AN INDIAN restaurant has been handed a score of just one out of five in this week’s round-up of food hygiene ratings. 

Forty-five cafés, pubs, restaurants and takeaways have across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have been handed new food hygiene ratings. 

Each week, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspects businesses across the country, assessing hygiene and safety, structural compliance and confidence in management. 

Across the UK, every food outlet including convenience stores, restaurants, hospitals and care homes are given a hygiene rating.  

What each hygiene rating means:  

0 - Urgent improvement necessary

1 - Major improvement necessary

2 - Some improvement necessary

3 - Hygiene standards generally satisfactory

4 - Hygiene standards good

5 - Hygiene standards very good

Here is a roundup of scores given by the FSA this week:   

Rated 1: 

Masala Bay in Bridge Street, Christchurch was rated on April 18

Rated 4: 

Romeos Piri Piri Swanage in Station Road, Swanage was rated on April 11

Rated 4: 

Halfway Fish Bar in Bournemouth Road, Poole was rated on April 17

Rated 5: 

Meram Kitchen in High Street, Christchurch was rated on May 11

Attic Textiles in Dunyeats Road, Poole was rated on May 10 

Walkford Cafe in Ringwood Road, Walkford, Christchurch was rated on May 9 

Chickaros in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth was rated on May 5 

Hot Rocks at Pier Approach, Bournemouth was rated on May 5 

Sonder Coffee in Avon Marina Rossiters Quay, Bridge Street, Christchurch was rated on May 4 

Buonissimo in High Street, Christchurch was rated on May 3 

Funki Griller 2 in Westover Road, Bournemouth was rated on May 3 

Grosvenor Casino in Westover Road, Bournemouth was rated on May 3 

Bay Leaf Cafe in Bournemouth Road, Poole was rated on April 28 

Coffee Saloon in Haven Road, Poole was rated on April 28 

Crumbles in Ashley Road, Poole was rated on April 28 

Patisserie Mark Bennett in Church Road, Poole; rated on April 28 

Serenitea in Ashley Road, Poole was rated on April 28 

Bowl Central in Westover Road, Bournemouth was rated on April 26 

Mr Mulligans Space Golf at Bh2, Bournemouth was rated on April 26 

Burger King in Waterloo Road, Poole was rated on April 24 

East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in Salterns Road, Poole was rated on April 24 

Lemur Landings in Tower Park, Yarrow Road, Poole was rated on April 24 

Parkstone Golf Club in Links Road, Poole was rated on April 24 

Cherries Cafe in Curzon Road, Bournemouth was rated on April 21 

The Dancing Goat in Parr Street, Poole was rated on April 21 

Rockets and Rascals in Sandbanks Road, Poole was rated on April 19 

KFC at Wessex Gate Retail Park, Poole was rated on April 17 

KFC in Westover Road, Bournemouth was rated on April 17 

The Terrace Bistro at Lower Ground Pavilion in Westover Road, Bournemouth was rated on April 17 

Jenkins & Sons in Penn Hill Avenue, Poole was rated on May 2 

Lark Rise in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on April 28 

The Avocet in Station Road Parkstone, Poole was rated on April 26 

Oakmeadians at Cricket And Sports Pavilion in Meyrick Park, Bournemouth was rated on April 25 

Bricklayers Arms aka Cheesy Does It at Bricklayers Arms in Parr Street, Poole was rated on April 21 

Pasty Shop on Bournemouth Pier was rated on May 5 

Mobile 2 at Pier Approach, Bournemouth was rated on May 3 

Mobile 3 - Zone 3 at Zone 3 Lamp Post #32 in Undercliff Drive, Bournemouth was rated on May 3 

West Beach Kiosk in West Beach Promenade, Bournemouth was rated on May 3 

Willows Traditional Pie and Mash in The Quay, Poole was rated on May 3 

Nick the Fish in Penn Hill Avenue, Poole was rated on May 2 

Greggs in Ashley Road, Poole was rated on April 28 

Kinson Fish and Chips in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on April 28 

Mia’s Fish and Chips inAshley Road, Poole was rated on April 28 

Zhan Xung Chinese Takeaway at The Parade, Poole was rated on April 25 

TJ's Fish and Chips in Sandbanks Road, Poole was rated on April 19