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UK food hygiene · Cheltenham

Cheltenham.
1,078 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Cheltenham with its official FSA hygiene rating. 88.9% score a 5. 5 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.85
Avg FSA
905
venues scored 5/5
5
scored 0 or 1

Cheltenham food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,078 food venues tracked in Cheltenham, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.85 out of 5 across 1,018 rated venues.
  • 905 venues scored 5/5 (88.9%).
  • 5 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Cheltenham in context

Cheltenham runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.85 across 1,018 rated venues.

88.9% of Cheltenham venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

5 Cheltenham venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.49% of rated stock, which keeps Cheltenham below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Cheltenham itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.7/5 while a typical mobile caterer 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 Cheltenham scores

1,018 rated · 60 awaiting
5
905 venues
88.9%
4
87 venues
8.5%
3
18 venues
1.8%
2
3 venues
0.3%
1
5 venues
0.5%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

  • 1

    Morrisons

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · GL51 3BW

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Tabouli Terrace

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL50 1SW

    Dec 2025

  • 1

    The Bridge Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL50 1JZ

    Jul 2025

  • 1

    Baker And Graze

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL50 2AQ

    Feb 2025

  • 1

    Best One (Whaddon Food And Wine)

    Retailers - other · GL52 5LZ

    Jan 2025

  • 2

    Pittville Park Boathouse

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL52 2AP

    Dec 2024

  • 2

    Bombay & Co Express

    stale · 24mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL50 3JF

    May 2024

  • 2

    St James Store

    stale · 25mo

    Retailers - other · GL52 2SH

    Apr 2024

  • 3

    Indian Voojan

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL50 1SW

    Feb 2026

  • 3

    The Flaming Hen

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · GL50 1EE

    Jan 2026

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    The Ridge

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · GL50 4RA

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Queen Bs Soul Kitchen

    new

    Other catering premises · GL51

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Tavern

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · GL50 3DN

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    APs Cigar & Liquor

    new

    Retailers - other · GL50 3JB

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Lowdells At The Clarence

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL50 3NY

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    King Rooster Peri

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · GL52 2PN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Cheltenham Bowling Club

    Pub/bar/nightclub · GL50 2DX

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The COOP

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · GL53 9ER

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Circo Brasserie

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL53 7ND

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    BaxterStorey Clockwise Festival House Ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL50 3SH

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Cheltenham 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.

  • ?

    Chill N Grill 359

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · GL51

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Hotpod Yoga Cheltenham Limited

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · GL51 8HE

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Harbour City

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · GL51 7SA

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Gooey Goods

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · GL50

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Franks Organic Coffee

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL51 9TU

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Foodies Cheltenham

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL50 1RS

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Cheltenham.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

316 venues in Cheltenham

4.8
avg score

Retailers - other

159 venues in Cheltenham

4.7
avg score

Other catering premises

123 venues in Cheltenham

5.0
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

96 venues in Cheltenham

4.7
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

95 venues in Cheltenham

4.9
avg score

Caring Premises

83 venues in Cheltenham

5.0
avg score

School/college/university

65 venues in Cheltenham

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

52 venues in Cheltenham

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Cheltenham.

  • 5

    The Ridge

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · GL50 4RA

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Queen Bs Soul Kitchen

    new

    Other catering premises · GL51

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Tavern

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · GL50 3DN

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    APs Cigar & Liquor

    new

    Retailers - other · GL50 3JB

    Apr 2026

  • 4

    Curry Hut

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · GL51 7SD

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Lowdells At The Clarence

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL50 3NY

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The COOP

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · GL53 9ER

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Cheltenham Bowling Club

    Pub/bar/nightclub · GL50 2DX

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Cheltenham, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Cheltenham?

RatingCafe tracks 1,078 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Cheltenham, 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 Cheltenham?

The average FSA hygiene score across Cheltenham is 4.85 out of 5. 88.9% of rated venues score a 5, and 5 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Cheltenham venues failed their FSA inspection?

Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham hygiene data?

All Cheltenham 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.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

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.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Cheltenham data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.