0-rated food hygiene: the dodgiest places
The bottom of the barrel. A rating of 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement is necessary. Standards were well below what is required.
1,025
places rated 0
0.1%
of all rated places
What a 0 out of 5 means
0 out of 5: Urgent improvement necessary
A 0 is the lowest food hygiene rating there is. It means the inspector found standards well below what is required and that they must be fixed urgently. It is a snapshot of one visit rather than a verdict on every meal, but it is about as strong a warning as the scheme gives.
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0-rated places worth a look
Nanny Kays Farm Shop
Rawreth
Other catering premises
Annaluckmi Live
Warwickshire
Retailers - other
Theenmesha restaurant
Luton
Other catering premises
Makola Market
Hanley
Retailers - other
Mokarram Brothers
Buckinghamshire
Retailers - other
Houghtons Newsagents
Liverpool
Retailers - other
Kings Head
Truro
Pub/bar/nightclub
Prime Halal Meat
London
Retailers - other
Where the 0-rated places are
The local authorities with the most 0-rated places we hold ratings for.
- Birmingham 116
- Waltham Forest 75
- Camden 50
- Liverpool 38
- Newham 33
- Westminster 21
- Bolton 21
- Derby City 20
- Ealing 18
- Hillingdon 17
- Manchester 17
- West Northamptonshire 15
- Enfield 14
- Cardiff 12
- Sandwell 12
- Plymouth City 11
- Barnsley 10
- Brent 10
- Walsall 10
- Tower Hamlets 10
- Bristol 9
- Oldham 9
- Reading 9
- Kingston-Upon-Thames 9
- East Lindsey 9
- Hull City 9
- Newcastle Upon Tyne 8
- Slough 8
- Bury 8
- Trafford 8
- Hackney 8
- Great Yarmouth 7
- Rochdale 7
- North Devon 7
- Hyndburn 6
- Wandsworth 6
Food hygiene rating 0: common questions
What does a 0 out of 5 food hygiene rating mean?
A rating of 0 means hygiene standards were judged urgent improvement necessary at the most recent inspection. A 0 is the lowest food hygiene rating there is. It means the inspector found standards well below what is required and that they must be fixed urgently. It is a snapshot of one visit rather than a verdict on every meal, but it is about as strong a warning as the scheme gives.
Is a 0 out of 5 a good food hygiene rating?
No. A 0 is at the lower end of the scale and means standards were not being met. It is worth a closer look before you order.
Can a business improve its food hygiene rating?
Yes. A rating reflects a single inspection, and a business can request a re-inspection once it has made improvements. That is why a place can climb the scale between visits, so a rating is best read as a snapshot rather than the final word.
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