Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Shropshire

Mule

Oswestry

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 12 January 2026 by Shropshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Mule, from January 2018 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2018 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Mule
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
17 January 2018	5 / 5	Very good
12 January 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Mule in Oswestry 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?

29 Salop Road,
Oswestry,
Shropshire,
SY11 2NR

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

Who inspects Mule?

Food hygiene at Mule 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 Mule

What is Mule’s food hygiene rating?

Mule has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 12 January 2026.

When was Mule last inspected?

Mule was last inspected by Shropshire on 12 January 2026.

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.