The Shakespeare Inn food hygiene rating

The Shakespeare Inn has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by East Riding of Yorkshire Council on 2 June 2026.

A 3 means the pub met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

The Shakespeare Inn was last inspected on 2 June 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Riding of Yorkshire Council rather than by the business.

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

84% of the 2,979 rated food businesses in East Riding of Yorkshire hold the top rating of 5, while The Shakespeare Inn holds a 3. 126 places in the area share that rating.

Yes. Businesses have a right to reply, published alongside the rating. The Shakespeare Inn said: “<p> <!--StartFragment--> <span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"For the last 6 years we have always received a 5-star grading. Over the last 18 months we have sought to increase the dining space in the pub to benefit our loyal customers. Once all of the planning applications were approved the brewery appointed the building companies to start the work. When the new kitchen was installed, we realised that it was too small to work productively in, so to keep the kitchen open we temporarily moved the cold larder side of the kitchen into the annex. This was not ideal as it was carpeted so difficult to clean. The builders returned and we had a meeting regarding the structural points raised by the E H O and a snagging list of items missed by the builders. Some of these have been rectified already and many others are being sorted asap. I have emailed a copy of the minutes taken by the Punch and the builders of the plan moving forward. I feel that the grade 3 does not reflect the level of cleanliness we are proud of and because this is based on structural shortfalls. The score of 3 which is Generally Satisfactory was issued primarily because of structural shortfalls. which were due to works beyond our control. Rest assured we are doing everything in our power to complete the structural work and increase the score issued by the inspector."</span><!--EndFragment--></p>”

East Riding of Yorkshire Council inspects The Shakespeare Inn and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.