5-star food hygiene ratings
The gold standard. A rating of 5 out of 5 means hygiene standards were very good when the inspector visited. These are the places you can tuck into without a second thought.
527,261
places rated 5
76.8%
of all rated places
What a 5 out of 5 means
5 out of 5: Very good
A 5 is the top food hygiene rating there is. To earn it, a business has to do well across all three things an inspector checks: how the food is handled, the condition of the premises, and how confident the officer is that those standards will be kept up. It is the score most places are aiming for.
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5-rated places worth a look
Lanwades Hall Events
Kentford
Other catering premises
Highfield Con/ Select and Save Store
Birmingham
Retailers - other
Sea Spice
Takeaway/sandwich shop
DT's
Norfolk
Pub/bar/nightclub
New Moon Takeaway
Woodley
Takeaway/sandwich shop
Cannock Mini Market
Cannock
Retailers - other
Tudor House and Windsor House Nursing Homes
Cannock
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
Fresh Food Cafe/Coco di Mama
Norton Canes
Takeaway/sandwich shop
Where the 5-rated places are
The local authorities with the most 5-rated places we hold ratings for.
- Birmingham 6,709
- Manchester 6,445
- Cornwall 6,129
- Craven 5,876
- Mendip 5,838
- Leeds 5,495
- Dorset 5,407
- Westminster 4,525
- Durham 4,331
- Buckinghamshire 4,278
- Sheffield 3,999
- Bristol 3,948
- West Northamptonshire 3,807
- Shropshire 3,544
- Northumberland 3,527
- Kirklees 3,527
- Bradford 3,453
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,403
- Wandsworth 3,402
- Nottingham City 3,389
- North Northamptonshire 3,124
- Brighton and Hove 3,080
- Leicester City 3,057
- East Riding of Yorkshire 3,057
- Cheshire East 3,045
- Liverpool 3,018
- Wakefield 2,964
- Cheshire West and Chester 2,957
- Southwark 2,955
- Cardiff 2,904
- Allerdale 2,878
- Tower Hamlets 2,875
- Wiltshire 2,857
- East Suffolk 2,830
- Belfast City 2,827
- Doncaster 2,816
Food hygiene rating 5: common questions
What does a 5 out of 5 food hygiene rating mean?
A rating of 5 means hygiene standards were judged very good at the most recent inspection. A 5 is the top food hygiene rating there is. To earn it, a business has to do well across all three things an inspector checks: how the food is handled, the condition of the premises, and how confident the officer is that those standards will be kept up. It is the score most places are aiming for.
Is a 5 out of 5 a good food hygiene rating?
Yes. A 5 is at the good end of the 0 to 5 scale and means there is little or nothing to worry about on the hygiene front.
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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