A NUMBER of cafés, pubs, restaurants and takeaways across Dorset and west Hampshire have been handed new food hygiene ratings recently.
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 3:
Noodle Bar, in Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth was handed a three-out-of-five rating after assessment on December 19.
Rated 4:
Crispy as Duck, in Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth was given a score of four on December 19.
The New Forest Pantry in High Street, Ringwood was given the score after assessment on December 18
Rated 5:
Chicken & Blues at 414 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth; rated on January 19
Ristorante Barolo in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 19
Leaves & Beans in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 18
Otto Coffee Limited in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 18
King Rooster Peri Peri in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 17
Kokoro in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 17
Levant Lebanese Restaurant in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 17
McDonalds in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 17
Subway in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 17
Dot.teas in Seamoor Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 16
Italian Street Takeaway in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 11
Sobofish in Seabourne Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 11
The Buffalo in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 19
The Guildhall Tavern in Market Street, Poole was rated on January 18
The Bear Wareham in South Street, Wareham was rated on January 10
Stellas Kitchen in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 19
Roosters Piri Piri in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 18
Sunny's Fish 'n' Chips in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 17
Istanbul Grill and Pizza in Ringwood Road, Poole was rated on January 16
Le Munch in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on January 16
Camellias Restaurant in Lymington was rated on January 13
The Old School Cafe at St Barbe in Lymington was rated on January 13
Britannia Thai in High Street, Milford-On-Sea was rated on January 10
The Lighthouse in Hurst Road, Milford-On-Sea was rated on January 10
The Bosuns Chair in Station Street, Lymington was rated on January 16
Subway in Station Road, New Milton was rated on January 13
Scruples in Blandford Forum, Dorset was rated on January 19
The Purbeck Plaza in High Street, Swanage was rated on January 9
2K Café in Mill Lane, Wimborne Minster was rated on January 5
Forest Inn at Ferndown Forest Golf Club was rated on January 11
Horns Inn in Christchurch Road, West Parley was rated on January 11
The Fonc Lounge in High Street, Swanage rated on January 9
Pure Drop Inn in Wimborne Road East, Ferndown was rated on January 3
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