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UK food hygiene · Midlothian

Midlothian.
684 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Midlothian with its official FSA hygiene rating. 89.5% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.69
Avg FSA
547
venues scored 5/5
0
scored 0 or 1

Midlothian food hygiene in one minute

  • 684 food venues tracked in Midlothian, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.69 out of 5 across 611 rated venues.
  • 547 venues scored 5/5 (89.5%).
  • 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Midlothian in context

Midlothian tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.69 across 611 rated venues.

89.5% of Midlothian venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

Within Midlothian itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical school/college/university 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 Midlothian scores

611 rated · 73 awaiting
5
547 venues
89.5%
4
0 venues
0.0%
3
0 venues
0.0%
2
64 venues
10.5%
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

    Jade Garden

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 2BP

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Heriot Hott Ltd

    Manufacturers/packers · EH25 9RE

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Dell's Kitchen

    Mobile caterer · EH19 3JQ

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Spice Of Penicuik

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH26 8NP

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Gloria's

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH19 2DA

    Mar 2026

  • 2

    Turkish Carryout

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 4RA

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Yorkies Snack Van

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH20 9QH

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Mercado Invicta

    Retailers - other · EH25 9LA

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Seeds of Sweet Ltd

    Distributors/Transporters · EH20 9NP

    Feb 2026

  • 2

    Baguette Express

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH20 9RE

    Jan 2026

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    The Sugar World

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 1JB

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Burnbrae Primary School

    School/college/university · EH19 3GB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Beijing Banquet

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 1PJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Luci's Restaurant Cocktail Bar

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH18 1ND

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Edin-burgers

    Mobile caterer · EH22 1SP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    U Save Bhargav Scot Ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH20 9RG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Loganlea Trout Fishery Ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH26 0PP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Gorebridge House For Young People

    Caring Premises · EH23 4HT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Low Cost Scot Ltd

    Retailers - other · EH22 4RT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Kweilin Chinese Takeaway

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH23 4TX

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Midlothian 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.

  • ?

    Borthwick Parish Church

    stale · 1516mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH23 4QY

    Jan 1900

  • ?

    Extra Special Childcare

    stale · 1516mo

    Caring Premises · EH26 9AZ

    Jan 1900

  • ?

    J Sainsbury Plc Petrol Station

    stale · 1516mo

    Retailers - other · EH20 9PW

    Jan 1900

  • ?

    Polton Bowling And Social Club

    stale · 221mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · EH18 1JT

    Dec 2007

  • 5

    Penicuik Rugby Club

    stale · 197mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH26 9DT

    Dec 2009

  • 5

    Dalkeith Rugby Club

    stale · 191mo

    Pub/bar/nightclub · EH22 3BQ

    Jun 2010

By type

What's in Midlothian.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

186 venues in Midlothian

4.6
avg score

Retailers - other

100 venues in Midlothian

4.6
avg score

Caring Premises

94 venues in Midlothian

4.6
avg score

Other catering premises

58 venues in Midlothian

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

48 venues in Midlothian

4.4
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

43 venues in Midlothian

4.8
avg score

School/college/university

41 venues in Midlothian

5.0
avg score

Manufacturers/packers

39 venues in Midlothian

4.9
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Midlothian.

  • ?

    Mama G African Foodstore

    new

    Retailers - other · EH26 8LE

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    The Sugar World

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 1JB

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Burnbrae Primary School

    School/college/university · EH19 3GB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Beijing Banquet

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH22 1PJ

    Mar 2026

  • ?

    Womens Aid East and Midlothian Ltd

    Other catering premises · EH22 3BN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Luci's Restaurant Cocktail Bar

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH18 1ND

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    U Save Bhargav Scot Ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH20 9RG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Edin-burgers

    Mobile caterer · EH22 1SP

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Midlothian, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Midlothian?

RatingCafe tracks 684 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Midlothian, 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 Midlothian?

The average FSA hygiene score across Midlothian is 4.69 out of 5. 89.5% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Midlothian venues failed their FSA inspection?

Midlothian 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 Midlothian 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 Midlothian hygiene data?

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