The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Torbay

South West · 1,527 registered food establishments · 79.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

41 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 18 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 253 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

232Opened (12m)
252Closed (12m)
11Relisted (12m)
18Takeover (12m)
404Rating changes (12m)
93Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 112 improved 75 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 953
4 154
3 43
2 17
1 29
0 1
Awaiting inspection 72
Exempt 258

Time to first published rating

93 days median · 110 days average
across 485 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 253 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 Torbay

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
2026-10-26 Caterlink @ Shiphay Learning Academy 5 → 4TQ2 7NF
2026-10-25 Smoked Torbay Awaiting inspection → 3
2026-10-25 Key's World Food Store 0 → 4TQ1 1ES
2026-10-24 Chelston Manor Awaiting inspection → 5TQ2 6HW
2026-10-20 Spar Brixham Drew Street Awaiting inspection → 2TQ5 9LA
2026-10-19 Torquay Fruit Stall Exempt → 4TQ1 1ES

Latest changes in Torbay

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-24Opened Bank, TorquayTQ1 1DB
2026-10-24Opened Loop ConvenienceTQ3 3TY
2026-10-24Closed The Orange Tree RestaurantTQ1 2AL
2026-10-21Opened Hole in the WallTQ1 2AU
2026-10-21Opened Pop Stop Ltd
2026-10-21Closed Tam's KitchenTQ3 3BW
2026-10-17Opened Stacked Fish LtdTQ4 6DT
2026-10-17Opened Helens Cake's

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 Torbay's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Torbay? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Torbay this year?

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