Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 Southwark

Ship

Borough Road

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Ship 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 29 December 2025 by Southwark.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Ship, from August 2021 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 4 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Ship
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
10 August 2021	5 / 5	Very good
29 December 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Ship in Borough Road 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?

68,
Borough Road,
London,
SE1 1DX

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

Who inspects Ship?

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

Questions about Ship

What is Ship’s food hygiene rating?

Ship has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 December 2025.

When was Ship last inspected?

Ship was last inspected by Southwark on 29 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.