Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Lancaster City

Saffron

Morecambe

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Saffron scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 26 March 2026 by Lancaster City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Saffron, from March 2020 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2020 to 2 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Saffron
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
17 March 2020	4 / 5	Good
26 March 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Saffron in Morecambe has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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?

6 Skipton Street,
Morecambe,
Lancashire,
LA4 4AR

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

Who inspects Saffron?

Food hygiene at Saffron is inspected by Lancaster City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/foodratings or [email protected].

Questions about Saffron

What is Saffron’s food hygiene rating?

Saffron has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 March 2026.

When was Saffron last inspected?

Saffron was last inspected by Lancaster City on 26 March 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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.