Food hygiene ratings in Cheltenham

Cheltenham inspects and rates 1,080 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 1,019 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 61 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Cheltenham

Standards here are high: 89% of rated businesses in Cheltenham hold the top score of 5, and 98% hold a 4 or better. 6 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 Cheltenham scores
5 out of 5 909 89%
4 out of 5 88 9%
3 out of 5 16 2%
2 out of 5 2 <1%
1 out of 5 4 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

Towns in Cheltenham

Food hygiene ratings for each town Cheltenham inspects.

Recently inspected in Cheltenham

The most recent inspections published by Cheltenham, newest first.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Spicy Crunch Restaurant And Catering Other catering premises 5 - Very good 6 July 2026
Bandook Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 2 July 2026
Number 85 Coffee & Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 2 July 2026
Little Apples Day Nursery Caring Premises 5 - Very good 1 July 2026
BEET Other catering premises 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
Beaumont House Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5 - Very good 29 June 2026
Indian Haveli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 29 June 2026
Sardar's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 29 June 2026
The Coffee Perch Mobile caterer 5 - Very good 24 June 2026
Nagomi Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 23 June 2026
Emma's Cotswold Kitchen Other catering premises 5 - Very good 12 June 2026

Lowest-rated places in Cheltenham

The lowest-rated food businesses in Cheltenham are listed below. 4 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
Firenze Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 20 April 2026
Morrisons Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 1 - Major improvement necessary 20 January 2026
Baker And Graze Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 18 February 2025
Best One (Whaddon Food And Wine) Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 28 January 2025

Questions about food hygiene in Cheltenham

How many food businesses does Cheltenham rate?

Cheltenham publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,080 businesses, of which 1,019 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Cheltenham?

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

6 food businesses in Cheltenham hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 4 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Cheltenham?

Environmental health officers employed by Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham

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 →