Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 North Lincolnshire

Play Avenue

Messingham

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Play Avenue scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 11 December 2025 by North Lincolnshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Play Avenue, from October 2019 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Play Avenue
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
9 October 2019	5 / 5	Very good
11 December 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Play Avenue in Messingham has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

2 Kirton Road,
Messingham,
Scunthorpe,
DN17 3RE

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

Who inspects Play Avenue?

Food hygiene at Play Avenue is inspected by North Lincolnshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/environment/environmentalhealth/food/food-safety/ or [email protected].

Questions about Play Avenue

What is Play Avenue’s food hygiene rating?

Play Avenue has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 11 December 2025.

When was Play Avenue last inspected?

Play Avenue was last inspected by North Lincolnshire on 11 December 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.