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Food hygiene ratings in Babergh

Babergh inspects and rates 880 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 792 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 88 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Babergh

Standards here are high: 87% of rated businesses in Babergh hold the top score of 5, and 95% hold a 4 or better. 15 businesses, 2% of those rated, score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

How every rated business in Babergh scores
5 690 87%
4 61 8%
3 26 3%
2 6 1%
1 6 1%
0 3 <1%

Towns in Babergh

Food hygiene ratings for each town Babergh inspects.

Recently inspected in Babergh

The most recent inspections published by Babergh, newest first.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Foysters Kitchen Retailers - other 5 - Very good 3 September 2026
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5 - Very good 27 August 2026
The Custom Caterer Mobile caterer 5 - Very good 27 August 2026
Cakes by Emi-Lou Retailers - other 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Hibberd's Limited Other catering premises 5 - Very good 26 August 2026
Phillippa Gunn Art Retailers - other 5 - Very good 20 August 2026
Orwell Stores Tearoom Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 19 August 2026
School's Out Activities Caring Premises 5 - Very good 19 August 2026
The Swan Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 19 August 2026
Willows Residential Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 14 August 2026
Family pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 2 - Some improvement necessary 14 August 2026
The Six Bells Pub/bar/nightclub 5 - Very good 13 August 2026

Lowest-rated places in Babergh

The lowest-rated food businesses in Babergh are listed below. 3 hold a 0, urgent improvement necessary, the lowest score the scheme gives, and 6 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
The White Horse Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 23 July 2026
Red Bite Grill Mobile caterer 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 17 July 2026
Tacos El Catrin Mobile caterer 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 27 November 2025
Copdock & Old Ipswichian Cricket Club Other catering premises 1 - Major improvement necessary 12 July 2026
Poli deli kajtus Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 30 April 2026
Howe and Co Fish and Chips Mobile caterer 1 - Major improvement necessary 11 March 2026
Azure Paradise Chinese Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 22 October 2025
North street shop Ltd Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 2 July 2025
Budgens Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 4 June 2025

Questions about food hygiene in Babergh

How many food businesses does Babergh rate?

Babergh publishes food hygiene ratings for 880 businesses, of which 792 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Babergh?

87% of rated businesses in Babergh 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 Babergh have a bad hygiene rating?

15 food businesses in Babergh hold a rating of 2 or below, including 3 rated 0 and 6 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Babergh?

Environmental health officers employed by Babergh 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 Babergh

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: 2026-09-03. Browse all UK councils →