Swale.
1,203 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Swale with its official FSA hygiene rating. 82.0% score a 5. 18 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Swale food hygiene in one minute
- 1,203 food venues tracked in Swale, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.72 out of 5 across 1,183 rated venues.
- 970 venues scored 5/5 (82.0%).
- 18 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Swale in context
Swale runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.72 across 1,183 rated venues.
82.0% of Swale venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
18 Swale venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.52% of rated stock, which puts Swale above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Swale itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 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 Swale scores
1,183 rated · 20 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Blondies
Mobile caterer · ME10 2QB
East Charcoal Grill
Takeaway/sandwich shop · ME10 4BQ
Aug 2025
The Queens Head Pub
Pub/bar/nightclub · ME13 9BH
AHIA Foods
Retailers - other · ME10 4PD
A2 Food Store
Retailers - other · ME10 4SG
Sandhu Fresh Fry
Takeaway/sandwich shop · ME12 1DS
The Ship Inn
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME9 9HJ
0,10,20Halfway Petting Farm & Danley Marshes Riding Centre
Mobile caterer · ME12 8XX
Oct 2025
TZ Food Store Ltd
Retailers - other · ME10 2AR
Oct 2025
Costcutter Minster
Retailers - other · ME12 3LR
Oct 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Helps For All CIC
Retailers - other · ME10 4AJ
The Swale Assembly
Pub/bar/nightclub · ME10 4PB
The Blak Bear 2
Mobile caterer · ME12 1EJ
Jay's Stores
Retailers - other · ME13 7RP
Castle Connections Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME11 5AY
Budgens - Rhode House
Retailers - other · ME10 1QB
Oasis Community Hub: Isle Of Sheppey
Retailers - other · ME12 1AF
Lizzie's Cakes And Bakery
Other catering premises · ME9
Sittingbourne Golf Centre
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME9 9AR
Happy Endings Rescue
Mobile caterer · ME13
Swale 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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Black Pepper Café Bistro
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME10 3DL
Jan 1901
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Admiral's Arm
stale · 1504moPub/bar/nightclub · ME11 5AD
Jan 1901
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Bears Ice Cream Imaginarium, Scooptopia
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · ME13 8XF
Jan 1901
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Little Moonbeams Day Nursery
stale · 1504moCaring Premises · ME13 7DR
Jan 1901
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Woodys Fish And Chip Co
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · ME12 4PX
Jan 1901
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Visitors Hall Tea Bar
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME12 4DZ
Jan 1901
What's in Swale.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
246 venues in Swale
Retailers - other
198 venues in Swale
Other catering premises
180 venues in Swale
Pub/bar/nightclub
139 venues in Swale
Takeaway/sandwich shop
108 venues in Swale
Mobile caterer
100 venues in Swale
Caring Premises
94 venues in Swale
School/college/university
83 venues in Swale
Most recent inspections in Swale.
The Swale Assembly
Pub/bar/nightclub · ME10 4PB
Helps For All CIC
Retailers - other · ME10 4AJ
The Blak Bear 2
Mobile caterer · ME12 1EJ
Jay's Stores
Retailers - other · ME13 7RP
Castle Connections Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME11 5AY
Oasis Community Hub: Isle Of Sheppey
Retailers - other · ME12 1AF
Budgens - Rhode House
Retailers - other · ME10 1QB
Lizzie's Cakes And Bakery
Other catering premises · ME9
Food hygiene in Swale, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Swale?
RatingCafe tracks 1,203 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Swale, 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 Swale?
The average FSA hygiene score across Swale is 4.72 out of 5. 82.0% of rated venues score a 5, and 18 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Swale venues failed their FSA inspection?
Swale currently has 18 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Swale 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 Swale hygiene data?
All Swale 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 Swale data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.