All 20 Cheltenham food hygiene ratings dated October are a 5, from John Lewis to KFC on High Street. Across the borough, 914 of 1,017 rated premises hold a 5.
Every Cheltenham food business given a hygiene rating in October so far has scored the top mark. All 20 October inspections on the register ended in a 5, “very good”.
They range from the John Lewis store and its Platter cafe on High Street to a school kitchen in Warden Hill, a care home on Gloucester Road and the cafe inside the Travis Perkins yard on Brook Road. The figures come from the Food Standards Agency register, read on 3 November.
Ratings reach the register some weeks after the inspection. More October visits are likely to appear over the coming weeks.
The 20 rated 5 in October
| Business | Where | Type | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| D&M @ Mimis | GL53 (no street address on the register) | Other catering | 1 October |
| Badgerwood Adventures | GL53 (no street address on the register) | Other catering | 5 October |
| Gourmet San | 17 Bath Road | Takeaway | 5 October |
| Humble Pies Pizzas | GL52 (no street address on the register) | Other catering | 5 October |
| Cosy Club Cheltenham | Unit C2, GL50 3FF | Restaurant | 6 October |
| John Lewis | 123 High Street | Retailer | 7 October |
| Platter (by Benugo at John Lewis) | 123 High Street | Cafe | 7 October |
| Regal Cuisine at the Masonic Hall | 2 Portland Street | Bar | 7 October |
| The Great Plate CIC | St Georges Centre, Alstone Lane | School or college | 7 October |
| KFC Cheltenham High Street | 100 High Street | Restaurant | 8 October |
| Cheltenham Spa Bowling Club | St Georges Square | Club bar | 9 October |
| Crofton Springs | Crofton Springs Care Home, Gloucester Road | Care home | 12 October |
| Morrisons | Caernarvon Road | Supermarket | 12 October |
| Ghurka Kitchen | 44 St James Street | Other catering | 14 October |
| Rainbowls | 64 Hewlett Road | Cafe | 14 October |
| Siren Cheltenham Bar | Unit 3, The Brewery Quarter | Bar | 14 October |
| A home-based caterer | GL53 (no street address on the register) | Other catering | 15 October |
| Caterlink at Warden Hill Primary School | Durham Close, Warden Hill | School kitchen | 20 October |
| Dean Close Prep School | Lansdown Road | School kitchen | 20 October |
| Lou's Cafe | Travis Perkins, Brook Road | Cafe | 22 October |
Three of them were marked “very good” in all three areas an inspector checks: food handling, the condition of the building, and the management of food safety.
- John Lewis on High Street
- D&M @ Mimis, a caterer in GL53
- Humble Pies Pizzas, a caterer in GL52
The other 17 were marked “good” in at least one area and “very good” overall.
The one September rating below 5
September’s inspections are now on the register too. There are 26, and 25 of them are a 5.
The exception is Rogan Josh, the takeaway at 26 Winchcombe Street. It was rated 3, “generally satisfactory”, after an inspection on 12 September. The register marks it generally satisfactory in all three areas: food handling, the condition of the building, and the management of food safety. It has posted no reply on the register.
How Cheltenham compares across the board
The council’s register holds 1,077 food businesses. Of the 1,017 that carry a rating, 914 are rated 5, which is 89.9%. Another 85 are rated 4. Twenty-eight are waiting for their first inspection and 32 are exempt.
No business in the borough is rated 0, “urgent improvement necessary”. Three are rated below 3, and all three ratings are well over a year old:
- Pittville Park Boathouse, Evesham Road, rated 2 after an inspection on 4 December 2024. Its food handling was marked very good, but the building was marked “improvement necessary” and its management of food safety “generally satisfactory”.
- Baker And Graze, 48 Suffolk Road, rated 1 after an inspection on 18 February 2025.
- Best One (Whaddon Food And Wine), 1 Whaddon Road, rated 1 after an inspection on 28 January 2025.
An old rating shows how a business was on the day of that visit, not how it is now. A business can ask the council for a re-rating inspection once it has made the improvements the inspector asked for, and can post a right to reply on the register (FSA guidance for businesses). None of the three has posted a reply.
What it means for you
- Check before you book. Any business’s rating, and the three scores behind it, is on the FSA’s ratings site. Search by name or postcode.
- A 4 is still good. A 5 means “very good” and a 4 means “good”. A 3 means “generally satisfactory”. Anything below that means improvement is needed.
- Businesses in England do not have to display their sticker, unlike in Wales and Northern Ireland. A missing sticker tells you nothing either way, so look it up.
- Booking a work do or a family meal? Our Christmas dinner list for Cheltenham links each venue, and every one can be checked on the register in a few seconds.
If you think a business has a hygiene problem, you can report it to Cheltenham Borough Council’s environmental health team through the FSA’s reporting service.
Sources
- Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating scheme register for Cheltenham (authority 310), all 1,077 entries read through the FSA’s open data API on 3 November 2026. Inspection dates, ratings and area scores are as the register records them.
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