The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Dartford
South East · 1,080 registered food establishments · 78.3% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
31 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 21 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 240 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Dartford interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 49 improved 52 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
90 days median · 115 days average
across 471 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 240 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 Dartford
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.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Swan's Cafe | → | DA10 0AG |
| 2026-10-21 | The 30 Plants Company | → | |
| 2026-10-21 | Tapas Revolution | → | DA9 9SG |
| 2026-10-21 | The Chequers | → | DA2 7QT |
| 2026-10-14 | Medivex | → | DA5 2HN |
| 2026-10-14 | Shell Hawley Service Station | → | DA1 1PU |
Latest changes in Dartford
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | Kaffys Kitchen Ltd | DA1 1RY |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | Fish & Grill | DA3 7QD |
| 2026-10-21 | Closed | House Of Latte | |
| 2026-10-21 | Closed | Longfield Fish Bar | DA3 7QD |
| 2026-10-14 | Opened | Sport On Your Doorstep CIC @ Langafel School | DA3 7PW |
| 2026-10-14 | Opened | Ceres GF | |
| 2026-10-14 | Opened | Tesco Stores Limited | DA9 9ZD |
| 2026-10-14 | Opened | Gangnam Eats |
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.
Ask the data
How does Dartford's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Dartford? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Dartford this year?
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