Food hygiene ratings in Blackpool

Blackpool inspects and rates 1,696 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 1,693 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 high: 80% of rated businesses in Blackpool hold the top score of 5, and 91% hold a 4 or better. 40 businesses, 2% 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 1,346 80%
4 out of 5 188 11%
3 out of 5 119 7%
2 out of 5 18 1%
1 out of 5 21 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
Peking House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5 - Very good 4 September 2026
F & F Rock Retailers - other 5 - Very good 3 September 2026
Precious Gems Gift Shop Retailers - other 5 - Very good 2 September 2026
Best-One Retailers - other 5 - Very good 28 August 2026
Hotel Bianca Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5 - Very good 28 August 2026
Nathan's Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5 - Very good 28 August 2026
Rockdene Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5 - Very good 28 August 2026
Subway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5 - Very good 28 August 2026
Canton Palace Takeaway/sandwich shop 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Billy's Whippy - W7PYY Mobile caterer 5 - Very good 25 August 2026
Daisy Dukes Mobile caterer 5 - Very good 25 August 2026
De Lovely Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5 - Very good 25 August 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 21 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 Santa Maria Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 6 August 2026
T Brew (Taste Beyond Borders) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 5 August 2026
Spice Coast Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 29 July 2026
Chy Gro Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 10 June 2026
Shop Locally Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 10 June 2026
Lyndhurst Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 2 June 2026
Papa'z Piri Piri and Fried Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 20 May 2026
Lytham Local Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 12 March 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

Questions about food hygiene in Blackpool

How many food businesses does Blackpool rate?

Blackpool publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,696 businesses, of which 1,693 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Blackpool?

80% 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?

40 food businesses in Blackpool hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 21 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: 2026-09-04. Browse all UK councils →