Food hygiene ratings in Ashford

Q: How many food businesses does Ashford rate?

Ashford publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,268 businesses, of which 1,161 currently hold a score.

Q: What is a typical food hygiene rating in Ashford?

89% of rated businesses in Ashford 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.

Q: How many places in Ashford have a bad hygiene rating?

14 food businesses in Ashford hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 3 rated 1.

Q: Who inspects food businesses in Ashford?

Environmental health officers employed by Ashford 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.

Ashford inspects and rates 1,268 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 1,161 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 107 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Ashford

Standards here are high: 89% of rated businesses in Ashford hold the top score of 5, and 97% hold a 4 or better. 14 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 Ashford scores
5 out of 5	1,039	89%
4 out of 5	90	8%
3 out of 5	18	2%
2 out of 5	10	1%
1 out of 5	3	<1%
0 out of 5	1	<1%

Towns in Ashford

Food hygiene ratings for each town Ashford inspects.

Tenterden 103 places
Willesborough 63 places
Kennington 43 places
Sevington 28 places
Kingsnorth 24 places
Biddenden 22 places
Wye 20 places
Charing 20 places
Woodchurch 17 places
Boughton Aluph 16 places
Bethersden 15 places
Eureka Leisure Park 15 places
Chilham 15 places
Singleton 15 places

Recently inspected in Ashford

The most recent inspections published by Ashford, newest first.

Business	Type	Rating	Inspected
Oma's pot	Other catering premises	5 - Very good	6 July 2026
2gether Support Solutions Limited William Harvey Hospital	Caring Premises	5 - Very good	3 July 2026
Ashford Freeshop	Retailers - other	5 - Very good	2 July 2026
Colt Bagel Co	Retailers - other	5 - Very good	2 July 2026
inSpire	Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	5 - Very good	25 June 2026
Kent Sourdough Co	Manufacturers/packers	5 - Very good	25 June 2026
The Bakewell Cart	Other catering premises	5 - Very good	25 June 2026
The Willesborough Schools Exended Services	School/college/university	5 - Very good	24 June 2026
La Papanaserie	Mobile caterer	5 - Very good	23 June 2026
The Lunch Box	Mobile caterer	5 - Very good	23 June 2026
Co-op Brook Court	Retailers - other	5 - Very good	18 June 2026
Tybedkas	Retailers - other	5 - Very good	18 June 2026

Lowest-rated places in Ashford

The lowest-rated food businesses in Ashford are listed below. 1 holds a 0, urgent improvement necessary, the lowest score the scheme gives, and 3 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.

Business	Type	Rating	Inspected
Paper Duck World Buffet	Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	0 - Urgent improvement necessary	20 April 2026
Newenden Quality Kebab	Mobile caterer	1 - Major improvement necessary	28 May 2026
Caffe M	Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	1 - Major improvement necessary	2 March 2026
M.M Cash and Carry	Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	21 August 2025

Questions about food hygiene in Ashford

How many food businesses does Ashford rate?

Ashford publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,268 businesses, of which 1,161 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Ashford?

89% of rated businesses in Ashford 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 Ashford have a bad hygiene rating?

14 food businesses in Ashford hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 3 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Ashford?

Environmental health officers employed by Ashford 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 Ashford

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: 2026-07-06. Browse all UK councils →