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UK food hygiene · East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire.
1,130 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in East Ayrshire with its official FSA hygiene rating. 96.5% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.89
Avg FSA
847
venues scored 5/5
0
scored 0 or 1

East Ayrshire food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,130 food venues tracked in East Ayrshire, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.89 out of 5 across 878 rated venues.
  • 847 venues scored 5/5 (96.5%).
  • 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

East Ayrshire in context

East Ayrshire runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.89 across 878 rated venues.

96.5% of East Ayrshire venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

Within East Ayrshire itself, the typical manufacturers/packers 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 East Ayrshire scores

878 rated · 252 awaiting
5
847 venues
96.5%
4
0 venues
0.0%
3
0 venues
0.0%
2
31 venues
3.5%
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

    Pollok Williamson

    Retailers - other · KA1 1LU

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Halikarnas

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · KA1 5BZ

    Jan 2026

  • 2

    The Tattie Stop Van

    Mobile caterer · KA1 5HG

    Dec 2025

  • 2

    The Tattie Stop Trailer

    Mobile caterer · KA1 5HG

    Dec 2025

  • 2

    Freens Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA1 4LD

    Nov 2025

  • 2

    The Humble Table Ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA16 9BP

    Nov 2025

  • 2

    Killie Stores

    Takeaway/sandwich shop

    Nov 2025

  • 2

    Day Today Express

    Retailers - other · KA3 7QQ

    Nov 2025

  • 2

    Kings Arms

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · KA3 6DX

    Oct 2025

  • 2

    Golden Chopsticks

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · KA2 0HA

    Sept 2025

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Morven Day Services

    Caring Premises · KA3 2AR

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Morrisons

    Retailers - other · KA1 2PY

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Silver Dragon

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · KA18 4AG

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    The Garage

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Doonbank House Care Home

    Caring Premises · KA6 7JW

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Stobbs the Baker

    Retailers - other · KA6 7NA

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    New Champion

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA1 4AE

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    June's Custom Made Cakes

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA3 1QU

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Gauchalland East Tenant & Residents

    Retailers - other · KA4 8BS

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Feeney's

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA1 1DU

    Feb 2026

Overdue inspection

East Ayrshire 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

    Mason's Arms

    stale · 174mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · KA4 8HQ

    Nov 2011

  • 5

    Crown Hotel

    stale · 169mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA16 9DJ

    Apr 2012

  • ?

    Riccarton Inn

    stale · 165mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA1 4DX

    Aug 2012

  • ?

    Black Bull

    stale · 157mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA5 5AB

    May 2013

  • 5

    Dumfries House Trust Trading Ltd

    stale · 154mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · KA18 2NJ

    Jul 2013

  • 5

    Bonnie Doon Masonic Lodge

    stale · 149mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA6 7LN

    Dec 2013

By type

What's in East Ayrshire.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

374 venues in East Ayrshire

4.9
avg score

Retailers - other

213 venues in East Ayrshire

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

162 venues in East Ayrshire

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

127 venues in East Ayrshire

5.0
avg score

School/college/university

78 venues in East Ayrshire

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

50 venues in East Ayrshire

4.8
avg score

Manufacturers/packers

44 venues in East Ayrshire

4.6
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

43 venues in East Ayrshire

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in East Ayrshire.

  • 5

    Morven Day Services

    Caring Premises · KA3 2AR

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    The Zone Initiative Ltd

    Retailers - other · KA6 7QN

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Pollok Williamson

    Retailers - other · KA1 1LU

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Morrisons

    Retailers - other · KA1 2PY

    Feb 2026

  • ?

    Tikkaway

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · KA1 1PH

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Silver Dragon

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · KA18 4AG

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    The Garage

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

    Feb 2026

  • ?

    D'Sweet Treats

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · KA18 3HF

    Feb 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in East Ayrshire, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in East Ayrshire?

RatingCafe tracks 1,130 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in East Ayrshire, 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 East Ayrshire?

The average FSA hygiene score across East Ayrshire is 4.89 out of 5. 96.5% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which East Ayrshire venues failed their FSA inspection?

East Ayrshire 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 East Ayrshire 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 East Ayrshire hygiene data?

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