Chelmsford.
1,581 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Chelmsford with its official FSA hygiene rating. 92.3% score a 5. 9 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Chelmsford food hygiene in one minute
- 1,581 food venues tracked in Chelmsford, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.89 out of 5 across 1,436 rated venues.
- 1,325 venues scored 5/5 (92.3%).
- 9 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Chelmsford in context
Chelmsford runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.89 across 1,436 rated venues.
92.3% of Chelmsford venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
9 Chelmsford venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.63% of rated stock, which keeps Chelmsford below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Chelmsford itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.6/5 while a typical school/college/university 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 Chelmsford scores
1,436 rated · 145 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Polska Babka
Importers/Exporters · CM1
May 2025
Almas Market
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · CM2 0LG
Tropiway Continental Grocers
Retailers - other · CM1 1JA
El Maestro
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM1 1JA
Walthambury Stores
Retailers - other · CM3 1ET
Aug 2025
Tonios Cucina
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM1
Jul 2025
0007 Express
Retailers - other · CM1 1SH
Jan 2025
KJ Marshall
Retailers - other · CM3 8HE
Dec 2024
Seamoss Professional
stale · 23moManufacturers/packers · CM3
Jun 2024
Royal Engineers Social Club
Pub/bar/nightclub · CM2 6LN
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Get With The Kids Vibe
School/college/university · CM2 6UA
Hs Bespoke Cakes
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM1
Springfield Hospital
Caring Premises · CM1 7GU
Priory Chelmsford
Caring Premises · CM1 7SJ
China Garden
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM1 6LL
Leez Priory
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM3 1JP
Essex Music Service
School/college/university · CM2 8PT
Tesco
Retailers - other · CM1 4DP
Independence Clubs CIC
School/college/university · CM1 1PE
Mega Camps Chelmsford
School/college/university · CM1 3ET
Chelmsford 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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Menkind
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM1 1XR
Jan 1901
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Willy Nilly Farm
stale · 1504moManufacturers/packers · CM4
Jan 1901
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Zorba The Greek
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM1 1TS
Jan 1901
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Abercorn Plant And Garden Centre
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM2 8LX
Jan 1901
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Andrew Keeble
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM1 4AE
Jan 1901
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Anne Knight House-SSL
stale · 1504moDistributors/Transporters · CM2 9UL
Jan 1901
What's in Chelmsford.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
385 venues in Chelmsford
Other catering premises
326 venues in Chelmsford
Retailers - other
214 venues in Chelmsford
School/college/university
126 venues in Chelmsford
Mobile caterer
113 venues in Chelmsford
Pub/bar/nightclub
112 venues in Chelmsford
Takeaway/sandwich shop
109 venues in Chelmsford
Caring Premises
94 venues in Chelmsford
Most recent inspections in Chelmsford.
Get With The Kids Vibe
School/college/university · CM2 6UA
Hs Bespoke Cakes
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM1
Springfield Hospital
Caring Premises · CM1 7GU
Priory Chelmsford
Caring Premises · CM1 7SJ
Leez Priory
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM3 1JP
China Garden
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM1 6LL
Tesco
Retailers - other · CM1 4DP
Tesco
Retailers - other · CM2 8YX
Food hygiene in Chelmsford, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Chelmsford?
RatingCafe tracks 1,581 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Chelmsford, 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 Chelmsford?
The average FSA hygiene score across Chelmsford is 4.89 out of 5. 92.3% of rated venues score a 5, and 9 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Chelmsford venues failed their FSA inspection?
Chelmsford currently has 9 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford hygiene data?
All Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.