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UK food hygiene · Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire.
2,717 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Aberdeenshire with its official FSA hygiene rating. 91.9% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.76
Avg FSA
1,925
venues scored 5/5
0
scored 0 or 1

Aberdeenshire food hygiene in one minute

  • 2,717 food venues tracked in Aberdeenshire, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.76 out of 5 across 2,095 rated venues.
  • 1,925 venues scored 5/5 (91.9%).
  • 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Aberdeenshire in context

Aberdeenshire runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.76 across 2,095 rated venues.

91.9% of Aberdeenshire venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

Within Aberdeenshire itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 5.0/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.

Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.

How Aberdeenshire scores

2,095 rated · 622 awaiting
5
1,925 venues
91.9%
4
0 venues
0.0%
3
0 venues
0.0%
2
170 venues
8.1%
1
0 venues
0.0%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

  • 2

    Lighthouse Takeaway

    new

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · AB45 1AN

    Apr 2026

  • 2

    Cock & Bull

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · AB23 8XY

    Apr 2026

  • 2

    Close To Home

    Retailers - other · AB43 9AP

    Apr 2026

  • 2

    Jax Food Bar

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · AB41 9AA

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Cafe Mint

    Other catering premises · AB52 6HX

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Duo Duo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · AB42 1PU

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Asian Kitchen

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · AB51 4UY

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Gooey Delights

    Other catering premises · AB42 1JS

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Fu Cheng

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · AB41 7DS

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Fife Arms Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · AB53 4AE

    Mar 2026

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    The Art Of A Truffle

    new

    Manufacturers/packers

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Skink Co

    new

    Mobile caterer

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    White Horse Inn

    new

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · AB23 8XR

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Seed Box

    new

    Retailers - other · AB31 5QB

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Davidson's Family Butcher

    Manufacturers/packers · AB35 5YP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Yamba Rose Bakery

    Other catering premises

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    M S Seafoods

    Mobile caterer

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Farquharson's Bar And Kitchen

    Pub/bar/nightclub · AB35 5YP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    New Shanghai Takeaway

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · AB35 5RE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    HMP & YOI Grampian

    Caring Premises · AB42 2YY

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Aberdeenshire venues not inspected in 18 months or more.

The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.

  • ?

    Banchory Family Resource Centre

    stale · 316mo

    Other catering premises · AB31 5ZT

    Jan 2000

  • ?

    Quayside Mobile Catering

    stale · 316mo

    Mobile caterer

    Jan 2000

  • ?

    Aboyne-Dinnet Church Hall

    stale · 295mo

    Other catering premises · AB34 5HE

    Oct 2001

  • ?

    Harbour Lights (PHD) Ltd

    stale · 289mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · AB42 1JU

    Apr 2002

  • ?

    Kinellar Playgroup

    stale · 289mo

    Other catering premises · AB21 0SS

    May 2002

  • ?

    Scouthall Playgroup

    stale · 288mo

    Other catering premises · AB32 6TX

    May 2002

By type

What's in Aberdeenshire.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Retailers - other

518 venues in Aberdeenshire

4.7
avg score

Other catering premises

400 venues in Aberdeenshire

4.8
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

317 venues in Aberdeenshire

4.7
avg score

Manufacturers/packers

266 venues in Aberdeenshire

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

235 venues in Aberdeenshire

5.0
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

218 venues in Aberdeenshire

4.4
avg score

School/college/university

183 venues in Aberdeenshire

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

162 venues in Aberdeenshire

4.9
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Aberdeenshire.

  • 5

    The Art Of A Truffle

    new

    Manufacturers/packers

    Apr 2026

  • ?

    Plant And Seed

    new

    Manufacturers/packers

    Apr 2026

  • ?

    The Nourished Plate

    new

    Manufacturers/packers

    Apr 2026

  • ?

    Crafty Creations

    new

    Other catering premises

    Apr 2026

  • ?

    Scoops Ice Cream Stonehaven

    new

    Mobile caterer

    Apr 2026

  • ?

    Greenacres ELC

    new

    Caring Premises · AB42 2DP

    Apr 2026

  • 2

    Lighthouse Takeaway

    new

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · AB45 1AN

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Skink Co

    new

    Mobile caterer

    Apr 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Aberdeenshire, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Aberdeenshire?

RatingCafe tracks 2,717 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Aberdeenshire, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.

What is the average FSA hygiene score in Aberdeenshire?

The average FSA hygiene score across Aberdeenshire is 4.76 out of 5. 91.9% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Aberdeenshire venues failed their FSA inspection?

Aberdeenshire currently has 0 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Aberdeenshire are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.

Where does RatingCafe get Aberdeenshire hygiene data?

All Aberdeenshire ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Aberdeenshire data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.