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UK food hygiene · South Hams

South Hams.
1,069 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in South Hams with its official FSA hygiene rating. 90.2% score a 5. 8 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.85
Avg FSA
764
venues scored 5/5
8
scored 0 or 1

South Hams food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,069 food venues tracked in South Hams, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.85 out of 5 across 847 rated venues.
  • 764 venues scored 5/5 (90.2%).
  • 8 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

South Hams in context

South Hams runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.85 across 847 rated venues.

90.2% of South Hams venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

8 South Hams venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.94% of rated stock, which keeps South Hams below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within South Hams itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.6/5 while a typical manufacturers/packers 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 South Hams scores

847 rated · 222 awaiting
5
764 venues
90.2%
4
55 venues
6.5%
3
18 venues
2.1%
2
2 venues
0.2%
1
8 venues
0.9%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

  • 1

    Opa Greek Gyros

    Retailers - other · TQ9

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    The White Hart

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PL21 0QW

    Nov 2025

  • 1

    Lidstones Butchers

    Retailers - other · TQ7 1PP

    Oct 2025

  • 1

    Marldon Cards and News

    Retailers - other · TQ3 1NE

    Aug 2025

  • 1

    Golden Bridge

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · PL21 9AE

    Aug 2025

  • 1

    Seeds Totnes

    Other catering premises · TQ9 5NP

    Mar 2025

  • 1

    South Brent Club

    Pub/bar/nightclub · TQ10 9AA

    Mar 2025

  • 1

    The Good Food Shop

    Retailers - other · TQ9 5HN

    Jan 2025

  • 2

    California Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PL21 0SG

    Mar 2025

  • 2

    Townstal Garage - Spar and Subway

    stale · 21mo

    Retailers - other · TQ6 9LW

    Aug 2024

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Butterworths Bakery

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TQ7 1NY

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Devon Rum Company

    Pub/bar/nightclub · TQ8 8FE

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Malborough Primary School

    School/college/university · TQ7 3RN

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Marks & Spencer Simply Foods

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · TQ6 9NF

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Green Dragon Inn

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TQ6 0PX

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    The Cellar Door

    Other catering premises · TQ6

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Bigbury Golf Club

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TQ7 4BB

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Boho Cakes

    Retailers - other · TQ9

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    The Cake Corner

    Retailers - other · TQ9

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Ebb & Flow Ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TQ6 0AD

    Feb 2026

Overdue inspection

South Hams 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.

  • ?

    Marldon Maple Leaf Bowling Club

    stale · 1504mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · TQ3 1PH

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Stepping Stones Totnes

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TQ9 5AD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Stoke Fleming Village Shop

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · TQ6 0NR

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Stoke Lodge Hotel

    stale · 1504mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · TQ6 0RA

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Taguchi-Ya

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · TQ9

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    The Bridge Community Cafe

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · PL21

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in South Hams.

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

Retailers - other

234 venues in South Hams

4.8
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

218 venues in South Hams

4.9
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

129 venues in South Hams

4.7
avg score

Other catering premises

117 venues in South Hams

4.9
avg score

Manufacturers/packers

75 venues in South Hams

5.0
avg score

School/college/university

60 venues in South Hams

5.0
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

54 venues in South Hams

4.6
avg score

Mobile caterer

52 venues in South Hams

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in South Hams.

  • 5

    Butterworths Bakery

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TQ7 1NY

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Devon Rum Company

    Pub/bar/nightclub · TQ8 8FE

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Green Dragon Inn

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TQ6 0PX

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Malborough Primary School

    School/college/university · TQ7 3RN

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    The Cellar Door

    Other catering premises · TQ6

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Marks & Spencer Simply Foods

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · TQ6 9NF

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Bigbury Golf Club

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TQ7 4BB

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Boho Cakes

    Retailers - other · TQ9

    Feb 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in South Hams, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in South Hams?

RatingCafe tracks 1,069 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in South Hams, 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 South Hams?

The average FSA hygiene score across South Hams is 4.85 out of 5. 90.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 8 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which South Hams venues failed their FSA inspection?

South Hams currently has 8 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in South Hams 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 South Hams hygiene data?

All South Hams 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

Verify this independently.

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