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Food hygiene ratings in Argyll and Bute

Scotland · 1,270 registered food establishments · 94.2% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

10 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 8 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 358 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

140Opened (12m)
173Closed (12m)
0Relisted (12m)
8Takeover (12m)
83Rating changes (12m)
10Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 17 improved 10 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Pass and Eat Safe 26
Awaiting inspection 440
Pass 684
Improvement Required 44
Exempt 76

Time to first published rating

267 days median · 355 days average
across 108 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 358 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Latest published ratings in Argyll and Bute

New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-23 Street Fusion Awaiting inspection → Improvement RequiredG84 7PD
2026-10-23 The Scot Hotel Improvement Required → PassPA34 5NX
2026-10-23 Racercafe Awaiting inspection → PassPA37 1SE
2026-10-23 The Rumblin'Tum Cafe And Lorne Bar Awaiting inspection → PassPA30 8DX
2026-10-16 West Cowal Churches Lunch Club Awaiting inspection → Improvement RequiredPA21 2AD
2026-10-16 Think Globally Eat Locally Awaiting inspection → PassPA20 9AU

Latest changes in Argyll and Bute

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-23Closed Scarinish HotelPA77 6UH
2026-10-23Closed Greggs Bakerye G84 8SU
2026-10-16Opened Lunga Estate Ltd.PA31 8UU
2026-10-16Opened No 42 CullipoolPA34 4UB
2026-10-16Opened Biadh Ltd.PA34 5NN
2026-10-16Opened BraesidePA34 4QR
2026-10-16Opened Glengorm Guest HousePA34 5PH
2026-10-16Opened MusikerPA20 9AS

Contact the council

Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.

These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.

If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.

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