Mid Suffolk.
833 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Mid Suffolk with its official FSA hygiene rating. 85.3% score a 5. 9 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Mid Suffolk food hygiene in one minute
- 833 food venues tracked in Mid Suffolk, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.77 out of 5 across 737 rated venues.
- 629 venues scored 5/5 (85.3%).
- 9 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Mid Suffolk in context
Mid Suffolk runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.77 across 737 rated venues.
85.3% of Mid Suffolk venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
9 Mid Suffolk venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.22% of rated stock, which is in line with the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Mid Suffolk itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical other catering premises averages 4.9/5, 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 Mid Suffolk scores
737 rated · 96 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
The Kings Head
Pub/bar/nightclub · IP14 5SA
Place Farm Shop Ltd
Retailers - other · IP21 4AD
Star Convenience Store
Retailers - other · IP14 1AD
Jun 2025
Premier Walsham Store
Retailers - other · IP31 3AZ
Londis
Retailers - other · IP14 1LX
Stow Food Wine
Retailers - other · IP14 1AQ
Gislingham Village Store
Retailers - other · IP23 8HS
The Mandarin
Takeaway/sandwich shop · IP14 4EF
Oct 2025
Diamond
Retailers - other · IP14 1AD
Jun 2025
The Bell Inn
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP22 1BN
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Portman Event Bars
Mobile caterer · IP14
Kings Arms
Pub/bar/nightclub · IP14 3NT
Portman Event Catering
Mobile caterer · IP14 1RQ
The Lion
Pub/bar/nightclub · IP14 6QJ
Shelbys cakes and bakes
Retailers - other
The Food Museum
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP14 1DL
Oakhouse Foods
Distributors/Transporters · IP23 7HN
The Walnut
Pub/bar/nightclub · IP14 1NE
Sir Robert Hitchams Primary School
School/college/university · IP14 6QA
The Coddenham Centre Community Catering
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP6 9SR
Mid Suffolk 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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The Cake Cabin
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · IP23 7AG
Jan 1901
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Lunchtime Company @ Stowmarket High School
stale · 1504moSchool/college/university · IP14 1QR
Jan 1901
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Ellis Famliy Flock
stale · 1504moFarmers/growers · IP14 5HE
Jan 1901
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E G H Maynard
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · IP23 7AF
Jan 1901
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Morvend Limited
stale · 1504moFarmers/growers · IP6 8RS
Jan 1901
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Deluxe Supplements
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · IP23 7LR
Jan 1901
What's in Mid Suffolk.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
167 venues in Mid Suffolk
Other catering premises
167 venues in Mid Suffolk
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
124 venues in Mid Suffolk
Pub/bar/nightclub
81 venues in Mid Suffolk
School/college/university
75 venues in Mid Suffolk
Mobile caterer
69 venues in Mid Suffolk
Takeaway/sandwich shop
46 venues in Mid Suffolk
Caring Premises
44 venues in Mid Suffolk
Most recent inspections in Mid Suffolk.
Kings Arms
Pub/bar/nightclub · IP14 3NT
Portman Event Catering
Mobile caterer · IP14 1RQ
Portman Event Bars
Mobile caterer · IP14
Cinnamon Tree
Takeaway/sandwich shop · IP14 1LX
The Lion
Pub/bar/nightclub · IP14 6QJ
Shelbys cakes and bakes
Retailers - other
Oakhouse Foods
Distributors/Transporters · IP23 7HN
The Food Museum
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP14 1DL
Food hygiene in Mid Suffolk, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Mid Suffolk?
RatingCafe tracks 833 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Mid Suffolk, 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 Mid Suffolk?
The average FSA hygiene score across Mid Suffolk is 4.77 out of 5. 85.3% of rated venues score a 5, and 9 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Mid Suffolk venues failed their FSA inspection?
Mid Suffolk currently has 9 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Mid Suffolk 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 Mid Suffolk hygiene data?
All Mid Suffolk 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 Mid Suffolk data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.