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.
344,069
places rated 5
75.3%
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
Paella Bear
Mobile caterer
Island Fish
Isles Of Scilly
Manufacturers/packers
Old Town Cafe And Greenlaws Guesthouse
Old Town
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
The Turks Head
St Agnes
Pub/bar/nightclub
The Scillonian Club
St Mary's
Pub/bar/nightclub
Cafe On The Quay
Hugh Town
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
Seven Stones Inn
Isles Of Scilly
Pub/bar/nightclub
Carn Top Guest House
Hugh Town
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house
Where the 5-rated places are
The local authorities with the most 5-rated places we hold ratings for.
- Birmingham 4,074
- Cornwall 3,720
- Leeds 3,538
- Dorset 3,320
- Durham 2,873
- Sheffield 2,796
- Northumberland 2,783
- Westminster 2,738
- Manchester 2,691
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,647
- Buckinghamshire 2,633
- Bristol 2,592
- Bradford 2,485
- West Northamptonshire 2,302
- Nottingham City 2,241
- Belfast City 2,239
- Kirklees 2,233
- Wiltshire 2,223
- Liverpool 2,204
- Shropshire 2,195
- East Riding of Yorkshire 2,140
- North Northamptonshire 2,081
- Wakefield 1,947
- East Suffolk 1,934
- Southwark 1,922
- Cheshire West and Chester 1,918
- Brighton and Hove 1,885
- Cheshire East 1,867
- Doncaster 1,845
- Coventry 1,819
- Cardiff 1,810
- Sefton 1,793
- Tower Hamlets 1,784
- Gwynedd 1,771
- Newcastle Upon Tyne 1,748
- Leicester City 1,736
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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