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UK food hygiene · North Kesteven

North Kesteven.
967 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in North Kesteven with its official FSA hygiene rating. 92.8% score a 5. 1 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.92
Avg FSA
848
venues scored 5/5
1
scored 0 or 1

North Kesteven food hygiene in one minute

  • 967 food venues tracked in North Kesteven, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.92 out of 5 across 914 rated venues.
  • 848 venues scored 5/5 (92.8%).
  • 1 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

North Kesteven in context

North Kesteven runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.92 across 914 rated venues.

92.8% of North Kesteven venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

1 North Kesteven venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.11% of rated stock, which keeps North Kesteven below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within North Kesteven itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.8/5 while a typical caring 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 North Kesteven scores

914 rated · 53 awaiting
5
848 venues
92.8%
4
57 venues
6.2%
3
8 venues
0.9%
2
0 venues
0.0%
1
1 venues
0.1%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

  • 1

    Jimmy's Place

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · LN4 4HQ

    Apr 2025

  • 3

    Crawford's Butcher & Bakery

    Manufacturers/packers · NG34 9DY

    Jan 2026

  • 3

    Scoffers

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · NG34 8AD

    Jun 2025

  • 3

    Lucky Star

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · NG34 7PN

    Mar 2025

  • 3

    Golden Fry

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · NG34 7SY

    Jan 2025

  • 3

    Turks Head

    stale · 18mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · LN4 1RG

    Nov 2024

  • 3

    Burgess Farm Shop

    stale · 182mo

    Retailers - other · LN5 9QT

    Mar 2011

  • 3

    The Ark

    stale · 182mo

    Other catering premises · LN6 9AB

    Mar 2011

  • 3

    Eagle Village Hall

    stale · 246mo

    Other catering premises · LN6 9DG

    Nov 2005

  • 4

    Hanworth Country Park LLP

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LN4 2DX

    Jan 2026

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

Overdue inspection

North Kesteven 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.

  • ?

    Navigation House

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NG34 7TW

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Turnbull & Co Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NG34 9RQ

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    The Original Factory Shop Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NG34 7TR

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Sue Ryder Care Charity Shop

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · LN6 8HW

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    South View Farm

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · NG34 8RU

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Small Beer Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · LN4 2NL

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in North Kesteven.

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

Other catering premises

264 venues in North Kesteven

5.0
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

131 venues in North Kesteven

4.9
avg score

School/college/university

108 venues in North Kesteven

4.9
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

99 venues in North Kesteven

4.8
avg score

Retailers - other

86 venues in North Kesteven

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

76 venues in North Kesteven

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

67 venues in North Kesteven

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

63 venues in North Kesteven

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in North Kesteven.

Common questions

Food hygiene in North Kesteven, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in North Kesteven?

RatingCafe tracks 967 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in North Kesteven, 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 North Kesteven?

The average FSA hygiene score across North Kesteven is 4.92 out of 5. 92.8% of rated venues score a 5, and 1 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which North Kesteven venues failed their FSA inspection?

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

All North Kesteven 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

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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.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

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