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UK food hygiene · West Lothian

West Lothian.
1,113 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in West Lothian with its official FSA hygiene rating. 97.5% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.92
Avg FSA
884
venues scored 5/5
0
scored 0 or 1

West Lothian food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,113 food venues tracked in West Lothian, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.92 out of 5 across 907 rated venues.
  • 884 venues scored 5/5 (97.5%).
  • 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

West Lothian in context

West Lothian runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.92 across 907 rated venues.

97.5% of West Lothian venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

Within West Lothian itself, the typical retailers - other 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 West Lothian scores

907 rated · 206 awaiting
5
884 venues
97.5%
4
0 venues
0.0%
3
0 venues
0.0%
2
23 venues
2.5%
1
0 venues
0.0%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

  • 2

    China Palace

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH54 8DF

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Vanas Van Ltd

    Mobile caterer · EH54 6FF

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Bratek

    Retailers - other · EH54 5DZ

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Tony Macaroni

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH54 7EY

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Pardovan Play Pen

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH49 7TT

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Keystore More

    Retailers - other · EH48 3EP

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Premier Hopefield

    Retailers - other · EH47 7HY

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Rice & Noodles

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH54 6DG

    Jan 2026

  • 2

    Morton Clay Targets

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH53 0JT

    Dec 2025

  • 2

    Che Zee O Piri Piri

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH48 3PZ

    Dec 2025

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Bonnytoun Nursery School

    Caring Premises · EH49 7SN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Nurture Nursery

    Caring Premises · EH48 1QF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tippethill Hospital

    Other catering premises · EH48 3BQ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Jigsaw Childcare (UK) Ltd

    Caring Premises · EH52 5JJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Grill Delights

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH52 6FD

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Subway Bathgate

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH48 1PG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Aerial Adventures Livingston Ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH54 6GS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Polkemmet Primary School

    School/college/university · EH47 0BX

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Polkemmet Nursery

    Caring Premises · EH47 0BX

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Spice of Life

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH48 3QA

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

West Lothian 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.

  • 5

    Jollys Juices

    stale · 120mo

    Mobile caterer · EH54 6FF

    May 2016

  • 5

    Polbeth Bowling Club

    stale · 119mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub

    Jun 2016

  • 5

    Platform 3

    stale · 117mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · EH49 7AB

    Aug 2016

  • 5

    Southdale Primary School Wraparound

    stale · 113mo

    Caring Premises · EH48 3PR

    Dec 2016

  • 5

    Ewington Hotel

    stale · 113mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · EH47 8AU

    Dec 2016

  • 5

    Love 2 Waffle

    stale · 113mo

    Mobile caterer · EH54 6FF

    Dec 2016

By type

What's in West Lothian.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

246 venues in West Lothian

4.9
avg score

Retailers - other

221 venues in West Lothian

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

184 venues in West Lothian

4.9
avg score

Caring Premises

139 venues in West Lothian

5.0
avg score

School/college/university

87 venues in West Lothian

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

82 venues in West Lothian

4.9
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

51 venues in West Lothian

4.9
avg score

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

39 venues in West Lothian

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in West Lothian.

  • ?

    Golden Bowl

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH47 0QB

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    Black Rooster Livingston

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH54 8DF

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    Costa Coffee

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH54 6RQ

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    Grillz Snacks & More

    Mobile caterer · EH54 6FF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Bonnytoun Nursery School

    Caring Premises · EH49 7SN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tippethill Hospital

    Other catering premises · EH48 3BQ

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    Mos Fry

    Mobile caterer · EH54 6FF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Nurture Nursery

    Caring Premises · EH48 1QF

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in West Lothian, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in West Lothian?

RatingCafe tracks 1,113 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in West Lothian, 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 West Lothian?

The average FSA hygiene score across West Lothian is 4.92 out of 5. 97.5% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which West Lothian venues failed their FSA inspection?

West Lothian 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 West Lothian 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 West Lothian hygiene data?

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