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UK food hygiene · Lambeth

Lambeth.
2,638 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Lambeth with its official FSA hygiene rating. 61.5% score a 5. 61 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.37
Avg FSA
1,473
venues scored 5/5
61
scored 0 or 1

Lambeth food hygiene in one minute

  • 2,638 food venues tracked in Lambeth, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.37 out of 5 across 2,394 rated venues.
  • 1,473 venues scored 5/5 (61.5%).
  • 61 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Lambeth in context

Lambeth sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.37 across 2,394 rated venues.

61.5% of Lambeth venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).

61 Lambeth venues currently score 0 or 1, 2.55% of rated stock, which puts Lambeth above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Lambeth itself, the typical retailers - other averages 3.9/5 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 Lambeth scores

2,394 rated · 244 awaiting
5
1,473 venues
61.5%
4
534 venues
22.3%
3
248 venues
10.4%
2
78 venues
3.3%
1
56 venues
2.3%
0
5 venues
0.2%
Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Bistro Union

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW4 9NG

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Morley's

    new

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SW16 6EW

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Duke Of Sussex

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SE1 7AY

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Istanbul Food Gate

    new

    Retailers - other · SW16 1EX

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Cafe Del Marsh

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7RG

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Corner Cafe

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7JY

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Cotto

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7HR

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Marlin Hotel

    new

    Other catering premises · SE1 7HR

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Life Cafe Restaurant

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW16 1PR

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Melody's Munch

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SW9 8PQ

    Apr 2026

Overdue inspection

Lambeth 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.

  • ?

    The Hoist

    stale · 1504mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Brixton Brewery

    stale · 1504mo

    Manufacturers/packers · SE24 0HL

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Bottle Apostle

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SW4 9JW

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Boss Pharmacy

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SW4 7RD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Boots UK Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SE1 7LY

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Boots UK Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SW16 1BB

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Lambeth.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

767 venues in Lambeth

4.3
avg score

Retailers - other

442 venues in Lambeth

3.9
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

414 venues in Lambeth

4.2
avg score

Other catering premises

401 venues in Lambeth

4.6
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

170 venues in Lambeth

4.5
avg score

Caring Premises

137 venues in Lambeth

4.8
avg score

School/college/university

110 venues in Lambeth

4.9
avg score

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

83 venues in Lambeth

4.9
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Lambeth.

  • 5

    Bistro Union

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW4 9NG

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Cafe Del Marsh

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7RG

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Duke Of Sussex

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SE1 7AY

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Cotto

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7HR

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Corner Cafe

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7JY

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Istanbul Food Gate

    new

    Retailers - other · SW16 1EX

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Morley's

    new

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SW16 6EW

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Life Cafe Restaurant

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW16 1PR

    Apr 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Lambeth, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Lambeth?

RatingCafe tracks 2,638 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Lambeth, 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 Lambeth?

The average FSA hygiene score across Lambeth is 4.37 out of 5. 61.5% of rated venues score a 5, and 61 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Lambeth venues failed their FSA inspection?

Lambeth currently has 61 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Lambeth 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 Lambeth hygiene data?

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