Takeaways in Colchester
We know of 135 takeaways across Colchester. 96 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 93% of those are rated 4 or 5, 79 with the top score of 5. None is rated below 3. The rating is about hygiene, not how the food tastes.
Food hygiene ratings across Colchester
96 of the 135 takeaways have a rating. 5 are waiting for a first inspection, usually because they have just opened. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.
Rated 5, most recently inspected
- Love Thy Burger5Inspected 14 Sept 2026
- Wendy's5Inspected 10 Sept 2026
- Southern Fried Chicken5Inspected 1 Sept 2026
- Pizza Hut5Inspected 28 Aug 2026
- Pepe's Piri Piri5Inspected 27 Aug 2026
- Pizza Hut5Inspected 27 Aug 2026
Takeaways by area
A few to start with
- Brunch Sandwich shop 8 Middleborough, Colchester, CO1 1QT 5 Call
- Fish N Chick'N Fish and chips restaurant 54 St Christopher Rd, Colchester, CO4 0NB 5 Call
- McDonald's Fast food restaurant Tollgate W, Colchester, CO3 8RG 5 Call
- McDonald's Fast food restaurant 35/37 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1DH 5 Call
- Nando's Chicken restaurant Unit 2, Stane Leisure Park, London Rd, Colchester, CO3 8PB 5 Call
- Papa Johns Pizza Pizza restaurant 2 Middleborough, Colchester, CO1 1QS 5 Call
- PizzaExpress Pizza restaurant 1 St Runwald St, Colchester, CO1 1HP 5 Call
- Wimpy Colchester Burger restaurant 112 High St, Colchester, CO1 1TB 5 Call
- McDonald's Fast food restaurant Leisure World, Colchester, CO1 1US Call
- McDonald's Fast food restaurant Stadium Junction, 28 A12, Colchester, CO4 5HH Call
- McDonald's Fast food restaurant Unit 8A Turner Rise Retail Park, Petrolea Close, CO4 5TU 5 Call
- Mersea Island Fish Bar Fish and chips restaurant 37 High St, Colchester, CO5 8QA Call
- The Red Dog Burger restaurant Kelvedon Rd, Essex, CO5 9SP Call
- Wendy's Burger restaurant 19-20 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1DB 5 Call
- Wendy's Fast food restaurant Unit 13, Northern Gateway Leisure Park, Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, CO4 5UP 5 Call
- Ali's BBQ House Fast food restaurant The Parade, Colchester, CO2 8LY Call
- Bill's Plaice Fish and chips restaurant 49 Church Rd, Colchester, CO5 0SU 5 Call
- Bodrum Kebab House Doner kebab restaurant 12 Crouch St, Colchester, CO3 3ES 4 Call
- Burger King Fast food restaurant 11B High Street, Colchester, CO1 1DA 5 Call
- Caprinos Pizza Pizza restaurant 49, 51 N Station Rd, Colchester, CO1 1RQ 5 Call
- Chris's Fish Bar Fish and chips restaurant 124 Church Rd, Colchester, CO5 0AL 5 Call
- Colchester Takeaway Fast food restaurant 31 St Botolph's St, Colchester, CO2 7EA 4 Call
- Cuckoo Dough Pizza restaurant 12 Short Wyre St, Colchester, CO1 1LN Call
- Dilan Kebab House Doner kebab restaurant 356A Mersea Rd, Colchester, CO2 8RB 5 Call
Takeaways by type
Restaurants and takeaways by what they serve across Colchester.
Questions people ask
What does a food hygiene rating of 3 mean?
A 3 means hygiene standards were found to be generally satisfactory. The scale runs from 5 (very good) down to 0 (urgent improvement necessary). The inspector looks at how food is handled and stored, the state of the kitchen and building, and how the business keeps food safe. It says nothing about how the food tastes.
Which takeaways in Colchester have a 5 hygiene rating?
79 of the 96 rated takeaways across Colchester scored 5 at their last inspection, including Love Thy Burger, Wendy's and Southern Fried Chicken.
How often are takeaways inspected?
The council decides from how much risk a business poses: the highest-risk places can be inspected every six months, lower-risk ones every year or two, sometimes longer. A business that has put things right can ask to be re-inspected. Each rating here shows when it was given.
Do takeaways have to display their hygiene rating?
Not in England: showing the sticker is up to the business, though most with a good score do. In Wales and Northern Ireland it’s the law. You can look any rating up on the Food Standards Agency’s website, or on each business’s page here.
Other things people look for
Food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency, checked every night. Listings from Overture Maps, the Food Standards Agency and © OpenStreetMap contributors. Missing one? Tell us.