Lancaster.
1,150 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Lancaster with its official FSA hygiene rating. 76.2% score a 5. 14 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Lancaster food hygiene in one minute
- 1,150 food venues tracked in Lancaster, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.66 out of 5 across 1,070 rated venues.
- 815 venues scored 5/5 (76.2%).
- 14 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Lancaster in context
Lancaster tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.66 across 1,070 rated venues.
76.2% of Lancaster venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
14 Lancaster venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.31% of rated stock, which puts Lancaster above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Lancaster itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.1/5 while a typical other catering premises 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 Lancaster scores
1,070 rated · 80 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Eat Indian
Takeaway/sandwich shop · LA1 1UA
Tharans Mini Market
Retailers - other · LA3 1RQ
Delhicious
Takeaway/sandwich shop · LA1 1PB
The County Lodge Hotel
Pub/bar/nightclub · LA5 9LD
Burgshake Restaurants Ltd
Takeaway/sandwich shop · LA1 1NL
Gusto Italiano
Takeaway/sandwich shop
Oct 2025
Pizzeria Italia
Takeaway/sandwich shop · LA4 5EQ
Jul 2025
Premier Halton Village Store
Retailers - other · LA2 6PY
Jul 2025
Lancaster Board and Sword
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LA1 1EW
Jun 2025
The Munchbox
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
Jan 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Queen Victoria Tea Bar
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LA4 5NN
Morrisons Daily
Retailers - other · LA4 6NB
Primrose Neurological Centre
Caring Premises · LA3 3QP
Land + Sea
Mobile caterer
Salt Marsh Lamb
Mobile caterer
Morecambe Bay Chowder Co
Mobile caterer · LA5 9FG
Breakaway Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LA1 2TY
Little Learners (Galgate) Nursery & Pre-School
Caring Premises
Lune Brew Co
Manufacturers/packers · LA2 0PR
Althams Fine Foods Ltd
Manufacturers/packers · LA3 3AZ
Lancaster 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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Nether Kellet Village Hall
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · LA6 1EY
Jan 1901
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AK Flavour/Marios Kebab House/AK Desert
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · LA3 1UB
Jan 1901
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Bangtan, Hawkins Diner, Patty Guy
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · LA4 4SZ
Jan 1901
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Bennett's Sweet Treats
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · LA1
Jan 1901
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The Hub Uniform shop & Cafe
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LA1 4XQ
Jan 1901
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The Cornerstone
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LA1 1PX
Jan 1901
What's in Lancaster.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
255 venues in Lancaster
Retailers - other
174 venues in Lancaster
Other catering premises
155 venues in Lancaster
Pub/bar/nightclub
128 venues in Lancaster
Takeaway/sandwich shop
124 venues in Lancaster
Caring Premises
94 venues in Lancaster
School/college/university
76 venues in Lancaster
Mobile caterer
55 venues in Lancaster
Most recent inspections in Lancaster.
Queen Victoria Tea Bar
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LA4 5NN
Morrisons Daily
Retailers - other · LA4 6NB
Primrose Neurological Centre
Caring Premises · LA3 3QP
Land + Sea
Mobile caterer
Salt Marsh Lamb
Mobile caterer
Morecambe Bay Chowder Co
Mobile caterer · LA5 9FG
Breakaway Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LA1 2TY
Little Learners (Galgate) Nursery & Pre-School
Caring Premises
Food hygiene in Lancaster, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Lancaster?
RatingCafe tracks 1,150 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster?
The average FSA hygiene score across Lancaster is 4.66 out of 5. 76.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 14 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Lancaster venues failed their FSA inspection?
Lancaster currently has 14 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Lancaster 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 Lancaster hygiene data?
All Lancaster 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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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.
Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Lancaster data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.