Harlow.
672 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Harlow with its official FSA hygiene rating. 82.5% score a 5. 11 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Harlow food hygiene in one minute
- 672 food venues tracked in Harlow, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.71 out of 5 across 610 rated venues.
- 503 venues scored 5/5 (82.5%).
- 11 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Harlow in context
Harlow runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.71 across 610 rated venues.
82.5% of Harlow venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
11 Harlow venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.80% of rated stock, which puts Harlow above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Harlow itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.3/5 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 Harlow scores
610 rated · 62 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Mary Express / Harlow Peri Peri
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM20 2ST
Budgens
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · CM20 1FS
Tennessee Express Harlow
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM18 6PA
Chicken Corner
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM18 7NW
Oasis Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · CM17 0HL
Soul2Spice
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM20 1QR
Mobile Sandwich Van - DV61 TXC
Mobile caterer · CM20
Hoo Express
Retailers - other · CM17 0HT
Harlow International Youth Hostel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · CM20 2QD
The William Aylmer (J D Wetherspoon)
Pub/bar/nightclub · CM20 1DG
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Creams Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM20 1BD
Sozo Dining
Other catering premises · CM20
Harlow Rugby Club
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM20 3FD
DipDrip
Other catering premises · CM17
Shibooi Wellness
Distributors/Transporters · CM20 2NQ
Harlow Kebab
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM18 7FF
Janet Causton Catering
Pub/bar/nightclub · CM17 9EL
Smiles Montessori Newhall
Caring Premises · CM17 9LU
Sainsbury's
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · CM20 2AG
Fat Cows Ice Cream (H2 7UB)
Mobile caterer · CM18
Harlow 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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Card Factory
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM20 1JF
Jan 1901
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Shirin Mahal Sweets And Restaurant
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM20 1ES
Jan 1901
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Card Factory
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM17 9TE
Jan 1901
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Boots UK Ltd
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM18 6PA
Jan 1901
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Argos Extra
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM20 2TN
Jan 1901
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Andana Foods Ltd
stale · 1504moDistributors/Transporters · CM19 5JL
Jan 1901
What's in Harlow.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
129 venues in Harlow
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
121 venues in Harlow
Other catering premises
120 venues in Harlow
Caring Premises
60 venues in Harlow
Mobile caterer
57 venues in Harlow
Takeaway/sandwich shop
53 venues in Harlow
Pub/bar/nightclub
51 venues in Harlow
School/college/university
43 venues in Harlow
Most recent inspections in Harlow.
Creams Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM20 1BD
Sozo Dining
Other catering premises · CM20
Harlow Rugby Club
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM20 3FD
DipDrip
Other catering premises · CM17
Shibooi Wellness
Distributors/Transporters · CM20 2NQ
Smiles Montessori Newhall
Caring Premises · CM17 9LU
Harlow Kebab
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CM18 7FF
Janet Causton Catering
Pub/bar/nightclub · CM17 9EL
Food hygiene in Harlow, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Harlow?
RatingCafe tracks 672 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Harlow, 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 Harlow?
The average FSA hygiene score across Harlow is 4.71 out of 5. 82.5% of rated venues score a 5, and 11 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Harlow venues failed their FSA inspection?
Harlow currently has 11 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Harlow 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 Harlow hygiene data?
All Harlow 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 Harlow data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.