Bedford.
1,629 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Bedford with its official FSA hygiene rating. 81.3% score a 5. 5 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Bedford food hygiene in one minute
- 1,629 food venues tracked in Bedford, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.73 out of 5 across 1,464 rated venues.
- 1,190 venues scored 5/5 (81.3%).
- 5 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Bedford in context
Bedford runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.73 across 1,464 rated venues.
81.3% of Bedford venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
5 Bedford venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.34% of rated stock, which keeps Bedford below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Bedford itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 4.9/5, 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 Bedford scores
1,464 rated · 165 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Little Acorn Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · MK44 3EA
The Cottage
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · MK42 9XU
Nisa Local - Kempston Food & Wine
Retailers - other · MK42 8BB
Sept 2025
Burger and Bliss
Other catering premises · MK42 7BT
Jun 2025
Bedford Pizza & Kebab House
stale · 21moTakeaway/sandwich shop · MK40 1BY
Aug 2024
Good Chef Chinese Takeaway
Takeaway/sandwich shop · MK41 6BW
Bunyan Free Meeting Church
Other catering premises · MK40 3EU
7 Days Bedford Ltd
Retailers - other · MK40 1QH
Caffee Amore
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · MK40 1PW
La Rondine
Manufacturers/packers · MK40 2HA
Oct 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Blue Ginger
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · MK42 8BG
Castle Road Sweet Treats
Other catering premises
Fernleigh Court Care and Nursing Home – Country Court
Caring Premises · MK42 7FY
THE COOP
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · MK43 9SU
Bromham Road News
Retailers - other · MK40 2QH
Starbucks Coffee Company
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · MK42 0DJ
Boots
Retailers - other · MK42 7AZ
Tk Maxx
Retailers - other · MK42 7AZ
Cake Inn Bedford
Takeaway/sandwich shop · MK40 1LN
Stalking4Dinner
Other catering premises
Bedford 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.
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Kempston kebab & Grill House
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop
Jan 1901
- ?
Caretech Ltd
stale · 1504moCaring Premises
Jan 1901
- ?
H&H Delights.
stale · 1504moOther catering premises
Jan 1901
- ?
GRUMPY COW BILTONG LTD
stale · 1504moOther catering premises
Jan 1901
- ?
Good Home Food
stale · 1504moOther catering premises
Jan 1901
- ?
Johnnyblues Grill
stale · 1504moMobile caterer
Jan 1901
What's in Bedford.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Other catering premises
327 venues in Bedford
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
295 venues in Bedford
Retailers - other
247 venues in Bedford
Caring Premises
170 venues in Bedford
Takeaway/sandwich shop
132 venues in Bedford
Pub/bar/nightclub
125 venues in Bedford
Mobile caterer
117 venues in Bedford
School/college/university
111 venues in Bedford
Most recent inspections in Bedford.
Blue Ginger
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · MK42 8BG
Castle Road Sweet Treats
Other catering premises
Tk Maxx
Retailers - other · MK42 7AZ
Boots
Retailers - other · MK42 7AZ
Cake Inn Bedford
Takeaway/sandwich shop · MK40 1LN
THE COOP
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · MK43 9SU
Bromham Road News
Retailers - other · MK40 2QH
Fernleigh Court Care and Nursing Home – Country Court
Caring Premises · MK42 7FY
Food hygiene in Bedford, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Bedford?
RatingCafe tracks 1,629 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Bedford, 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 Bedford?
The average FSA hygiene score across Bedford is 4.73 out of 5. 81.3% of rated venues score a 5, and 5 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Bedford venues failed their FSA inspection?
Bedford currently has 5 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Bedford 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 Bedford hygiene data?
All Bedford 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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RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.
Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Bedford data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.