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UK food hygiene · Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute.
1,252 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Argyll and Bute with its official FSA hygiene rating. 93.9% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.82
Avg FSA
674
venues scored 5/5
0
scored 0 or 1

Argyll and Bute food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,252 food venues tracked in Argyll and Bute, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.82 out of 5 across 718 rated venues.
  • 674 venues scored 5/5 (93.9%).
  • 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Argyll and Bute in context

Argyll and Bute runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.82 across 718 rated venues.

93.9% of Argyll and Bute venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

Within Argyll and Bute itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.6/5 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 Argyll and Bute scores

718 rated · 534 awaiting
5
674 venues
93.9%
4
0 venues
0.0%
3
0 venues
0.0%
2
44 venues
6.1%
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

    The Waterfront Fishouse

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · nd Bute

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Golden Ocean Chinese Restaurant

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA28 6DD

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Arrochar Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · G83 7AU

    Jan 2026

  • 2

    Columba Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA34 5QD

    Dec 2025

  • 2

    Tobermory Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA75 6NT

    Sept 2025

  • 2

    The Scot Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA34 5NX

    Sept 2025

  • 2

    R G MacIntyre

    Retailers - other · G84 0RR

    Aug 2025

  • 2

    The Pier Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA75 6NU

    Aug 2025

  • 2

    Bay Cottage LTD

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA27 8DD

    Jul 2025

  • 2

    Tiree Lodge Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA77 6TW

    Jun 2025

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Ardenlee Residential Home

    Caring Premises · PA23 7QJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Village Inn

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · G83 7AX

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Ee-Usk

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA34 5QD

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Masala Twist

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · G84 8AS

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    The George Hotel

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA32 8TT

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    The Artist Patisserie

    Retailers - other · G84 8TG

    Jan 2026

  • 5

    Eat A Lot

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA31 8LZ

    Jan 2026

  • 5

    Morar Lodge Nursing Home

    Caring Premises · e G84 9NS

    Dec 2025

  • 5

    Butefastfood

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA20 0AP

    Dec 2025

  • 5

    Rosslea Hall Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · G84 8NF

    Dec 2025

Overdue inspection

Argyll and Bute 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

    Lochdonhead Primary School

    stale · 228mo

    School/college/university · PA64 6AP

    May 2007

  • 5

    The Giving Tree

    stale · 210mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA31 8UB

    Nov 2008

  • 5

    Duncreggan House

    stale · 207mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA23 8TG

    Feb 2009

  • 5

    M & P Miller

    stale · 205mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA21 2BY

    Apr 2009

  • 5

    Thistle House

    stale · 205mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA25 8AZ

    Apr 2009

  • 5

    West Barravullin Bothy B And B

    stale · 200mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA31 8QW

    Sept 2009

By type

What's in Argyll and Bute.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

338 venues in Argyll and Bute

4.8
avg score

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house

251 venues in Argyll and Bute

4.7
avg score

Retailers - other

174 venues in Argyll and Bute

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

112 venues in Argyll and Bute

4.6
avg score

School/college/university

84 venues in Argyll and Bute

5.0
avg score

Caring Premises

77 venues in Argyll and Bute

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

60 venues in Argyll and Bute

4.9
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

55 venues in Argyll and Bute

4.8
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Argyll and Bute.

  • ?

    Tattie Bagel

    Retailers - other · PA20 9AU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Ardenlee Residential Home

    Caring Premises · PA23 7QJ

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    Ailidh@the Shed

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA76 6SJ

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    Claonaig Estate Ltd Farm Shop

    Retailers - other · PA29 6YF

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    The Bellachroy

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · PA75 6QW

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    Little Bay Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PA34 5NJ

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    Spud Stop

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · PA34 4AT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Village Inn

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · G83 7AX

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Argyll and Bute, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Argyll and Bute?

RatingCafe tracks 1,252 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Argyll and Bute, 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 Argyll and Bute?

The average FSA hygiene score across Argyll and Bute is 4.82 out of 5. 93.9% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Argyll and Bute venues failed their FSA inspection?

Argyll and Bute 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 Argyll and Bute 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 Argyll and Bute hygiene data?

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