Maidstone.
1,417 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Maidstone with its official FSA hygiene rating. 81.2% score a 5. 14 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Maidstone food hygiene in one minute
- 1,417 food venues tracked in Maidstone, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.71 out of 5 across 1,349 rated venues.
- 1,095 venues scored 5/5 (81.2%).
- 14 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Maidstone in context
Maidstone runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.71 across 1,349 rated venues.
81.2% of Maidstone venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
14 Maidstone venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.04% of rated stock, which keeps Maidstone below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Maidstone itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 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 Maidstone scores
1,349 rated · 68 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
AA Markets Cafeteria
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME16 8RG
Pad Thai Live Maidstone
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 1JL
May 2025
Parkwood Trout Farm
Retailers - other · ME17 1JX
Detling Diner
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 3HT
The Victory
Pub/bar/nightclub · ME16 9NB
Oct 2025
Yeti Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 1ED
Oct 2025
Starburger
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 1QX
Oct 2025
The Pond Cafe @ Tyland Barn
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 3BD
Jul 2025
Everest Cash And Carry
Retailers - other · ME14 2RF
May 2025
Headcorn Charcoal Grill
Takeaway/sandwich shop · TN27 9NL
May 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Hillbeck Residential Home
Caring Premises · ME14 4HN
Woodgate Residential Care Home
Caring Premises · ME16 0JG
Sylvie's Snacks
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 4DT
The Mill Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 5PP
Staplehurst Garden Centre
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TN12 9BT
Laser Touch Crafts
Retailers - other · ME17
Cece's Rainbow Kids
Caring Premises · ME16 8LW
Maa Mi's Kitchen
Other catering premises · ME15
The Little Box Of Beans
Mobile caterer · ME15
Greggs
Retailers - other · ME14 1DJ
Maidstone 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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Zlatka's Family Kitchen
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · ME15
Jan 1901
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Romalge Coffee Shop
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 1TG
Jan 1901
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Rumwood Cricket Club
stale · 1504moPub/bar/nightclub · ME15 8RQ
Jan 1901
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Victoria Jayne Stedman
stale · 1504moCaring Premises · ME16
Jan 1901
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TG Jones High Street Limited
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · ME14 1RP
Jan 1901
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Superdrug Stores Plc
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · ME15 6AS
Jan 1901
What's in Maidstone.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
279 venues in Maidstone
Retailers - other
259 venues in Maidstone
Other catering premises
248 venues in Maidstone
Caring Premises
129 venues in Maidstone
Pub/bar/nightclub
127 venues in Maidstone
School/college/university
109 venues in Maidstone
Takeaway/sandwich shop
104 venues in Maidstone
Mobile caterer
82 venues in Maidstone
Most recent inspections in Maidstone.
Hillbeck Residential Home
Caring Premises · ME14 4HN
Woodgate Residential Care Home
Caring Premises · ME16 0JG
Sylvie's Snacks
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 4DT
The Mill Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · ME14 5PP
Staplehurst Garden Centre
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · TN12 9BT
Laser Touch Crafts
Retailers - other · ME17
Maa Mi's Kitchen
Other catering premises · ME15
Cece's Rainbow Kids
Caring Premises · ME16 8LW
Food hygiene in Maidstone, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Maidstone?
RatingCafe tracks 1,417 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Maidstone, 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 Maidstone?
The average FSA hygiene score across Maidstone is 4.71 out of 5. 81.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 14 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Maidstone venues failed their FSA inspection?
Maidstone currently has 14 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Maidstone 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 Maidstone hygiene data?
All Maidstone 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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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Maidstone data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.