Forest of Dean.
783 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Forest of Dean with its official FSA hygiene rating. 94.7% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Forest of Dean food hygiene in one minute
- 783 food venues tracked in Forest of Dean, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.94 out of 5 across 674 rated venues.
- 638 venues scored 5/5 (94.7%).
- 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Forest of Dean in context
Forest of Dean runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.94 across 674 rated venues.
94.7% of Forest of Dean venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
Within Forest of Dean itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.9/5 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 Forest of Dean scores
674 rated · 109 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Parkend Village Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL15 4JA
The George
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL15 6TA
Oct 2025
The Golden Kitchen/Emperor
Takeaway/sandwich shop · GL17 0AT
Sept 2025
Sixteen Community Cafe LLP
stale · 19moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL16 8BA
Oct 2024
Kilcot Inn
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL18 1NA
Castleford House Care Home
Caring Premises · NP16 7LF
Cafe Rosie
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL18 1DL
Oct 2025
Post
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL14 1AA
Apr 2025
Saj Indian Limited
Takeaway/sandwich shop · GL14 2PL
Mar 2025
The Severn Bore
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL2 8JX
Feb 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Fabioni's
Mobile caterer · GL18
The Co-op
Retailers - other · GL18 1PS
Mia-Rose
Caring Premises · GL15 6BU
Hips Harbourside
Takeaway/sandwich shop
Corner Butchers Shop
Retailers - other · GL15 5SE
New Inn
Pub/bar/nightclub · GL14 3AR
Wheelie Loaded
Mobile caterer · GL15
Hanley Farm Shop
Retailers - other · NP16 7LL
Countryside Day Nursery
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL19 3RH
Forest Naturals Kitchen
Retailers - other · GL15
Forest of Dean 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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Old White Hart Inn
stale · 1504moPub/bar/nightclub · GL16 8AW
Jan 1901
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stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL18 1DB
Jan 1901
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A Cup Of Char Cake
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · GL14
Jan 1901
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Ashridge Farm
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · GL16 8NX
Jan 1901
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Baked Bliss
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · HR8
Jan 1901
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Being Peace
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · GL17 0DX
Jan 1901
What's in Forest of Dean.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
244 venues in Forest of Dean
Retailers - other
190 venues in Forest of Dean
Pub/bar/nightclub
67 venues in Forest of Dean
School/college/university
62 venues in Forest of Dean
Takeaway/sandwich shop
58 venues in Forest of Dean
Mobile caterer
54 venues in Forest of Dean
Caring Premises
42 venues in Forest of Dean
Manufacturers/packers
40 venues in Forest of Dean
Most recent inspections in Forest of Dean.
Fabioni's
Mobile caterer · GL18
The Co-op
Retailers - other · GL18 1PS
Corner Butchers Shop
Retailers - other · GL15 5SE
Hips Harbourside
Takeaway/sandwich shop
Mia-Rose
Caring Premises · GL15 6BU
Wheelie Loaded
Mobile caterer · GL15
New Inn
Pub/bar/nightclub · GL14 3AR
Hanley Farm Shop
Retailers - other · NP16 7LL
Food hygiene in Forest of Dean, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Forest of Dean?
RatingCafe tracks 783 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Forest of Dean, 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 Forest of Dean?
The average FSA hygiene score across Forest of Dean is 4.94 out of 5. 94.7% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Forest of Dean venues failed their FSA inspection?
Forest of Dean currently has 0 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Forest of Dean 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 Forest of Dean hygiene data?
All Forest of Dean 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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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Forest of Dean data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.