Food hygiene ratings in Herefordshire

Herefordshire inspects and rates 1,757 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 1,562 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 195 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Herefordshire

Standards here are good: 78% of rated businesses in Herefordshire hold the top score of 5, and 92% hold a 4 or better. 27 businesses, 2% of those rated, score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

How every rated business in Herefordshire scores
5 out of 5 1,217 78%
4 out of 5 214 14%
3 out of 5 104 7%
2 out of 5 19 1%
1 out of 5 7 <1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

Towns in Herefordshire

Food hygiene ratings for each town Herefordshire inspects.

Recently inspected in Herefordshire

The most recent inspections published by Herefordshire, newest first.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Lake View Nursery Caring Premises 5 - Very good 2 July 2026
Steiner Academy - Naturally Nutritious School/college/university 5 - Very good 2 July 2026
Wigmore High School School/college/university 5 - Very good 1 July 2026
Lynhales Hall Nursing Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
Birchams Grange Residential Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 22 June 2026
Bubbles Nursery Caring Premises 5 - Very good 22 June 2026
Chapel House Farm Other catering premises 5 - Very good 22 June 2026
Ledbury Nursing Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 22 June 2026
Abacus 2000 Nursery School Caring Premises 5 - Very good 19 June 2026
Ledbury Cricket Club Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 19 June 2026
Whitchurch Primary School - Alliance in Partnership School/college/university 5 - Very good 19 June 2026
Kington Court Nursing Home Caring Premises 5 - Very good 17 June 2026

Lowest-rated places in Herefordshire

The lowest-rated food businesses in Herefordshire are listed below. 1 holds a 0, urgent improvement necessary, the lowest score the scheme gives, and 7 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
A49 Bus Café Mobile caterer 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 30 January 2026
Cafe Zam Zam Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 12 March 2026
The Maidenhead Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 5 March 2026
Amazing Asia Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 24 February 2026
Marmaris Kebab House Takeaway/sandwich shop 1 - Major improvement necessary 3 February 2026
The Foodbook Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 9 September 2025
Halal Shop Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 23 July 2025
Rotherwas Service Station Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 25 April 2025

Questions about food hygiene in Herefordshire

How many food businesses does Herefordshire rate?

Herefordshire publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,757 businesses, of which 1,562 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Herefordshire?

78% of rated businesses in Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire have a bad hygiene rating?

27 food businesses in Herefordshire hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 7 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Herefordshire?

Environmental health officers employed by Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire

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: 2026-07-02. Browse all UK councils →