The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Exeter City
South West · 1,116 registered food establishments · 87.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
23 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 9 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 218 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Exeter City interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 40 improved 38 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
84 days median · 106 days average
across 409 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 218 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 Exeter City
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Spar Alphington | → | EX2 8UX |
| 2026-10-09 | Aura Events | → | |
| 2026-10-09 | The Home Made | → | |
| 2026-10-09 | Scapegoat | → | EX4 3SB |
| 2026-10-09 | The Cowick Barton | → | EX2 9HF |
| 2026-10-09 | Double Locks Hotel | → | EX2 6LT |
Latest changes in Exeter City
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | VENA | |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Bright Kitchen | |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Stage | EX2 4TA |
| 2026-10-09 | Closed | Bald Baba's Kitchen | |
| 2026-10-09 | Closed | Luke's Larder | EX1 2QD |
| 2026-10-09 | Closed | Theodor's Amazing Food (Mobile Catering) | |
| 2026-10-09 | Closed | Cha Bar | EX1 3DJ |
| 2026-10-09 | Closed | KMJ Bakes |
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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