Argyll and Bute.
1,252 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Argyll and Bute with its official FSA hygiene rating. 93.9% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Argyll and Bute food hygiene in one minute
- 1,252 food venues tracked in Argyll and Bute, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.82 out of 5 across 718 rated venues.
- 674 venues scored 5/5 (93.9%).
- 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Argyll and Bute in context
Argyll and Bute runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.82 across 718 rated venues.
93.9% of Argyll and Bute venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
Within Argyll and Bute itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.6/5 while a typical caring premises averages 5.0/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How Argyll and Bute scores
718 rated · 534 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
The Waterfront Fishouse
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · nd Bute
Golden Ocean Chinese Restaurant
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA28 6DD
Arrochar Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · G83 7AU
Columba Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA34 5QD
Tobermory Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA75 6NT
Sept 2025
The Scot Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA34 5NX
Sept 2025
R G MacIntyre
Retailers - other · G84 0RR
Aug 2025
The Pier Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA75 6NU
Aug 2025
Bay Cottage LTD
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA27 8DD
Jul 2025
Tiree Lodge Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA77 6TW
Jun 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Ardenlee Residential Home
Caring Premises · PA23 7QJ
Village Inn
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · G83 7AX
Ee-Usk
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA34 5QD
Masala Twist
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · G84 8AS
The George Hotel
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA32 8TT
The Artist Patisserie
Retailers - other · G84 8TG
Eat A Lot
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA31 8LZ
Morar Lodge Nursing Home
Caring Premises · e G84 9NS
Butefastfood
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA20 0AP
Rosslea Hall Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · G84 8NF
Argyll and Bute venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
Lochdonhead Primary School
stale · 228moSchool/college/university · PA64 6AP
May 2007
The Giving Tree
stale · 210moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA31 8UB
Nov 2008
Duncreggan House
stale · 207moHotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA23 8TG
Feb 2009
M & P Miller
stale · 205moHotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA21 2BY
Apr 2009
Thistle House
stale · 205moHotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA25 8AZ
Apr 2009
West Barravullin Bothy B And B
stale · 200moHotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA31 8QW
Sept 2009
What's in Argyll and Bute.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
338 venues in Argyll and Bute
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house
251 venues in Argyll and Bute
Retailers - other
174 venues in Argyll and Bute
Takeaway/sandwich shop
112 venues in Argyll and Bute
School/college/university
84 venues in Argyll and Bute
Caring Premises
77 venues in Argyll and Bute
Mobile caterer
60 venues in Argyll and Bute
Pub/bar/nightclub
55 venues in Argyll and Bute
Most recent inspections in Argyll and Bute.
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Tattie Bagel
Retailers - other · PA20 9AU
Ardenlee Residential Home
Caring Premises · PA23 7QJ
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Ailidh@the Shed
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA76 6SJ
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Claonaig Estate Ltd Farm Shop
Retailers - other · PA29 6YF
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The Bellachroy
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA75 6QW
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Little Bay Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA34 5NJ
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Spud Stop
Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA34 4AT
Village Inn
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · G83 7AX
Food hygiene in Argyll and Bute, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Argyll and Bute?
RatingCafe tracks 1,252 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Argyll and Bute, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in Argyll and Bute?
The average FSA hygiene score across Argyll and Bute is 4.82 out of 5. 93.9% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Argyll and Bute venues failed their FSA inspection?
Argyll and Bute currently has 0 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Argyll and Bute are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get Argyll and Bute hygiene data?
All Argyll and Bute ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Argyll and Bute data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.