Food hygiene ratings in Cornwall

Cornwall inspects and rates 5,392 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 5,337 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 55 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. 81 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 4,511 85%
4 out of 5 535 10%
3 out of 5 210 4%
2 out of 5 41 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
Harbour House Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 1 September 2026
Toby Jug Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 28 August 2026
Rectory Farm Tea Rooms Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 27 August 2026
Sunset Pizza Cornwall Mobile caterer 5 - Very good 27 August 2026
Tamar Lake Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 27 August 2026
Widemouth Bay Caravan Park Shop Retailers - other 5 - Very good 27 August 2026
Burger King Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Edie's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Fry Buoys, Frooth Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Globe Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Krispy Kreme Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Lunchbox Takeaway/sandwich shop 5 - Very good 26 August 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
Lerryn River Stores Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 12 August 2026
The Front Room Penzance Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 10 August 2026
Indian Ocean Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 3 August 2026
The Bodmin Jail Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 29 July 2026
Bridge Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 22 July 2026
The Galleon Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 20 July 2026
Meat Supermarket - Meat Factory Outlet Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 16 July 2026
Camel Trail Oasis Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 14 July 2026
Chinese Wok St Austell Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 2 July 2026
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
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
Yue Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 15 April 2026
Hatt Service Station Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 1 April 2026
Rame Cross Post Office And Store Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 24 March 2026

Questions about food hygiene in Cornwall

How many food businesses does Cornwall rate?

Cornwall publishes food hygiene ratings for 5,392 businesses, of which 5,337 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?

81 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: 2026-09-01. Browse all UK councils →