Takeaway/sandwich shop 📍 Brighton and Hove

Smugglers

Brighton

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Smugglers scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 28 June 2025 by Brighton and Hove.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Smugglers, from March 2019 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Smugglers.

Food hygiene rating history for Smugglers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
14 March 2019	5 / 5	Very good
28 June 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Smugglers in Brighton has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

36 High Street,
Rottingdean,
Brighton,
BN2 7HR

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Smugglers. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Smugglers?

Food hygiene at Smugglers is inspected by Brighton and Hove, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/foodsafety or [email protected].

Questions about Smugglers

What is Smugglers’s food hygiene rating?

Smugglers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 28 June 2025.

When was Smugglers last inspected?

Smugglers was last inspected by Brighton and Hove on 28 June 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.