Golden Sun on Astwood Road went from a 2 to a 5, and 19 of 24 October ratings were 5s. A late September 1 for DG Den on Gresham Road. The full list.
Golden Sun Chinese Takeaway on Astwood Road has gone from a food hygiene rating of 2 to a 5. Its new inspection, on 19 October, scored “very good” in all three areas the officer checks. In our September roundup it was one of five Worcester premises rated 2. (Golden Sun Chinese Takeaway, FSA register)
It was the best of a strong month. Of the 24 ratings dated October published so far, 19 were 5s. None was below a 3.
One late result runs the other way. DG Den, a shop on Gresham Road in St John’s, was rated 1 on 10 September. That rating reached the public register after our 1 October roundup.
These figures come from the Food Standards Agency’s register for the Worcester City Council area, read on 2 November 2026.
October’s ratings
The newest rating published is dated 29 October. Ratings often reach the register two or three weeks after the inspection, so more October results will appear in November. We will report any low ones in the next roundup.
The 19 premises rated 5 were:
- Golden Sun Chinese Takeaway, 46 Astwood Road, up from 2
- The Mug House, Claines Lane, Claines
- Thai Gallery Restaurant, 26 to 32 Friar Street
- Indya 24, 19 to 21 Friar Street
- Mr Mulligans, 11 High Street
- Five Guys, Cathedral Square
- All Bar One, Cathedral Square
- Pretty Good Coffee, Angel Place
- McDonald’s, Tybridge Retail Park, Hylton Road
- Pizza Hut Delivery, Brindley Road
- Padel + Play, Bromyard Business Park
- Eurest at Asda, Silver Street
- M & M Meats, 15 St Swithin’s Street
- The Cake Shed, a WR3 business
- Worcester Petrol Filling Station, 243 Henwick Road
- Phoenix House, 122 Bromyard Road
- Class Catering at Cranham Primary School, Warndon
- Regency High School, Warndon
- Mellors Catering at Oldbury Park Primary School, Oldbury Road
Five of them scored “very good” in all three areas: Golden Sun, Thai Gallery, the petrol station on Henwick Road, McDonald’s and Five Guys.
Three premises were rated 4: KFC on Nunnery Way, Black & White on The Foregate, and VIP Day Centre on Lowesmoor.
Two were rated 3, “generally satisfactory”:
- Domino Worcester, 48A Foregate Street, inspected 7 October: generally satisfactory in all three areas
- Archdales 1973 Club, Windermere Drive, inspected 6 October: generally satisfactory on food handling and on management, good on the building
Late September ratings
Twelve ratings dated September have appeared on the register since our September roundup on 1 October. All of them were inspected before that piece went up, but none was public then. Two are low.
DG Den, 33 Gresham Road, WR2 5QR, inspected 10 September 2026, rated 1:
- Hygienic food handling: improvement necessary
- Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: good
- Management of food safety: improvement necessary
The register lists it as a retailer.
Wokstar, 46A Upper Tything, WR1 1JZ, inspected 14 September 2026, rated 2:
- Hygienic food handling: improvement necessary
- Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: generally satisfactory
- Management of food safety: generally satisfactory
The other ten late ratings were higher:
| Business | Where | Inspected | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Smith & Son | Market Hall, The Shambles | 24 September | 3 |
| Golden Dragon Chinese Takeaway | Brindley Road, Warndon Villages | 23 September | 4 |
| The Myriad Centre | Orchard Street | 14 September | 4 |
| Paw & Co. | Reindeer Court | 21 September | 5 |
| Red Hill CofE Primary breakfast and after school club | Midhurst Close | 23 September | 5 |
| Ejire Foods UK | 1 Newport Street | 24 September | 5 |
| Furniture Village | Elgar Retail Park | 24 September | 5 |
| Cornish Bakehouse | 69 Broad Street | 28 September | 5 |
| Pasta Di Piazza | 68 Broad Street | 28 September | 5 |
| Aspens at Perry Wood Primary and Nursery | St Albans Close | 29 September | 5 |
Where the city stands
The register lists 828 premises in the Worcester City Council area. Of those, 612 carry a rating.
| Rating | Premises |
|---|---|
| 5, very good | 478 |
| 4, good | 87 |
| 3, generally satisfactory | 37 |
| 2, improvement necessary | 5 |
| 1, major improvement necessary | 5 |
| 0, urgent improvement necessary | 0 |
That puts 78.1% of rated premises at the top score. A further 153 are exempt and 63 are awaiting a first inspection.
The five premises rated 1 are DG Den and the four named in September: Parkside Stores on Barbourne Walk, Nisa Local on Bromyard Road, and Dee Way Stores and Haseeb Meat Hub at Dee Way Stores in Warndon. All four of those still held a 1 on 2 November, with no new rating pending.
The five rated 2 are Wokstar, plus Chee Wei Chinese Take Away on Abbotsbury Court, Welcome Chinese Takeaway and Erbil Shawarma Kebab House on Lowesmoor, and Majestic Bingo on Derwent Close. Golden Sun has left that list.
What it means for you
- Check the date as well as the number. Every entry on the FSA register shows when the inspection took place. In Worcester, 34 rated premises still carry a rating from 2023 or earlier.
- A rating is about hygiene and food safety systems, not the food. It is not a review.
- Businesses can put their side. A business can appeal within 21 days of being told its rating, publish a “right to reply” on the register, or ask for a re-inspection once it has made improvements. Golden Sun shows a low rating does not have to last.
- You can report a concern. Inspections in the city are carried out by Worcestershire Regulatory Services for Worcester City Council.
We did not approach the businesses named for comment before publication. The entries above are reported exactly as the public register records them. Any business named here that has been re-rated, or that wants its right to reply noted, can email hello@worcestertimes.co.uk and we will publish an update.
If you are heading into town to eat, our page on parking in Worcester has the car park charges.
Sources
- Food Standards Agency ratings register, Worcester City (authority 358), read 2 November 2026. Each business entry is linked above.
- Worcestershire Regulatory Services
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