A NUMBER of cafés, pubs, restaurants and takeaways across Dorset and the New Forest 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 2:  

The Breakfast Cafe at Hamworthy Liberal Club, Blandford Road, Poole was rated on September 24  

Rated 4: 

The Noisy Lobster at Avon Beach, Mudeford, Christchurch was rated on October 31 

Curry Master in Charminster Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 9  

Rated 5:  

Swanage Railway at Station Approach, Swanage was rated on October 28 

Swanage United Reformed Church in High Street, Swanage was rated on October 28 

North Dorset Railway Trust at Shillingstone Station Station Road, Shillingstone was rated on October 23 

Sweet Pea Cafe in Market Cross, Sturminster Newton was rated on October 23 

Aurora at Aurora Boveridge College, Boveridge, Cranborne was rated on October 15 

The Acorn Bar at Oakdene Caravan Park, St Leonards And St Ives was rated on June 27 

Gillingham Town Football & Supporters Club at Football And Supporters Club Hardings Lane, Gillingham was rated on October 31 

Neo Restaurant at The Hermitage Hotel, Exeter Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 30 

Cafe Boscanova in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 29 

Lakeside Fish Restaurant in Lifeboat Quay, Poole was rated on October 28 

Cafe Riva at Boscombe Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth was rated on October 24 

Dickys in Southbourne Grove, Bournemouth was rated on October 24 

The Place in The Triangle, Bournemouth was rated on October 24 

Cork and Lobster in Belle Vue Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 23 

Baccello Wine & Cicchetti in High Street, Christchurch was rated on October 22 

The Looking Glass in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 22 

Tuga Copos in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 21 

Pizzeria Valona in High Street, Poole was rated on October 17 

Cafe Nosh in Sea View Road, Poole was rated on October 16 

KFC in the Dolphin Centre, High Street, Poole was rated on October 16 

Bamboo Leaf in Ashley Road, Poole was rated on October 10 

Bambu in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 10 

Bournemouth & Poole College in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 10 

Harry Ramsden's in Undercliff Drive, Bournemouth was rated on October 10 

Pause Cat Cafe in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 10 

Riptide Espresso in Grand Parade, High Street, Poole was rated on October 10 

1805 at Ground Floor West Coast, Beacon Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 9 

29 Spices in Charminster Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 9 

Boom Battle Bar in Bh2, Exeter Crescent, Bournemouth was rated on October 7 

Flavas in The Triangle, Bournemouth was rated on October 7 

Xpress Snack at Bournemouth Travel Interchange, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 7 

Caters the Bakers in Fir Vale Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 2 

Prezzo in Westover Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 2 

Kings Park Cafe in Kings Park Central Drive, Bournemouth was rated on September 27 

Refresh & Revive at Everlast Poole Retail Park, Redlands, Poole was rated on September 24 

Riviera Bar & Restaurant in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 23 

Stourvale Inn in Barrack Road, Christchurch was rated on October 22 

The Amberwood in Ringwood Road, Walkford was rated on October 21 

Sixty Million Postcards in Exeter Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 10 

The Brunswick Hotel in Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 10 

The Westbourne in Poole Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 10 

The Angel in Market Street, Poole was rated on October 9 

The Broadway in Castle Lane West, Bournemouth was rated on October 9 

Queens Park Hotel in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 4 

Royale Pizza Ltd in Barrack Road, Christchurch was rated on October 21 

Chinatown Takeaway in Lymington Road, Highcliffe was rated on October 17 

Tatnam Fish and Chips in Tatnam Crescent, Poole was rated on October 16 

Paprika in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 10 

Alex Wok in Ashley Road, Poole was rated on October 9 

Barnacles in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was rated on October 9 

The Prom Diner at Undercliff Drive, Bournemouth was rated on October 9