Skip to content
UK food hygiene · Eastbourne

Eastbourne.
1,031 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Eastbourne with its official FSA hygiene rating. 83.4% score a 5. 14 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.75
Avg FSA
775
venues scored 5/5
14
scored 0 or 1

Eastbourne food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,031 food venues tracked in Eastbourne, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.75 out of 5 across 929 rated venues.
  • 775 venues scored 5/5 (83.4%).
  • 14 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Eastbourne in context

Eastbourne runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.75 across 929 rated venues.

83.4% of Eastbourne venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

14 Eastbourne venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.51% of rated stock, which puts Eastbourne above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Eastbourne itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.6/5 while a typical caring premises 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 Eastbourne scores

929 rated · 102 awaiting
5
775 venues
83.4%
4
112 venues
12.1%
3
23 venues
2.5%
2
5 venues
0.5%
1
14 venues
1.5%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

  • 1

    Polish Delicatessen

    Retailers - other · BN21 3PP

    Mar 2026

  • 1

    Premier Halal Butcher

    Retailers - other · BN21 3PB

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    RFC Chicken & Ribs

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · BN22 7NN

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Filipino Cuisine

    Mobile caterer · BN21

    Nov 2025

  • 1

    Shore View Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · BN22 7AY

    Oct 2025

  • 1

    Aka Korean & Japanese Foods

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BN21 4TJ

    Sept 2025

  • 1

    Rachel's Kitchen

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BN22 7AA

    Sept 2025

  • 1

    Keyif Coffee Lounge

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BN21 3HA

    Sept 2025

  • 1

    Boss Man Premier

    Retailers - other · BN21 4TY

    Sept 2025

  • 1

    Leo Leisure - Play Den

    Other catering premises · BN21 3HJ

    Jul 2025

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

Overdue inspection

Eastbourne 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.

  • ?

    Milshawn Bakery

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · BN22

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Birling Gap-NN267

    stale · 1504mo

    Farmers/growers · BN23 6JH

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Grove Food Centre

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BN21 4UD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Hastings Thrives Musical Theatre

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · BN21

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    BioIntestina

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · BN21

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Bee Huro Honey

    stale · 1504mo

    Distributors/Transporters · BN23 6QA

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Eastbourne.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

277 venues in Eastbourne

4.7
avg score

Retailers - other

164 venues in Eastbourne

4.6
avg score

Other catering premises

144 venues in Eastbourne

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

101 venues in Eastbourne

4.9
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

72 venues in Eastbourne

4.6
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

57 venues in Eastbourne

4.9
avg score

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house

55 venues in Eastbourne

4.7
avg score

School/college/university

52 venues in Eastbourne

4.9
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Eastbourne.

Common questions

Food hygiene in Eastbourne, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Eastbourne?

RatingCafe tracks 1,031 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Eastbourne, 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 Eastbourne?

The average FSA hygiene score across Eastbourne is 4.75 out of 5. 83.4% of rated venues score a 5, and 14 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Eastbourne venues failed their FSA inspection?

Eastbourne currently has 14 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne hygiene data?

All Eastbourne 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.

Across the UK

Other cities on RatingCafe.

All cities

Birmingham

10,108 venues

4.29 avg

Leeds

7,251 venues

4.67 avg

North Yorkshire

6,975 venues

4.78 avg

Glasgow

6,528 venues

4.6 avg

Manchester

6,452 venues

4.5 avg

Somerset

6,027 venues

4.84 avg

Highland

5,792 venues

4.56 avg

Westminster

5,561 venues

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