Colchester.
1,644 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Colchester with its official FSA hygiene rating. 89.0% score a 5. 13 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Colchester food hygiene in one minute
- 1,644 food venues tracked in Colchester, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.81 out of 5 across 1,371 rated venues.
- 1,220 venues scored 5/5 (89.0%).
- 13 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Colchester in context
Colchester runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.81 across 1,371 rated venues.
89.0% of Colchester venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
13 Colchester venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.95% of rated stock, which keeps Colchester below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Colchester itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.6/5 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 Colchester scores
1,371 rated · 273 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Vinny's Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO1 1NU
M K Stores
Retailers - other · CO4 5LB
Aug 2025
Coffee Link
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO1 1XD
Apr 2025
Bite mee
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO1 1JJ
Polo Deli
Retailers - other · CO2 8HT
Tins Willows Garden
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CO2 8PZ
Wan Fung House
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CO1 1RB
Jul 2025
The Cake Story
Retailers - other · CO1 1LG
Jul 2025
The British Grenadier
Pub/bar/nightclub · CO1 2AP
May 2025
Hythe Convenience Store
Retailers - other · CO2 8JB
Mar 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Shrub end diner
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO3 4RH
Gardenia
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CO5 0HB
Blue & Pink Berries Bakery
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO2
St. Marys School For Girls
School/college/university · CO3 8LT
Tasty Kitchen
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CO7 9DP
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery
Caring Premises · CO3 0RH
STARK
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO5 8TQ
The English Wine Tasting Company
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO7 9HW
SHELL ALLSTOP
Retailers - other · CO4 5NQ
Chopstix Noodle Bar
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO1 1JG
Colchester 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.
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Mini Minders
stale · 1504moCaring Premises · CO1
Jan 1901
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West Bergholt Social Club
stale · 1504moPub/bar/nightclub · CO6 3BW
Jan 1901
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Garden Gate Bakes
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · CO4
Jan 1901
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G.Neko
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · CO1
Jan 1901
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FUSION TREATS
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · CO1 1LX
Jan 1901
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Fry me too the moon
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · CO4
Jan 1901
What's in Colchester.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
494 venues in Colchester
Retailers - other
287 venues in Colchester
Other catering premises
192 venues in Colchester
Caring Premises
150 venues in Colchester
Takeaway/sandwich shop
136 venues in Colchester
School/college/university
106 venues in Colchester
Pub/bar/nightclub
95 venues in Colchester
Mobile caterer
79 venues in Colchester
Most recent inspections in Colchester.
Shrub end diner
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO3 4RH
Gardenia
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CO5 0HB
Blue & Pink Berries Bakery
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO2
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery
Caring Premises · CO3 0RH
STARK
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO5 8TQ
St. Marys School For Girls
School/college/university · CO3 8LT
Tasty Kitchen
Takeaway/sandwich shop · CO7 9DP
SHELL ALLSTOP
Retailers - other · CO4 5NQ
Food hygiene in Colchester, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Colchester?
RatingCafe tracks 1,644 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Colchester, 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 Colchester?
The average FSA hygiene score across Colchester is 4.81 out of 5. 89.0% of rated venues score a 5, and 13 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Colchester venues failed their FSA inspection?
Colchester currently has 13 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Colchester 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 Colchester hygiene data?
All Colchester 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.
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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.
Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Colchester data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.