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UK food hygiene · Ipswich

Ipswich.
1,117 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Ipswich with its official FSA hygiene rating. 94.8% score a 5. 4 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.92
Avg FSA
985
venues scored 5/5
4
scored 0 or 1

Ipswich food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,117 food venues tracked in Ipswich, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.92 out of 5 across 1,039 rated venues.
  • 985 venues scored 5/5 (94.8%).
  • 4 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Ipswich in context

Ipswich runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.92 across 1,039 rated venues.

94.8% of Ipswich venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

4 Ipswich venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.38% of rated stock, which keeps Ipswich below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Ipswich itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.8/5 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 Ipswich scores

1,039 rated · 78 awaiting
5
985 venues
94.8%
4
39 venues
3.8%
3
8 venues
0.8%
2
3 venues
0.3%
1
3 venues
0.3%
0
1 venues
0.1%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

  • 0

    Trev's ice's

    Mobile caterer · IP2 0DD

    Oct 2025

  • 1

    The Golden Fish

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP4 4PS

    Feb 2026

  • 1

    Penalty 2

    Retailers - other · IP2 9RR

    May 2025

  • 1

    Maja Polish Delicatessen Ltd

    stale · 18mo

    Retailers - other · IP1 2LP

    Nov 2024

  • 2

    Emeny News

    Retailers - other

    Nov 2025

  • 2

    EU Supermarket

    stale · 18mo

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

    Nov 2024

  • 2

    Premier Stores

    stale · 22mo

    Retailers - other · IP2 8JJ

    Jul 2024

  • 3

    Chennai Expresse Limited

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP4 1HJ

    Sept 2025

  • 3

    Bay of Bengal

    stale · 20mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · IP3 9NA

    Sept 2024

  • 3

    Stoke Off Licence

    stale · 21mo

    Retailers - other · IP2 8DF

    Aug 2024

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

Overdue inspection

Ipswich 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.

  • ?

    Liquidline

    stale · 1504mo

    Distributors/Transporters · IP3 9RR

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Lachavelle Handmade Gift Boxes

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · IP1

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Ari's

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · IP4

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Young's Fish Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · IP2 8JX

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Yard Kitchen

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · IP3 9JL

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Wonderfully MADE

    stale · 1504mo

    Caring Premises · IP1 2EU

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Ipswich.

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

Retailers - other

276 venues in Ipswich

4.8
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

269 venues in Ipswich

4.9
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

130 venues in Ipswich

4.9
avg score

Other catering premises

82 venues in Ipswich

5.0
avg score

Caring Premises

80 venues in Ipswich

5.0
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

71 venues in Ipswich

4.9
avg score

School/college/university

69 venues in Ipswich

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

61 venues in Ipswich

4.9
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Ipswich.

  • 5

    Ginger Kitchen

    new

    Retailers - other · IP1

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Five Guys

    new

    Other catering premises · IP1 1AX

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Green Room

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP4 2BS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Mu Lan Kitchen

    Other catering premises · IP2 8JJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Pantry at Ravenswood Community Primary

    School/college/university · IP3 9UA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Indian Bitez

    Retailers - other · IP1

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Ipswich BMX Club

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP3 0HB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Food Plug Ipswich

    Mobile caterer · IP2

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Ipswich, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Ipswich?

RatingCafe tracks 1,117 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Ipswich, 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 Ipswich?

The average FSA hygiene score across Ipswich is 4.92 out of 5. 94.8% of rated venues score a 5, and 4 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Ipswich venues failed their FSA inspection?

Ipswich currently has 4 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Ipswich 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 Ipswich hygiene data?

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