Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Plymouth City

Subway

Plymouth

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 11 September 2025 by Plymouth City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Subway, from November 2019 to September 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 Subway.

Food hygiene rating history for Subway
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
11 November 2019	5 / 5	Very good
11 September 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Subway in Plymouth 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?

13 Old Town Street,
Plymouth,
PL1 1DA

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

Who inspects Subway?

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

Questions about Subway

What is Subway’s food hygiene rating?

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

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway was last inspected by Plymouth City on 11 September 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.