Exeter.
1,093 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Exeter with its official FSA hygiene rating. 86.8% score a 5. 8 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Exeter food hygiene in one minute
- 1,093 food venues tracked in Exeter, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.81 out of 5 across 990 rated venues.
- 859 venues scored 5/5 (86.8%).
- 8 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Exeter in context
Exeter runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.81 across 990 rated venues.
86.8% of Exeter venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
8 Exeter venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.81% of rated stock, which keeps Exeter below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Exeter itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.6/5 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 Exeter scores
990 rated · 103 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
The Tasting Room
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX2 6AA
JinLi Exeter
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX4 3AT
The Dragon's Den
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX4 6NS
Central Convenience Stores
Retailers - other · EX1 3HE
Apple Blossom Deli
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX4 1AS
No1 Polsloe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX1 2HL
Dee Yi Chinese Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX1 2LD
Best One International
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · EX4 6RY
Jul 2025
GWRSA Exeter West Railway Club
Pub/bar/nightclub · EX4 1AA
Stockmans Restaurant
stale · 18moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX2 8FD
Nov 2024
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
The Sweet Prophet
Other catering premises · EX1
Dish Catering/ Graze By Dish
Other catering premises · EX2 8RG
Refresh Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX1 2QJ
Bombay Spice Indian Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX4 3QS
Royal Oak Inn
Pub/bar/nightclub · EX4 1DY
Slim Chickens
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX1 1GE
Topsham Wine Cellar
Pub/bar/nightclub · EX3 0HY
P&N ice creams
Mobile caterer · EX4
University of Exeter
School/college/university · EX4 6TG
SNARK
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX2 8GT
Exeter 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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stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX3 0HL
Jan 1901
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MERKUR Slots
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · EX4 6NS
Jan 1901
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MAVISE FOODS
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · EX1 2JB
Jan 1901
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MANNA Kitchen
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · EX4
Jan 1901
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Mana
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX4 3PT
Jan 1901
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Mad Cakes
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · EX2
Jan 1901
What's in Exeter.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
343 venues in Exeter
Retailers - other
189 venues in Exeter
Pub/bar/nightclub
112 venues in Exeter
Caring Premises
83 venues in Exeter
Takeaway/sandwich shop
82 venues in Exeter
Other catering premises
79 venues in Exeter
School/college/university
53 venues in Exeter
Mobile caterer
45 venues in Exeter
Most recent inspections in Exeter.
HOT SPOT
Takeaway/sandwich shop · EX4 6RY
The Sweet Prophet
Other catering premises · EX1
Dish Catering/ Graze By Dish
Other catering premises · EX2 8RG
Refresh Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX1 2QJ
Bombay Spice Indian Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX4 3QS
Royal Oak Inn
Pub/bar/nightclub · EX4 1DY
Slim Chickens
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX1 1GE
Topsham Wine Cellar
Pub/bar/nightclub · EX3 0HY
Food hygiene in Exeter, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Exeter?
RatingCafe tracks 1,093 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Exeter, 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 Exeter?
The average FSA hygiene score across Exeter is 4.81 out of 5. 86.8% of rated venues score a 5, and 8 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Exeter venues failed their FSA inspection?
Exeter currently has 8 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Exeter 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 Exeter hygiene data?
All Exeter 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 Exeter data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.