Cherwell.
1,317 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Cherwell with its official FSA hygiene rating. 79.2% score a 5. 9 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Cherwell food hygiene in one minute
- 1,317 food venues tracked in Cherwell, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.69 out of 5 across 1,214 rated venues.
- 962 venues scored 5/5 (79.2%).
- 9 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Cherwell in context
Cherwell tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.69 across 1,214 rated venues.
79.2% of Cherwell venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
9 Cherwell venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.74% of rated stock, which keeps Cherwell below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Cherwell itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 4.9/5, 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 Cherwell scores
1,214 rated · 103 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Love Desserts
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX26 6HY
KEBANOS
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX26 6FA
Roma coffee
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX16 5NB
Zabka Supermarket
Retailers - other · OX5 1EE
Bicester Pizza House
Takeaway/sandwich shop · OX26 6RD
Jul 2025
Srishti's Kitchen
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX26 6HY
May 2025
The Blinking Owl Inn
Pub/bar/nightclub · OX15 6AE
May 2025
Banbury Express Food And Wine
Retailers - other · OX16 1AS
Mar 2025
White Horse
Pub/bar/nightclub · OX16 0TH
Feb 2025
The George Inn
Pub/bar/nightclub · OX15 0RH
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
North South Wines Ltd
Importers/Exporters · OX27 8AL
Noughts and Nibbles
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX26 6JA
OCC Catering Services @ St Edburgs (Lower) Primary School
School/college/university · OX26 1EU
Bicester Community Fridge
Other catering premises · OX26 6DJ
Cobble Lane Cured
Manufacturers/packers · OX26 4SS
Colonial Spirits ltd
Retailers - other · OX27
Tadmarton Village Hall
Other catering premises · OX15 5SG
Guru Kitchen (Ho's Kitchen)
Other catering premises · OX16
The Bodicote Baker
Other catering premises · OX15
Starbucks
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX25 3QQ
Cherwell 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.
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Danielle’s bake me happy
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · OX26
Jan 1901
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onebeyond
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · OX26 6LG
Jan 1901
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Bakes by Naimee
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · OX26
Jan 1901
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Noli
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · OX25
Jan 1901
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Manna
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · OX16
Jan 1901
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Banbury Cross Inn
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX16 5JH
Jan 1901
What's in Cherwell.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Other catering premises
314 venues in Cherwell
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
282 venues in Cherwell
Retailers - other
222 venues in Cherwell
Takeaway/sandwich shop
121 venues in Cherwell
School/college/university
88 venues in Cherwell
Pub/bar/nightclub
70 venues in Cherwell
Mobile caterer
66 venues in Cherwell
Caring Premises
57 venues in Cherwell
Most recent inspections in Cherwell.
North South Wines Ltd
Importers/Exporters · OX27 8AL
Noughts and Nibbles
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX26 6JA
OCC Catering Services @ St Edburgs (Lower) Primary School
School/college/university · OX26 1EU
Bicester Community Fridge
Other catering premises · OX26 6DJ
Cobble Lane Cured
Manufacturers/packers · OX26 4SS
Tadmarton Village Hall
Other catering premises · OX15 5SG
Colonial Spirits ltd
Retailers - other · OX27
Guru Kitchen (Ho's Kitchen)
Other catering premises · OX16
Food hygiene in Cherwell, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Cherwell?
RatingCafe tracks 1,317 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Cherwell, 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 Cherwell?
The average FSA hygiene score across Cherwell is 4.69 out of 5. 79.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 9 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Cherwell venues failed their FSA inspection?
Cherwell currently has 9 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Cherwell 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 Cherwell hygiene data?
All Cherwell 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.
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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Cherwell data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.