The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Midlothian
Scotland · 685 registered food establishments · 91.4% pass (FHIS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
20 businesses lost their Pass rating this year → 11 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 274 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Midlothian interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 37 improved 26 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
103 days median · 147 days average
across 100 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 274 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 Midlothian
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | Sweet Surprise | → | EH22 1HU |
| 2026-10-17 | Smash N Slice | → | EH19 2DB |
| 2026-10-17 | Masti Cafe Indian Street Food | → | EH22 2AT |
| 2026-10-17 | Tiger Lotus | → | EH22 1HB |
| 2026-10-17 | Rice King Chinese Takeaway | → | EH22 4DN |
| 2026-10-17 | Cafe Troy | → | EH22 1HU |
Latest changes in Midlothian
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | Opened | One Youth | EH22 1HB |
| 2026-10-24 | Opened | Loanhead Vocational Learning Centre | EH20 9QH |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | The Secret Herb Garden Cafe Bistro | EH26 9BZ |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | The Lamproom Restaurant Ltd | |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | Danderhall Playgroup | EH22 1QU |
| 2026-10-24 | Closed | Mayfield After School Club | EH22 5PB |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Sichuan Food Limited Company | EH26 8HS |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | The Base Midlothian SC10 | EH22 1QU |
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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