Food hygiene ratings in Cornwall

Cornwall inspects and rates 5,328 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 5,277 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 51 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Cornwall

Standards here are high: 85% of rated businesses in Cornwall hold the top score of 5, and 95% hold a 4 or better. 82 businesses, 2% of those rated, score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

How every rated business in Cornwall scores
5 out of 5 4,461 85%
4 out of 5 522 10%
3 out of 5 212 4%
2 out of 5 42 1%
1 out of 5 38 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

Towns in Cornwall

Food hygiene ratings for each town Cornwall inspects.

Recently inspected in Cornwall

The most recent inspections published by Cornwall, newest first.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Cantina Vegan Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 9 July 2026
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 9 July 2026
Cotna Eco Retreat Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 9 July 2026
Fairholme Nursing Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 9 July 2026
Higher Harlyn Caravan Park And Shop Retailers - other 5 - Very good 9 July 2026
Pickwick Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 9 July 2026
St Julia's Hospice Caring Premises 5 - Very good 9 July 2026
Treen Farm Campsite Retailers - other 5 - Very good 9 July 2026
Beaumont Court Residential Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 8 July 2026
Grove Care Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 8 July 2026
Malcolm Barnecutt Bakery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 8 July 2026
Pendruccombe House Caring Premises 5 - Very good 8 July 2026

Lowest-rated places in Cornwall

The lowest-rated food businesses in Cornwall are listed below. 2 hold a 0, urgent improvement necessary, the lowest score the scheme gives, and 38 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
Tanyas Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 20 April 2026
Kings Head Pub/bar/nightclub 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 29 October 2025
The Cornish Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 10 June 2026
Field To Fork Farmshop Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 4 June 2026
The Cornish Chilli Factory Manufacturers/packers 1 - Major improvement necessary 4 June 2026
Fika Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 3 June 2026
Shortlanesend Post Office & Stores Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 1 June 2026
Foreign Muck Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 21 May 2026
Trewint Service Station Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 20 May 2026
Stable Court Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 6 May 2026
Yue Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 15 April 2026
Food Station Truro Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 13 April 2026
Hatt Service Station Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 1 April 2026
Dynasty Chinese Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 30 March 2026
Rame Cross Post Office And Store Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 24 March 2026
New Road Supermarket Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 18 March 2026
Lanherne Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 26 February 2026
Wheel Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 22 January 2026
Bodmin Sea Food Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 15 January 2026
The Bodmin Jail Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 15 January 2026

Questions about food hygiene in Cornwall

How many food businesses does Cornwall rate?

Cornwall publishes food hygiene ratings for 5,328 businesses, of which 5,277 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Cornwall?

85% of rated businesses in Cornwall 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 Cornwall have a bad hygiene rating?

82 food businesses in Cornwall hold a rating of 2 or below, including 2 rated 0 and 38 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Cornwall?

Environmental health officers employed by Cornwall 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 Cornwall

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: 2026-07-09. Browse all UK councils →