Oxford.
1,536 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Oxford with its official FSA hygiene rating. 88.7% score a 5. 18 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Oxford food hygiene in one minute
- 1,536 food venues tracked in Oxford, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.81 out of 5 across 1,349 rated venues.
- 1,196 venues scored 5/5 (88.7%).
- 18 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Oxford in context
Oxford runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.81 across 1,349 rated venues.
88.7% of Oxford venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
18 Oxford venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.33% of rated stock, which puts Oxford above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Oxford itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.7/5 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 Oxford scores
1,349 rated · 187 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Exprizza And Desi Grill
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX4 1UH
Red Star Chinese Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX4 1UT
Red Sky
Retailers - other · OX3 9HZ
Jul 2025
The Chester Arms
Pub/bar/nightclub · OX4 1SN
Mint Kitchen And Lounge
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX4 1JS
High Street Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX1 4BA
Oct 2025
O Portuguese
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX3 8DH
Jul 2025
Caramba Cafe At The Oxford English Centre
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX2 6PR
Jul 2025
Karma Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX4 2EA
Apr 2025
CC Butchers
Other catering premises · OX4 3UX
Feb 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Worcester College
School/college/university · OX1 2HB
Active Future South Oxfordshire
Other catering premises · OX4 2HB
SS Mary And John CE Primary School
School/college/university · OX4 1TJ
G&Ds @ Chem
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX1 3TA
St Anne's College
School/college/university · OX2 6HT
Impact Food Group Trading As Dolce@Wolvercote Primary School
School/college/university · OX2 8AQ
Impact Food Group Ta Dolce@New Marston Primary School
School/college/university · OX3 0AY
Dakota Cafe
School/college/university · OX1 2HE
Ashmolean Rooftop Restaurant And Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX1 2PG
Ramen Koncept
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX3 7BL
Oxford 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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Headington Quarry Nursery School - Wrap Around Daycare
stale · 1504moCaring Premises · OX3 8LH
Jan 1901
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Delish Foods CANCELLED REGISTRATION
stale · 1504moManufacturers/packers · OX3
Jan 1901
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Eat Healthy Rice
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX1
Jan 1901
- ?
The Corner House
stale · 1504moPub/bar/nightclub · OX3 7JF
Jan 1901
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Rosehill Newsagents
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · OX4 4SE
Jan 1901
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Delicieux
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · OX4
Jan 1901
What's in Oxford.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
490 venues in Oxford
Retailers - other
229 venues in Oxford
Other catering premises
205 venues in Oxford
School/college/university
146 venues in Oxford
Pub/bar/nightclub
136 venues in Oxford
Takeaway/sandwich shop
97 venues in Oxford
Caring Premises
73 venues in Oxford
Mobile caterer
64 venues in Oxford
Most recent inspections in Oxford.
Worcester College
School/college/university · OX1 2HB
Active Future South Oxfordshire
Other catering premises · OX4 2HB
SS Mary And John CE Primary School
School/college/university · OX4 1TJ
G&Ds @ Chem
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX1 3TA
St Anne's College
School/college/university · OX2 6HT
Department For Continuing Education
School/college/university · OX1 2JA
Ramen Kulture
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX1 3LU
Impact Food Group Ta Dolce@New Marston Primary School
School/college/university · OX3 0AY
Food hygiene in Oxford, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Oxford?
RatingCafe tracks 1,536 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Oxford, 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 Oxford?
The average FSA hygiene score across Oxford is 4.81 out of 5. 88.7% of rated venues score a 5, and 18 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Oxford venues failed their FSA inspection?
Oxford currently has 18 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Oxford 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 Oxford hygiene data?
All Oxford 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 Oxford data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.