The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Maidstone
South East · 1,455 registered food establishments · 83.1% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
30 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 41 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 22 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Maidstone interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 97 improved 66 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
30 days median · 39 days average
across 581 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 22 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 Maidstone
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 | Aroi Dee Maidstone | → | ME16 8LW |
| 2026-10-07 | The Bull | → | ME16 9HB |
| 2026-10-07 | The Fat Pizza | → | ME14 1ED |
| 2026-10-07 | WJ Crouch Butchers | → | ME14 4DN |
| 2026-10-06 | Culinera Ltd @ Oakwood Park Grammar School | → | ME16 8AH |
| 2026-10-06 | Hagar's House | → |
Latest changes in Maidstone
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Takeover | Nourish Contract Catering @ Staplehurst School | TN12 0LZ |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Nourish Contract Catering @ Hunton Primary School | ME15 0SJ |
| 2026-10-06 | Takeover | Mooboo - Maidstone (Kiosk 11, Upper Floor) | ME15 6AT |
| 2026-10-06 | Takeover | Stones In The Community | ME15 9QQ |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Really Awesome Coffee - Staplehurst | |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Spice & Herb UK | |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Wrap And Dip | ME16 8LW |
| 2026-10-06 | Takeover | Maidstone Rugby | ME15 7RN |
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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