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UK food hygiene · East Hertfordshire

East Hertfordshire.
1,363 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in East Hertfordshire with its official FSA hygiene rating. 83.6% score a 5. 7 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.78
Avg FSA
989
venues scored 5/5
7
scored 0 or 1

East Hertfordshire food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,363 food venues tracked in East Hertfordshire, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.78 out of 5 across 1,183 rated venues.
  • 989 venues scored 5/5 (83.6%).
  • 7 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

East Hertfordshire in context

East Hertfordshire runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.78 across 1,183 rated venues.

83.6% of East Hertfordshire venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

7 East Hertfordshire venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.59% of rated stock, which keeps East Hertfordshire below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within East Hertfordshire itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.5/5 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 Hertfordshire scores

1,183 rated · 180 awaiting
5
989 venues
83.6%
4
149 venues
12.6%
3
30 venues
2.5%
2
8 venues
0.7%
1
7 venues
0.6%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

Overdue inspection

East Hertfordshire 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.

  • ?

    Frances Grattan Plunkett

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · SG11

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Fosters Pet & Garden Centre

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SG14 2NR

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Fire Strength And Fitness

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SG11 2DY

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Snowley Wine \& Beer

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CM23 5EP

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Fire Station

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SG13 7LD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Eastwick Animal Feeds

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CM20 2QT

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in East Hertfordshire.

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

Retailers - other

302 venues in East Hertfordshire

4.8
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

287 venues in East Hertfordshire

4.8
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

164 venues in East Hertfordshire

4.7
avg score

School/college/university

122 venues in East Hertfordshire

4.9
avg score

Other catering premises

121 venues in East Hertfordshire

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

107 venues in East Hertfordshire

4.5
avg score

Caring Premises

94 venues in East Hertfordshire

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

87 venues in East Hertfordshire

4.8
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in East Hertfordshire.

  • 5

    The Orange Tree

    new

    Pub/bar/nightclub · CM21 0BP

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Mint Leaf

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM23 3DH

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Stortford Convenience Store

    new

    Retailers - other · CM23 3SD

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Smith's Catering

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EN11

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Smith-James Lets Eat

    Mobile caterer · EN11 0EH

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Catherine Wheel

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SG11 2LW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Domino's Pizza

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM21 0DQ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    More Than Bloons

    Retailers - other · SG12 8AS

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in East Hertfordshire, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in East Hertfordshire?

RatingCafe tracks 1,363 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in East Hertfordshire, 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 Hertfordshire?

The average FSA hygiene score across East Hertfordshire is 4.78 out of 5. 83.6% of rated venues score a 5, and 7 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which East Hertfordshire venues failed their FSA inspection?

East Hertfordshire currently has 7 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 Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire hygiene data?

All East Hertfordshire 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.

Across the UK

Other cities on RatingCafe.

All cities

Birmingham

10,108 venues

4.29 avg

Leeds

7,251 venues

4.67 avg

North Yorkshire

6,975 venues

4.78 avg

Glasgow

6,528 venues

4.6 avg

Manchester

6,452 venues

4.5 avg

Somerset

6,027 venues

4.84 avg

Highland

5,792 venues

4.56 avg

Westminster

5,561 venues

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