St Albans.
1,125 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in St Albans with its official FSA hygiene rating. 78.1% score a 5. 10 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
St Albans food hygiene in one minute
- 1,125 food venues tracked in St Albans, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.68 out of 5 across 1,051 rated venues.
- 821 venues scored 5/5 (78.1%).
- 10 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
St Albans in context
St Albans tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.68 across 1,051 rated venues.
10 St Albans venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.95% of rated stock, which keeps St Albans below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within St Albans itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.3/5 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 St Albans scores
1,051 rated · 74 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
The Elephant and Castle
Pub/bar/nightclub · AL4 8EA
The Portland Arms
Pub/bar/nightclub · AL3 4RA
Harris Hoole
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · AL5 2TA
VILLA 2 LOUNGE BAR,
Pub/bar/nightclub · AL1 3XQ
Med Meat Shop
Retailers - other · AL1 4JL
Gourmet Kitchen
Takeaway/sandwich shop · AL3 5AS
Aug 2025
Siris Authentic Greek Food
Mobile caterer · WD5
Aug 2025
Handy Shop
Retailers - other · AL3 7HY
Jan 2025
Premier Convenience
Retailers - other · AL1 1NX
Dec 2024
Bar 309
stale · 46moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · AL5 4SA
Jul 2022
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Baykr
Other catering premises · AL5
Childminder - Little Lambs
Caring Premises · AL1
Dreamy Tahini
Other catering premises · AL5
Budgens Supermarket
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · AL4 9RB
HCL Catering @ Townsend CofE School
School/college/university · AL3 6DR
Carmen's Caribbean Kitchen
Mobile caterer · AL1
PastelIQ also t/a Tasty Temptations
Other catering premises · AL4
The Horn
Pub/bar/nightclub · AL1 3TE
The Robin Hood
Pub/bar/nightclub · AL1 3TG
St Stephen's Church Lunch Club & Coffee Morning
Other catering premises · AL1 2PT
St Albans 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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Grounded Rituals
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · AL5
Jan 1901
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Wickes Building Supplies Ltd
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · AL4 0JY
Jan 1901
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Weight Loss Cambridge Diet
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · AL4
Jan 1901
- ?
Vitacuity Ltd
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · AL5
Jan 1901
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Topkins Pharmacy
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · AL5 4SE
Jan 1901
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Threads
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · AL5 2RT
Jan 1901
What's in St Albans.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
293 venues in St Albans
Retailers - other
192 venues in St Albans
Pub/bar/nightclub
133 venues in St Albans
Caring Premises
129 venues in St Albans
Other catering premises
116 venues in St Albans
School/college/university
87 venues in St Albans
Takeaway/sandwich shop
82 venues in St Albans
Mobile caterer
52 venues in St Albans
Most recent inspections in St Albans.
Tops Pizza
Takeaway/sandwich shop · AL1 1PQ
The Harpenden Arms
Pub/bar/nightclub · AL5 2TR
Baykr
Other catering premises · AL5
Childminder - Little Lambs
Caring Premises · AL1
HCL Catering @ Townsend CofE School
School/college/university · AL3 6DR
Budgens Supermarket
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · AL4 9RB
Dreamy Tahini
Other catering premises · AL5
Carmen's Caribbean Kitchen
Mobile caterer · AL1
Food hygiene in St Albans, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in St Albans?
RatingCafe tracks 1,125 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in St Albans, 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 St Albans?
The average FSA hygiene score across St Albans is 4.68 out of 5. 78.1% of rated venues score a 5, and 10 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which St Albans venues failed their FSA inspection?
St Albans currently has 10 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in St Albans 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 St Albans hygiene data?
All St Albans 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 St Albans data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.