Food Hygiene MCP Server

Query UK food hygiene ratings via MCP.

Demo

Quick Start

Works with any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, etc.). Example for Claude Desktop:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Option 1: Via PyPI (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "food-hygiene": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["food-hygiene-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Option 2: From source

git clone https://github.com/w4sspr/food-hygiene-mcp.git
cd food-hygiene-mcp
uv sync

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "food-hygiene": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/food-hygiene-mcp", "food-hygiene-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting: If you get spawn uvx ENOENT or spawn uv ENOENT, Claude Desktop can't find the executable. Use the full path instead (run which uvx or which uv to find it, e.g., /Users/you/.local/bin/uvx).

Restart Claude Desktop, then try:

"What's the hygiene rating for Dishoom in London?"

Example Prompts

• "What's the hygiene rating for Dishoom in London?"
• "Find restaurants in Manchester with at least a 4-star rating"
• "Show me takeaways in SW1A 1AA"
• "Get full inspection details for establishment 1662145"
• "Find cafes within 2 miles of 51.5074, -0.1278"

Tools

search_establishments

Search for food establishments by name, location, or rating.

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Business name (partial match)
address	string	Street or area
postcode	string	UK postcode
latitude	float	Latitude for geo-search
longitude	float	Longitude for geo-search
radius_miles	float	Max distance in miles (default: 1)
business_type	string	"restaurant", "takeaway", "pub", "cafe", "hotel", etc.
min_rating	int	Minimum hygiene rating (0-5)
max_rating	int	Maximum hygiene rating (0-5)

get_establishment_details

Get full details for a specific establishment by FHRS ID.

Returns: rating breakdown (hygiene, structural, confidence in management), inspection date, local authority info.

Limitations

• England, Wales, and Northern Ireland only — Scotland uses a different system
• No aggregate statistics — can't calculate "% of 5-star restaurants" without fetching all data
• Limited business types — ~15 common types mapped; niche categories may not work
• Geo-search requires coordinates — city names alone won't trigger distance filtering

Roadmap

• [ ] get_local_authority_stats — aggregate ratings by area (requires pagination through all establishments)
• [ ] Scotland support via FHIS API
• [ ] Cache business type mappings

See Also

Why I built this: MCP integration with UK public sector data APIs. See also: uk-charities-mcp for Charity Commission data.

Data Source

FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme API — free, public, no authentication required.

License

MIT