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UK food hygiene · South Oxfordshire

South Oxfordshire.
1,249 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in South Oxfordshire with its official FSA hygiene rating. 70.6% score a 5. 5 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.56
Avg FSA
803
venues scored 5/5
5
scored 0 or 1

South Oxfordshire food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,249 food venues tracked in South Oxfordshire, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.56 out of 5 across 1,137 rated venues.
  • 803 venues scored 5/5 (70.6%).
  • 5 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

South Oxfordshire in context

South Oxfordshire sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.56 across 1,137 rated venues.

70.6% of South Oxfordshire venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).

5 South Oxfordshire venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.44% of rated stock, which keeps South Oxfordshire below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within South Oxfordshire itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.0/5 while a typical caring premises averages 4.9/5, 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 Oxfordshire scores

1,137 rated · 112 awaiting
5
803 venues
70.6%
4
198 venues
17.4%
3
113 venues
9.9%
2
18 venues
1.6%
1
5 venues
0.4%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

  • 1

    Sir Charles Napier

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX39 4BX

    Feb 2026

  • 1

    Britwell Farm Shop

    Retailers - other · OX49 5LG

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Cashmere Continental Foods & Cosmetics

    Retailers - other · OX11 8AB

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Asda Express, Subway, Greggs

    Retailers - other · OX9 3SB

    Nov 2025

  • 1

    Chinese Cottage

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · OX11 8QL

    Sept 2025

  • 2

    The Cheesy Grape Company Limited

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · RG9 2AH

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Kingfisher Fish & Chips

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · OX49 5PU

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    ABOKI-1935 CAFE

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · OX11 7LE

    Jan 2026

  • 2

    The JR Sports group

    School/college/university · OX9 7AB

    Jan 2026

  • 2

    The Ferryboat Inn Whitchurch

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · RG8 7DB

    Jan 2026

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Elite Camps Wallingford

    new

    Caring Premises · OX10 8HH

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Butchers Arms

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · RG4 5RS

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Wallingford Sports and Social Club

    Other catering premises · OX10 9RB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Sarah Moody Cooks

    Retailers - other · RG8

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Dominos Pizza

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · RG9 2BG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Moreish

    Retailers - other · OX10 7HP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Henley Classics

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · RG9 4QG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Emily Rait

    Other catering premises · RG9

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Railway Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · OX14 3BT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Chopstix at Welcome Break Oxford

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX33 1LJ

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

South Oxfordshire 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.

  • ?

    Echoes

    stale · 1516mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · RG9 2FG

    Jan 1900

  • ?

    Invictus Gym

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · OX9 3UF

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    The Maltsters Arms

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · RG9 4QD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    The James Figg

    stale · 1504mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · OX9 2BL

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    The Crown Inn

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · RG9 6HH

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    The Chequers Inn

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · OX10 6JN

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in South Oxfordshire.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

274 venues in South Oxfordshire

4.5
avg score

Retailers - other

227 venues in South Oxfordshire

4.5
avg score

Other catering premises

179 venues in South Oxfordshire

4.9
avg score

School/college/university

120 venues in South Oxfordshire

4.8
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

113 venues in South Oxfordshire

4.3
avg score

Caring Premises

93 venues in South Oxfordshire

4.9
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

84 venues in South Oxfordshire

4.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

66 venues in South Oxfordshire

4.8
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in South Oxfordshire.

  • 5

    Elite Camps Wallingford

    new

    Caring Premises · OX10 8HH

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Butchers Arms

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · RG4 5RS

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Wallingford Sports and Social Club

    Other catering premises · OX10 9RB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Sarah Moody Cooks

    Retailers - other · RG8

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Dominos Pizza

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · RG9 2BG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Railway Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · OX14 3BT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Henley Classics

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · RG9 4QG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Emily Rait

    Other catering premises · RG9

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in South Oxfordshire, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in South Oxfordshire?

RatingCafe tracks 1,249 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in South Oxfordshire, 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 Oxfordshire?

The average FSA hygiene score across South Oxfordshire is 4.56 out of 5. 70.6% of rated venues score a 5, and 5 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which South Oxfordshire venues failed their FSA inspection?

South Oxfordshire currently has 5 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 Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire hygiene data?

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