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UK food hygiene · Lincoln

Lincoln.
1,093 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Lincoln with its official FSA hygiene rating. 93.7% score a 5. 6 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.90
Avg FSA
947
venues scored 5/5
6
scored 0 or 1

Lincoln food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,093 food venues tracked in Lincoln, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.90 out of 5 across 1,011 rated venues.
  • 947 venues scored 5/5 (93.7%).
  • 6 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Lincoln in context

Lincoln runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.90 across 1,011 rated venues.

93.7% of Lincoln venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

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

Within Lincoln itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.8/5 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 Lincoln scores

1,011 rated · 82 awaiting
5
947 venues
93.7%
4
39 venues
3.9%
3
17 venues
1.7%
2
2 venues
0.2%
1
5 venues
0.5%
0
1 venues
0.1%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

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

  • 0

    Super Stop

    Retailers - other · LN2 5HX

    Mar 2025

  • 1

    The Oasis

    Retailers - other · LN5 8NE

    Nov 2025

  • 1

    Huckleberrys Bar & Grill

    Pub/bar/nightclub · LN2 1JS

    Nov 2025

  • 1

    Natasas Store

    Retailers - other · LN5 8NE

    Sept 2025

  • 1

    Burton Road Convenio

    Retailers - other · LN1 3LN

    Sept 2025

  • 1

    Monks Food City

    Retailers - other · LN2 5LA

    Feb 2025

  • 2

    Carholme Chippy

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · LN1 1RN

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Wig & Mitre

    Pub/bar/nightclub · LN2 1TL

    Oct 2025

  • 3

    Lincoln Hospital Sports & Social Club

    Pub/bar/nightclub · LN2 5RA

    Feb 2026

  • 3

    Kaspas Desserts

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LN2 1LA

    Feb 2026

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    The Castle Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · LN1 3AS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Chop Chop

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · LN5 8BE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Hartsholme Honey

    Other catering premises · LN6

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Country Court Care

    Caring Premises · LN1 3TP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Iceland Foods Ltd

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · LN6 7JL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · LN5 7DQ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Ancaster Day Centre

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LN5 8PF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Cake Box

    Retailers - other · LN5 7BN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Lincoln Hospital

    Caring Premises · LN2 1QU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Park Street Activity Day Centre

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LN1 1UQ

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Lincoln 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.

  • ?

    Orient Chinese Food

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · LN6 0JD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Lincoln Foodbank

    stale · 1504mo

    Distributors/Transporters · LN5 8LG

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Lincoln Community Larder

    stale · 1504mo

    Distributors/Transporters · LN2 5AR

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Pizza Go/Pizza Launch

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · LN1 1RN

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Plan Burrito

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · LN2 1JD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Pacific Health Club

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · LN6 7AQ

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Lincoln.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

272 venues in Lincoln

4.9
avg score

Retailers - other

214 venues in Lincoln

4.8
avg score

Other catering premises

133 venues in Lincoln

5.0
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

123 venues in Lincoln

4.8
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

94 venues in Lincoln

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

85 venues in Lincoln

5.0
avg score

Mobile caterer

47 venues in Lincoln

5.0
avg score

School/college/university

45 venues in Lincoln

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Lincoln.

Common questions

Food hygiene in Lincoln, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Lincoln?

RatingCafe tracks 1,093 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Lincoln, 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 Lincoln?

The average FSA hygiene score across Lincoln is 4.90 out of 5. 93.7% of rated venues score a 5, and 6 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Lincoln venues failed their FSA inspection?

Lincoln currently has 6 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Lincoln 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 Lincoln hygiene data?

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