McDonald's food hygiene ratings
There are 1,492 McDonald's sites in the United Kingdom with a published food hygiene rating. Each is inspected by its own local council, the chain does not rate itself, and a rating earned in one town says nothing about the branch in the next. 116 sites are in Scotland, which uses a pass-or-improve scheme rather than a score out of five, and so are not counted in the figures below.
How McDonald's scores
97% of rated McDonald's branches hold the top score of 5, and 99% hold a 4 or better. The chain averages 4.96 out of 5, a strikingly consistent record, well above the roughly 70% of all UK food businesses that manage a 5.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,313 | 97% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 27 | 2% | |
| 3 out of 5 | 3 | <1% | |
| 2 out of 5 | 2 | <1% | |
| 1 out of 5 | 3 | <1% | |
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 144 branches are awaiting inspection, exempt, or in Scotland, none of which sit on the 0–5 scale.
Lowest-rated McDonald's branches
5 branches hold a rating of 2 or below. That is 0% of McDonald's's rated sites. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.
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| Branch | Council | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonalds WN1 1UP | Wigan | 1 - Major improvement necessary | 27 May 2026 |
| McDonalds Restaurant Ltd Uttoxeter ST14 5AA | East Staffordshire | 1 - Major improvement necessary | 18 May 2026 |
| McDonalds Shop BT36 7DQ | Belfast City | 1 - Major improvement necessary | 10 December 2025 |
| McDonalds Restaurant WF10 4TA | Wakefield | 2 - Some improvement necessary | 14 May 2026 |
| McDonalds Restaurants Ltd FY7 6AE | Wyre | 2 - Some improvement necessary | 14 January 2026 |
Questions about McDonald's
What is McDonald's's food hygiene rating?
McDonald's does not have a single rating. Every one of its 1,492 UK sites is inspected and rated separately by its own local council. 97% of them hold the top score of 5, and the chain averages 4.96 out of 5.
Is McDonald's clean?
By the only measure a regulator publishes, 97% of McDonald's branches were found to have very good hygiene standards at their last inspection. But a rating describes a branch, not a brand, and 5 branches score 2 or below.
Which McDonald's has the worst hygiene rating?
The lowest-rated branches are listed on this page, worst first. 5 hold a rating of 2 or below out of 1,348 rated sites.
Who inspects McDonald's?
Not McDonald's. Environmental health officers at each site's local council carry out the inspection, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result. A chain cannot rate itself, and cannot change a rating.
Where the branches are
The councils inspecting the most McDonald's branches.
Birmingham, Glasgow City, Leeds, Manchester, Somerset, Liverpool, Westminster, Buckinghamshire
Other chains
Data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland under the Open Government Licence. Branches are identified from the business names councils publish; one trading under an unusual name may not be counted here. This site is not affiliated with McDonald's.