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UK food hygiene · Nottingham

Nottingham.
2,989 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Nottingham with its official FSA hygiene rating. 90.2% score a 5. 29 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.84
Avg FSA
2,336
venues scored 5/5
29
scored 0 or 1

Nottingham food hygiene in one minute

  • 2,989 food venues tracked in Nottingham, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.84 out of 5 across 2,590 rated venues.
  • 2,336 venues scored 5/5 (90.2%).
  • 29 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Nottingham in context

Nottingham runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.84 across 2,590 rated venues.

90.2% of Nottingham venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

29 Nottingham venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.12% of rated stock, which keeps Nottingham below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Nottingham itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.7/5 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 Nottingham scores

2,590 rated · 399 awaiting
5
2,336 venues
90.2%
4
160 venues
6.2%
3
56 venues
2.2%
2
9 venues
0.3%
1
28 venues
1.1%
0
1 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

Overdue inspection

Nottingham 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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    Wonder Pho Restaurant & Lounge

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NG1 6LF

    Jan 1901

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    Beautification City Spa

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NG1 5HS

    Jan 1901

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    Asim's Chemist

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NG2 4BU

    Jan 1901

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    AS News

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NG5 5PA

    Jan 1901

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    Arnold Dairies Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Distributors/Transporters · NG6 8NE

    Jan 1901

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    Argos Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NG2 1RU

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Nottingham.

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

Retailers - other

634 venues in Nottingham

4.7
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

606 venues in Nottingham

4.8
avg score

Other catering premises

430 venues in Nottingham

5.0
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

410 venues in Nottingham

4.7
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

239 venues in Nottingham

5.0
avg score

Caring Premises

187 venues in Nottingham

5.0
avg score

School/college/university

144 venues in Nottingham

5.0
avg score

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

104 venues in Nottingham

4.8
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Nottingham.

Common questions

Food hygiene in Nottingham, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Nottingham?

RatingCafe tracks 2,989 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Nottingham, 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 Nottingham?

The average FSA hygiene score across Nottingham is 4.84 out of 5. 90.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 29 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Nottingham venues failed their FSA inspection?

Nottingham currently has 29 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Nottingham 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 Nottingham hygiene data?

All Nottingham 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.

Across the UK

Other cities on RatingCafe.

All cities

Birmingham

10,108 venues

4.29 avg

Leeds

7,251 venues

4.67 avg

North Yorkshire

6,975 venues

4.78 avg

Glasgow

6,528 venues

4.6 avg

Manchester

6,452 venues

4.5 avg

Somerset

6,027 venues

4.84 avg

Highland

5,792 venues

4.56 avg

Westminster

5,561 venues

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