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UK food hygiene · Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles).
576 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) with its official FSA hygiene rating. 97.7% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.93
Avg FSA
475
venues scored 5/5
0
scored 0 or 1

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) food hygiene in one minute

  • 576 food venues tracked in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.93 out of 5 across 486 rated venues.
  • 475 venues scored 5/5 (97.7%).
  • 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) in context

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.93 across 486 rated venues.

97.7% of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

Within Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) itself, the typical caring premises averages 4.7/5 while a typical mobile caterer 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 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) scores

486 rated · 90 awaiting
5
475 venues
97.7%
4
0 venues
0.0%
3
0 venues
0.0%
2
11 venues
2.3%
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

    Grogarry Lodge

    Other catering premises · HS8 5RR

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Western Isles NHS Catering Department

    Caring Premises · HS1 2AF

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    The Hub Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HS1 2EP

    Dec 2025

  • 2

    County Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS1 2XB

    Dec 2025

  • 2

    A D Munro

    Retailers - other · HS3 3DB

    Dec 2025

  • 2

    Flavour

    Manufacturers/packers · HS3 3DS

    Sept 2025

  • 2

    W J Macdonald

    Manufacturers/packers · HS1 2XD

    Apr 2025

  • 2

    Uig Primary School

    School/college/university · HS2 9JE

    Dec 2024

  • 2

    Sgoil Araich Sgoil nan Loch

    stale · 23mo

    Caring Premises · HS2 9PE

    Jun 2024

  • 2

    Loch Erisort House

    stale · 30mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS2 9RA

    Nov 2023

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Dell-licious-ness

    Manufacturers/packers · HS2 0SW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Susanne Erbida

    Manufacturers/packers · HS2

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Dùnan Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS2 9AA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Ceilidh Cidsin

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HS7 5LW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Stornoway North Community Fridge

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HS1 2YN

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    MacRae's Croft

    Manufacturers/packers · HS2

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Bridge House Bed & Breakfast

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS2

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    SEApods

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS2

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Masala Magic

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HS1 2JD

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    The Oyster Catcher Bakery

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HS6 5EP

    Feb 2026

Overdue inspection

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 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

    XL Leisure Naafi JRC

    stale · 155mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HS7 5LA

    Jun 2013

  • ?

    Island Fish And Chips

    stale · 115mo

    Mobile caterer · HS8

    Oct 2016

  • 5

    Bed & Breakfast

    stale · 105mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS9 5UT

    Aug 2017

  • 5

    Ferndale

    stale · 99mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS1 2JS

    Jan 2018

  • 5

    Barra Pizza

    stale · 99mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · HS9

    Feb 2018

  • 5

    Arnish View B&B

    stale · 83mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS1

    Jul 2019

By type

What's in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles).

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

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house

129 venues in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

5.0
avg score

Manufacturers/packers

122 venues in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

4.9
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

104 venues in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

5.0
avg score

Retailers - other

80 venues in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

5.0
avg score

Other catering premises

27 venues in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

4.9
avg score

School/college/university

23 venues in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

4.7
avg score

Caring Premises

22 venues in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

4.7
avg score

Mobile caterer

20 venues in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles).

  • 5

    Dell-licious-ness

    Manufacturers/packers · HS2 0SW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Susanne Erbida

    Manufacturers/packers · HS2

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Dùnan Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS2 9AA

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Grogarry Lodge

    Other catering premises · HS8 5RR

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Ceilidh Cidsin

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HS7 5LW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    MacRae's Croft

    Manufacturers/packers · HS2

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Bridge House Bed & Breakfast

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HS2

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Stornoway North Community Fridge

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HS1 2YN

    Feb 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)?

RatingCafe tracks 576 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), 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 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)?

The average FSA hygiene score across Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) is 4.93 out of 5. 97.7% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) venues failed their FSA inspection?

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 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 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 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 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) hygiene data?

All Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) 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

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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.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.