Midlothian.
684 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Midlothian with its official FSA hygiene rating. 89.5% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Midlothian food hygiene in one minute
- 684 food venues tracked in Midlothian, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.69 out of 5 across 611 rated venues.
- 547 venues scored 5/5 (89.5%).
- 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Midlothian in context
Midlothian tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.69 across 611 rated venues.
89.5% of Midlothian venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
Within Midlothian itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 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 Midlothian scores
611 rated · 73 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Jade Garden
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 2BP
Heriot Hott Ltd
Manufacturers/packers · EH25 9RE
Dell's Kitchen
Mobile caterer · EH19 3JQ
Spice Of Penicuik
Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH26 8NP
Gloria's
Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH19 2DA
Turkish Carryout
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 4RA
Yorkies Snack Van
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH20 9QH
Mercado Invicta
Retailers - other · EH25 9LA
Seeds of Sweet Ltd
Distributors/Transporters · EH20 9NP
Baguette Express
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH20 9RE
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
The Sugar World
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 1JB
Burnbrae Primary School
School/college/university · EH19 3GB
Beijing Banquet
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 1PJ
Luci's Restaurant Cocktail Bar
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH18 1ND
Edin-burgers
Mobile caterer · EH22 1SP
U Save Bhargav Scot Ltd
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH20 9RG
Loganlea Trout Fishery Ltd
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH26 0PP
Gorebridge House For Young People
Caring Premises · EH23 4HT
Low Cost Scot Ltd
Retailers - other · EH22 4RT
Kweilin Chinese Takeaway
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH23 4TX
Midlothian 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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Borthwick Parish Church
stale · 1516moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH23 4QY
Jan 1900
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Extra Special Childcare
stale · 1516moCaring Premises · EH26 9AZ
Jan 1900
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J Sainsbury Plc Petrol Station
stale · 1516moRetailers - other · EH20 9PW
Jan 1900
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Polton Bowling And Social Club
stale · 221moPub/bar/nightclub · EH18 1JT
Dec 2007
Penicuik Rugby Club
stale · 197moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH26 9DT
Dec 2009
Dalkeith Rugby Club
stale · 191moPub/bar/nightclub · EH22 3BQ
Jun 2010
What's in Midlothian.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
186 venues in Midlothian
Retailers - other
100 venues in Midlothian
Caring Premises
94 venues in Midlothian
Other catering premises
58 venues in Midlothian
Takeaway/sandwich shop
48 venues in Midlothian
Pub/bar/nightclub
43 venues in Midlothian
School/college/university
41 venues in Midlothian
Manufacturers/packers
39 venues in Midlothian
Most recent inspections in Midlothian.
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Mama G African Foodstore
Retailers - other · EH26 8LE
The Sugar World
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 1JB
Burnbrae Primary School
School/college/university · EH19 3GB
Beijing Banquet
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 1PJ
- ?
Womens Aid East and Midlothian Ltd
Other catering premises · EH22 3BN
Luci's Restaurant Cocktail Bar
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH18 1ND
U Save Bhargav Scot Ltd
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH20 9RG
Edin-burgers
Mobile caterer · EH22 1SP
Food hygiene in Midlothian, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Midlothian?
RatingCafe tracks 684 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Midlothian, 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 Midlothian?
The average FSA hygiene score across Midlothian is 4.69 out of 5. 89.5% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Midlothian venues failed their FSA inspection?
Midlothian 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 Midlothian 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 Midlothian hygiene data?
All Midlothian 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 Midlothian data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.