Luton.
1,716 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Luton with its official FSA hygiene rating. 65.6% score a 5. 26 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Luton food hygiene in one minute
- 1,716 food venues tracked in Luton, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.45 out of 5 across 1,337 rated venues.
- 877 venues scored 5/5 (65.6%).
- 26 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Luton in context
Luton sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.45 across 1,337 rated venues.
65.6% of Luton venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
26 Luton venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.94% of rated stock, which puts Luton above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Luton itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.1/5 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 Luton scores
1,337 rated · 379 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Theen Mesha
Other catering premises · LU1 2QH
Express News Ltd
Retailers - other · LU1 3ET
Ujan Bhati
Retailers - other · LU1 1EH
Southall street food
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LU3 1AX
Cafe 71
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LU1 1HG
Sept 2025
The hyderabad kitchen
Takeaway/sandwich shop · LU1 2HN
Peri Peri Grill Cottage
Takeaway/sandwich shop · LU3 1TY
Tiranamarket
Retailers - other · LU1 2QH
Vindu
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LU1 2QP
UJAN BHATI CASH & CARRY LIMITED
Retailers - other · LU4 8NU
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Costa
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LU1 2TJ
H & H Ices
Mobile caterer · LU3 1QR
Carene's Delightful Cakes
Other catering premises · LU1
Mr Swirly
Mobile caterer · LU1
Petal and Crumb Bakes
Other catering premises · LU2
The Baklava Company
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LU1 2RD
Grand Park Hall
Other catering premises · LU1 3HG
Asda
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · LU2 9TA
The Smokehouse@The Cannon
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LU2 8BJ
Sylwia's Cakes
Retailers - other · LU4
Luton 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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Fontora Limited
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · LU2
Jan 1901
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Boss Burgers also trading as Boss Potatos
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · LU1 1RT
Jan 1901
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Break Br3ad LTD
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · LU2
Jan 1901
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Brew & Nibble
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · LU4 8NU
Jan 1901
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Happy Pop
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · LU1 2TD
Jan 1901
- ?
Halalicious Sweets Ltd
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · LU4
Jan 1901
What's in Luton.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
425 venues in Luton
Other catering premises
340 venues in Luton
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
269 venues in Luton
Takeaway/sandwich shop
227 venues in Luton
Mobile caterer
110 venues in Luton
Caring Premises
96 venues in Luton
School/college/university
85 venues in Luton
Pub/bar/nightclub
53 venues in Luton
Most recent inspections in Luton.
Costa
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LU1 2TJ
H & H Ices
Mobile caterer · LU3 1QR
Carene's Delightful Cakes
Other catering premises · LU1
Mr Swirly
Mobile caterer · LU1
The Baklava Company
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LU1 2RD
Petal and Crumb Bakes
Other catering premises · LU2
Grand Park Hall
Other catering premises · LU1 3HG
Asda
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · LU2 9TA
Food hygiene in Luton, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Luton?
RatingCafe tracks 1,716 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Luton, 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 Luton?
The average FSA hygiene score across Luton is 4.45 out of 5. 65.6% of rated venues score a 5, and 26 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Luton venues failed their FSA inspection?
Luton currently has 26 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Luton 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 Luton hygiene data?
All Luton 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 Luton data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.