Every Warwick district food hygiene rating since 1 September: 43 businesses rated 5, a Warwick pub 4, a Baginton pub 3 and a Leamington pizza unit rated 2.

The Food Standards Agency published 46 new food hygiene ratings for Warwick district between 1 September and 2 October. Forty-three of them were the top mark of 5. One business, a pizza unit on the Queensway Trading Estate in Leamington, was rated 2, which the scheme describes as “improvement necessary”.

All figures below are taken from the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme register for the Warwick district authority, which covers Leamington, Warwick, Kenilworth, Whitnash and the villages. A rating reflects what inspectors found on the day of the visit, and a business can appeal within 21 days or ask for a re-inspection once it has made changes.

Bar chart of the 43 Warwick district businesses rated 5 for food hygiene between 1 September and 2 October 2026, by type: restaurants and cafes 13, shops 6, other caterers 6, nurseries and care 5, pubs and bars 4, school kitchens 3, takeaways 3, mobile caterers 2, supermarkets 1.
Who got a 5 in five weeks, by type of business. Chart by The Leamington Post, from the Food Standards Agency register.
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The three that did not get a 5

  • Pizza O’More Finest, Unit 9 Queenspark, Queensway Trading Estate, Leamington Spa: rated 2 on 3 September. The register lists it as a retailer rather than a takeaway.
  • The Oak, Coventry Road, CV8 3AU, in Baginton, about four miles north of Leamington: rated 3, “generally satisfactory”, on 1 September.
  • Rose and Crown, 30 Market Place, Warwick: rated 4, “good”, on 1 September.

The register showed no appeal or re-rating pending against any of the three when we checked on 10 October. A rating of 2 means inspectors found that improvement was needed in at least one of the three areas they score: how hygienically food is handled, the condition of the premises, and how well the business manages food safety on paper. It is not a closure and it does not mean food was unsafe on the day.

The 43 rated 5

Grouped by type, newest first within each group. Addresses are as the register records them.

Restaurants, cafes and canteens (13)

  • Baxter Storey at Severn Trent Water Finham, Sherbourne House Sewage Works, St Martins Road (29 September)
  • Costa Coffee, 18 Royal Priors Lower Mall, Leamington Spa (29 September)
  • The Bean Speciality Cafe, Stonecourt, Siskin Drive, Middlemarch Business Park (29 September)
  • Granny Smiths, Smiths Nurseries, Stoneleigh Road, Baginton (23 September)
  • Raku 57, 57 Warwick Road, Kenilworth (23 September)
  • Bewiched, 47 Parade, Leamington Spa (18 September)
  • Peaches, 135 Regent Street, Leamington Spa (18 September)
  • The Old Post Cafe, 17 Parade, Leamington Spa (18 September)
  • Perifinos, Unit B, 56-58 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa (4 September)
  • Red Lion, Main Street, CV33 9DY (4 September)
  • The Oken Tea Rooms, 20 Castle Street, Warwick (4 September)
  • Baserri, 16 Park Street, Leamington Spa (3 September)
  • Two Brothers, 26b Market Place, Warwick (2 September)

Shops and supermarkets (7)

  • Yesterdays Unwrapped, CV31 (2 October)
  • Farmers Fayre Ltd, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth (1 October)
  • Jennas Sweet Shop and Bakery, Unit 19 Hatton Country World, Dark Lane, Hatton (30 September)
  • Lidl, 46-48 Emscote Road, Warwick (17 September)
  • Andrew Davies Bakeries Ltd, 49 Warwick Road, Kenilworth (16 September)
  • Kenilworth News, 33 Bridge Street, Kenilworth (16 September)
  • Lidl, Myton Road, Leamington Spa (3 September)

Pubs, bars and clubs (4)

  • MTR 1924, 2 High Street, Leamington Spa (29 September)
  • Kenilworth Cricket Club, Pavilion, Cricket Ground, Warwick Road, Kenilworth (18 September)
  • The Gauntlet, Caesar Road, Kenilworth (18 September)
  • Old Leamingtonians RFC, The Crofts, Bericote Road (1 September)

Takeaways (3)

  • Baban Shawarma and Grill House, 71 Regent Street, Leamington Spa (24 September)
  • Spinney Hill Fish and Chip Shop, Spinney Fish Bar, 3 Percy Estate, Warwick (17 September)
  • Fat Boys Grub, 73 Crown Way, Leamington Spa (3 September)

Nurseries and care premises (5)

  • Wren Day Nursery, Stoneleigh Park (1 October)
  • Triangle Nurseries, 12 Heath Terrace, Leamington Spa (29 September)
  • Old Library Day Nursery, Old Library, Cubbington Road, Lillington (18 September)
  • University of Warwick Nursery, Scarman Road (3 September)
  • Hedgerow Nursery, 179 Cromwell Lane (1 September)

School kitchens (3)

  • Arnold Lodge School, Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa (24 September)
  • Stir Food Ltd at Woodloes Primary School, Deansway, Warwick (17 September)
  • Educaterers Ltd at Park Hill Junior School, Parkfield Drive, Kenilworth (16 September)

Other caterers and mobile traders (8)

  • Doki’s Kitchen, CV32 (24 September)
  • Olive Catering Services, Agriculture House, Stoneleigh Park (23 September)
  • Rosa Twenty Seven, mobile caterer, CV8 (22 September)
  • Mr Spuds, mobile caterer, Regent Street, Leamington Spa (29 September)
  • Emmanuel Church Lunch Club, Emmanuel Church, Heath Terrace, Leamington Spa (17 September)
  • Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa (17 September)
  • Cake For You, CV31 (15 September)
  • Brewquest Coffee, 47 Warwick Road, Kenilworth (1 September)

What it means for you

  • Ratings are on the door, or should be. In England displaying the sticker is voluntary, so a business with a low rating can simply not put it up. The register is the only reliable check, and it is searchable by name or postcode.
  • A 5 is not a permanent state. Inspections come round on a risk-based cycle, more often for higher-risk kitchens, so a rating can be several years old. The register gives the inspection date beside every rating.
  • If you run a food business and disagree with a rating, the appeal has to go to Warwick District Council’s environmental health team within 21 days of the rating being given. After making improvements you can ask the council for a re-visit and a new rating; the Food Standards Agency explains both routes.

We will publish the next roundup when the register has a fortnight of new ratings. Our directory of local businesses carries the current rating beside each food business it lists.