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UK food hygiene · Folkestone and Hythe

Folkestone and Hythe.
1,271 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Folkestone and Hythe with its official FSA hygiene rating. 84.8% score a 5. 7 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.77
Avg FSA
961
venues scored 5/5
7
scored 0 or 1

Folkestone and Hythe food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,271 food venues tracked in Folkestone and Hythe, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.77 out of 5 across 1,133 rated venues.
  • 961 venues scored 5/5 (84.8%).
  • 7 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Folkestone and Hythe in context

Folkestone and Hythe runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.77 across 1,133 rated venues.

84.8% of Folkestone and Hythe venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

7 Folkestone and Hythe venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.62% of rated stock, which keeps Folkestone and Hythe below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Folkestone and Hythe itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.5/5 while a typical other catering premises 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 Folkestone and Hythe scores

1,133 rated · 138 awaiting
5
961 venues
84.8%
4
100 venues
8.8%
3
58 venues
5.1%
2
7 venues
0.6%
1
6 venues
0.5%
0
1 venues
0.1%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

  • 0

    Peking House

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · CT19 4EY

    Feb 2026

  • 1

    Lydd Town Football Club

    Pub/bar/nightclub · TN29 9JH

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Steven Randall

    Mobile caterer · TN28

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Broadmead Road Stores (Londis)

    Retailers - other · CT19 5AL

    Dec 2025

  • 1

    Hoshi Convenience Store

    Retailers - other · CT20 2QN

    Dec 2025

  • 1

    Kollectiv / Beton Collective CIC

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CT20 1RN

    Sept 2025

  • 1

    Bella Pizza & Pasta

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CT20 2BW

    Feb 2025

  • 2

    Coppers

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CT21 5JW

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Everest Cash & Carry

    Retailers - other · CT19 4ER

    Aug 2025

  • 2

    The Savoury Slice

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · CT20 3AP

    Jun 2025

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Masonic Hall

    new

    Other catering premises · CT21 6BH

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Mooie Eats

    new

    Other catering premises · CT21

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Folkestone Beacon Plus

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CT20 1EF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Pullman

    Pub/bar/nightclub · CT20 1SE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tanglewood

    Caring Premises · CT18 7AY

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fallow Fields Camping

    Retailers - other · TN29 0JN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    McDonalds Restaurant

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CT20 1RR

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Jo's Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TN29 9TF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Hoy Club House

    Pub/bar/nightclub · TN28 8PB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Folkestone Baptist Church

    Other catering premises · CT19 6LY

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Folkestone and Hythe 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.

  • ?

    Fusion Treat

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · CT20 1AU

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Wickes

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CT19 5UL

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Well Pharmacy

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · TN29 9AH

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    W H Smith

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CT20 1TU

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    W H Smith

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CT21 5JH

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Undercroft Vending

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CT18 8XX

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Folkestone and Hythe.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

312 venues in Folkestone and Hythe

4.7
avg score

Other catering premises

227 venues in Folkestone and Hythe

5.0
avg score

Retailers - other

193 venues in Folkestone and Hythe

4.6
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

143 venues in Folkestone and Hythe

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

113 venues in Folkestone and Hythe

4.5
avg score

Caring Premises

74 venues in Folkestone and Hythe

4.9
avg score

Mobile caterer

72 venues in Folkestone and Hythe

4.7
avg score

School/college/university

57 venues in Folkestone and Hythe

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Folkestone and Hythe.

  • 5

    Masonic Hall

    new

    Other catering premises · CT21 6BH

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Mooie Eats

    new

    Other catering premises · CT21

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Pullman

    Pub/bar/nightclub · CT20 1SE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Folkestone Beacon Plus

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CT20 1EF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    McDonalds Restaurant

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CT20 1RR

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tanglewood

    Caring Premises · CT18 7AY

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fallow Fields Camping

    Retailers - other · TN29 0JN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Jo's Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TN29 9TF

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Folkestone and Hythe, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Folkestone and Hythe?

RatingCafe tracks 1,271 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Folkestone and Hythe, 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 Folkestone and Hythe?

The average FSA hygiene score across Folkestone and Hythe is 4.77 out of 5. 84.8% of rated venues score a 5, and 7 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Folkestone and Hythe venues failed their FSA inspection?

Folkestone and Hythe currently has 7 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Folkestone and Hythe 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 Folkestone and Hythe hygiene data?

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