiene ratings for each town Blackpool inspects.

Recently inspected in Blackpool

The most recent inspections published by Blackpool, newest first.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Starbucks Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 3 July 2026
Amber Court Caring Premises 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
Bennett's Coffee Shop Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
C Fresh Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
Food 2 Go Takeaway/sandwich shop 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
Mr Whippy Blackpool W617 MRH Mobile caterer 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
Stanley School School/college/university 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
Tenpin Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
The Sweet Drop Retailers - other 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
St Bernadettes Catholic Primary School School/college/university 5 - Very good 29 June 2026
Ash Lea Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5 - Very good 26 June 2026
Farthings Nursing Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 26 June 2026

Lowest-rated places in Blackpool

The lowest-rated food businesses in Blackpool are listed below. 1 holds a 0, urgent improvement necessary, the lowest score the scheme gives, and 20 hold a 1. 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
Atlantis Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 27 May 2026
Hotel Jeanne Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 11 June 2026
Chy Gro Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 10 June 2026
Shop Locally Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 10 June 2026
Papa'z Piri Piri and Fried Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 20 May 2026
Grays Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 10 April 2026
Lytham Local Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 12 March 2026
Hane Market Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 2 February 2026
Wok Wow Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 2 December 2025
Central Mini Market Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 6 November 2025
No1 Chinese Take Away Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 27 October 2025
Pembroke Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 8 October 2025
Sapphire Hotel Blackpool Promenade Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 26 September 2025
Lanayr Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 11 September 2025
No 4 Pub Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 5 September 2025
Premier Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 27 August 2025
Ryan Mini Market Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 13 August 2025
Easy Mini Market Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 2 July 2025
Hayward Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 15 May 2025
Café (Lytham Road) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 25 April 2025

Questions about food hygiene in Blackpool

How many food businesses does Blackpool rate?

Blackpool publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,683 businesses, of which 1,680 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Blackpool?

79% of rated businesses in Blackpool 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 Blackpool have a bad hygiene rating?

42 food businesses in Blackpool hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 20 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Blackpool?

Environmental health officers employed by Blackpool 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 Blackpool

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: 2026-07-03. Browse all UK councils →