Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Shropshire

Lees

Oswestry

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 30 March 2026 by Shropshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Lees, from February 2020 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 4 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Lees
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
21 February 2020	5 / 5	Very good
30 March 2026	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Lees in Oswestry 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?

69 Beatrice Street,
Oswestry,
Shropshire,
SY11 1QR

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

Who inspects Lees?

Food hygiene at Lees is inspected by Shropshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/foodhygienescheme or [email protected].

Questions about Lees

What is Lees’s food hygiene rating?

Lees has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 30 March 2026.

When was Lees last inspected?

Lees was last inspected by Shropshire on 30 March 2026.

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.