A NUMBER of cafés, pubs, restaurants and takeaways across east Dorset and west Hampshire have been handed new food hygiene ratings recently. 

A Bournemouth Chinese takeaway which has been told ‘major improvement is necessary’ and a popular Dorset museum with a ‘very good’ rating are included in this week’s round up.

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: 

Lots of Rice in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was given the score after assessment on January 16 

Rated 3:  

Shake A Shake, in Commercial Road, Bournemouth was given a score of three on January 15.  

Rated 4: 

Fireaway Pizza in Seamoor Road, Bournemouth was handed a four-out-of-five rating after assessment on January 18. 

Soho Bar & Kitchen, in Old Orchard, Poole was also given a score of four on January 18. 

Munchies, a takeaway in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was given the score after assessment on January 17 

Rated 5:  

Baboo Gelato in Institute Road, Swanage was rated on February 13 

Gee Whites in High Street, Swanage was rated on February 13 

Not Just Sundaes in South Street, Wareham was rated on February 2 

Fortes Coffee Shop in The Mowlem, Swanage was rated on January 30 

The High Street Café in High Street, Swanage was rated on January 30 

The Old Granary in The Quay, Wareham was rated on January 30 

Tank Museum Trading at The Tank Museum, King George V Road, Bovington was rated on January 29 

Salt & Pepper Club in Elder Road, Bere Regis was rated on February 15 

The Halfway Inn in Wareham was rated on February 15 

The Ship Inn in Dorchester Road, Wool was rated on January 29 

Slim Chickens, in Bh2, Exeter Crescent, Bournemouth was handed a five-out-of-five rating after assessment on October 11. 

Bulbury Woods Golf Club in Bulbury Lane, Lytchett Minster was rated on January 26 

Lulworth Cove Kiosk in Main Road, West Lulworth was rated on February 8 

Bradbeers in Station Road, New Milton was rated on February 20 

Central Bar in Station Road, New Milton was rated on February 22 

The Star Inn in Market Place, Ringwood was rated on February 21 

The Crown in Ringwood Road, Bransgore was rated on February 20 

The Sail Inn in Queen Street, Lymington was rated on February 15