Braintree.
1,256 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Braintree with its official FSA hygiene rating. 84.3% score a 5. 12 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Braintree food hygiene in one minute
- 1,256 food venues tracked in Braintree, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.76 out of 5 across 1,137 rated venues.
- 958 venues scored 5/5 (84.3%).
- 12 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Braintree in context
Braintree runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.76 across 1,137 rated venues.
84.3% of Braintree venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
12 Braintree venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.06% of rated stock, which keeps Braintree below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Braintree itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.5/5 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 Braintree scores
1,137 rated · 119 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Premier Convenience Store
Retailers - other · CO9 1JA
Premier
Retailers - other · CO9 3PP
The White Horse PH
Pub/bar/nightclub · CM8 2JL
Bun On The Run
Other catering premises · CM77
Premier Store Witham
Retailers - other · CM8 1NL
Londis
Retailers - other · CM77 8LZ
Oct 2025
Park Stores
Retailers - other · CM8 1HN
Sept 2025
Silver End United Football Club
Pub/bar/nightclub · CM8 3RQ
Apr 2025
Oak Stores
Retailers - other · CM8 3PQ
Mar 2025
Crittall Athletic Social Club
Pub/bar/nightclub · CM8 3RQ
Dec 2024
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Betty Shocker
Other catering premises · CM8
Churros
Mobile caterer · CM77 8YH
Wagamama
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM77 8YH
Domino's Pizza
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM8 2HJ
The Barns Tea Room
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM77 8PD
Bill's Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM77 8YH
Taylor'd Flavours
Other catering premises · CM3
Minty's Ice Cream
Mobile caterer · CO9
Ryse Mobile Donuts
Mobile caterer · CM8
Terling Stores
Retailers - other · CM3 2PG
Braintree 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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Plenty Of Thyme
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · CM77
Jan 1901
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Archie's Veg \& Eggs
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM77
Jan 1901
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Bake \& Beyond
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO6 1TS
Jan 1901
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Barley Fen Crafts
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM7
Jan 1901
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Bikash
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · CM8 2AB
Jan 1901
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Blendbox Coffee
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CO10
Jan 1901
What's in Braintree.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Other catering premises
244 venues in Braintree
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
221 venues in Braintree
Retailers - other
188 venues in Braintree
Pub/bar/nightclub
140 venues in Braintree
Takeaway/sandwich shop
99 venues in Braintree
School/college/university
98 venues in Braintree
Mobile caterer
95 venues in Braintree
Caring Premises
94 venues in Braintree
Most recent inspections in Braintree.
Betty Shocker
Other catering premises · CM8
Churros
Mobile caterer · CM77 8YH
Domino's Pizza
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM8 2HJ
Wagamama
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM77 8YH
The Barns Tea Room
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM77 8PD
Bill's Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM77 8YH
Taylor'd Flavours
Other catering premises · CM3
Minty's Ice Cream
Mobile caterer · CO9
Food hygiene in Braintree, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Braintree?
RatingCafe tracks 1,256 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Braintree, 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 Braintree?
The average FSA hygiene score across Braintree is 4.76 out of 5. 84.3% of rated venues score a 5, and 12 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Braintree venues failed their FSA inspection?
Braintree currently has 12 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Braintree 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 Braintree hygiene data?
All Braintree 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 Braintree data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.