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UK food hygiene · Chichester

Chichester.
1,429 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Chichester with its official FSA hygiene rating. 94.0% score a 5. 4 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.91
Avg FSA
1,209
venues scored 5/5
4
scored 0 or 1

Chichester food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,429 food venues tracked in Chichester, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.91 out of 5 across 1,286 rated venues.
  • 1,209 venues scored 5/5 (94.0%).
  • 4 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Chichester in context

Chichester runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.91 across 1,286 rated venues.

94.0% of Chichester venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

4 Chichester venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.31% of rated stock, which keeps Chichester below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Chichester itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.8/5 while a typical school/college/university 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 Chichester scores

1,286 rated · 143 awaiting
5
1,209 venues
94.0%
4
50 venues
3.9%
3
20 venues
1.6%
2
3 venues
0.2%
1
4 venues
0.3%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

  • 1

    Muchos Nachos

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO19 8HT

    Feb 2026

  • 1

    The Star And Garter

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PO18 0JG

    Jan 2026

  • 1

    Southwood Park Steers

    Mobile caterer · PO10

    Jul 2025

  • 1

    Luckes

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO19 1LP

    May 2025

  • 2

    Reina Kitchen

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO19 1JW

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    The Pond Barn Restaurant & Bar

    Other catering premises · PO20 8HR

    Jul 2025

  • 2

    Kirdford Village Stores

    Retailers - other · RH14 0NQ

    Jun 2025

  • 3

    Something Fishy

    Retailers - other · PO20 8BN

    Feb 2026

  • 3

    The Food Warehouse Iceland

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · PO19 7AG

    Feb 2026

  • 3

    Toy's Flying Wok

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · PO19 8DQ

    Jan 2026

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    The Hole In The Wall

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PO19 1NP

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Palm House Restaurant

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO20 1LJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fettle & Fork

    Other catering premises · GU28

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fish And Chips

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · PO19 7NB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Giggling Squid/Lime Squeezy

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO19 1JN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Walnut Tree Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PO20 1QB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Little Monster Tap

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PO19 7JL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    L&L Catering Slushies

    Mobile caterer · PO18

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Richmond

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PO19 8DT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fast Food Bar 1

    Mobile caterer · PO18

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Chichester 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.

  • ?

    Four Walls Wine Co

    stale · 1504mo

    Distributors/Transporters · PO18 9HX

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Mariposa Languages Limited

    stale · 1504mo

    School/college/university · PO19

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Made By Lace

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · RH14

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    La Med Beer

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · GU29

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    L&L Catering Unit 2

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · PO18

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    L T Deer Management

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · GU30

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Chichester.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

275 venues in Chichester

4.9
avg score

Retailers - other

228 venues in Chichester

4.8
avg score

Other catering premises

209 venues in Chichester

5.0
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

145 venues in Chichester

4.9
avg score

Caring Premises

132 venues in Chichester

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

132 venues in Chichester

4.9
avg score

School/college/university

101 venues in Chichester

5.0
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

64 venues in Chichester

4.8
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Chichester.

  • 5

    The Hole In The Wall

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PO19 1NP

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Palm House Restaurant

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO20 1LJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fettle & Fork

    Other catering premises · GU28

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Walnut Tree Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PO20 1QB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fish And Chips

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · PO19 7NB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Little Monster Tap

    Pub/bar/nightclub · PO19 7JL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Giggling Squid/Lime Squeezy

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PO19 1JN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fast Food Bar 1

    Mobile caterer · PO18

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Chichester, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Chichester?

RatingCafe tracks 1,429 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Chichester, 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 Chichester?

The average FSA hygiene score across Chichester is 4.91 out of 5. 94.0% of rated venues score a 5, and 4 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Chichester venues failed their FSA inspection?

Chichester currently has 4 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Chichester 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 Chichester hygiene data?

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