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Dorset Food Hygiene Ratings
Browse official food hygiene ratings for 5,095 food businesses in Dorset. 75% are rated 5 (Very Good) and 0% are rated 0 (Urgent Improvement Necessary). The average rating across the area is 4.94 out of 5.
5,095food businesses rated
75%rated 5 (Very Good)
0%rated 0 (Urgent)
4.94average rating (out of 5)
Rating distribution in Dorset
Very Good3,801
Good142
Generally Satisfactory33
Improvement Necessary5
Major Improvement Necessary3
Urgent Improvement Necessary0
Food businesses in Dorset by type
| Business type | Businesses | Rated 5 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retailers - other | 990 | 644 (65%) | 4.96 |
| Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 941 | 821 (87%) | 4.91 |
| Other catering premises | 916 | 638 (70%) | 4.99 |
| Mobile caterer | 435 | 358 (82%) | 4.97 |
| Pub/bar/nightclub | 422 | 331 (78%) | 4.87 |
| Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 381 | 200 (52%) | 4.92 |
| Takeaway/sandwich shop | 312 | 265 (85%) | 4.88 |
| Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 243 | 188 (77%) | 4.99 |
| School/college/university | 229 | 199 (87%) | 4.99 |
| Manufacturers/packers | 89 | 58 (65%) | 4.93 |
| Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 69 | 62 (90%) | 4.97 |
| Farmers/growers | 47 | 28 (60%) | 4.93 |
| Distributors/Transporters | 13 | 5 (38%) | 5 |
| Importers/Exporters | 8 | 4 (50%) | 5 |
Top-rated food businesses in Dorset
Mobile caterer
1Swanage Fish and Food Festival
Retailers - other
2Co-op
Colehill
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
3The Danish Pantry
Sherborne
Mobile caterer
4Bitter Sweet Beverages
Takeaway/sandwich shop
5Star Grill Kebab
Sherborne
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
6LOWER COVEY NURSERY
Yetminster
Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises
7YEATMAN HOSPITAL
Sherborne
Retailers - other
8MORTIMERS
Sherborne
Lowest-rated food businesses in Dorset
A low rating reflects the last published inspection and standards can change at the next visit.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
The Bridport Dagger
Bridport
Pub/bar/nightclub
KINGS ARMS
Portesham
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
Maharaja
Blandford Forum
Takeaway/sandwich shop
Proper Naughty Burger
Weymouth
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
Nellie Crumb
Wareham
Mobile caterer
Harrys
Holton Heath
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
THE OLD TEA HOUSE
Dorchester
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
John Peel Cafe
Shaftesbury
All food businesses in Dorset
Showing 5,095 rated and listed food businesses — page 2 of 102.
| Business | Type | Location | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockley Watersports at Buddens Farm | School/college/university | Hyde | Very Good. | 26 May 2026 |
| Sprout and Woodruff | Other catering premises | Very Good. | 26 May 2026 | |
| Weymouth Football Club Café | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Chickerell | Very Good. | 26 May 2026 |
| Purbeck Shooting School | Pub/bar/nightclub | Wareham | Very Good. | 26 May 2026 |
| Wareham Forest Tourist Park Ltd | Retailers - other | Trigon | Very Good. | 26 May 2026 |
| LIDL UK | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | Dorchester | Very Good. | 26 May 2026 |
| Fit Bites | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Dorchester | Very Good. | 22 May 2026 |
| Pizzeria Napoli | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Weymouth | Very Good. | 22 May 2026 |
| Anglebury Court Residential Home - Care Dorset | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | Wareham | Very Good. | 22 May 2026 |
| Stables Restaurant and Coach House | Other catering premises | Kingston Lacy | Very Good. | 22 May 2026 |
| The Donkey Social | Pub/bar/nightclub | Weymouth | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| The Sunray | Pub/bar/nightclub | Osmington | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| THE SHERBORNE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Sherborne | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| Milly's | Takeaway/sandwich shop | Lyme Regis | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| The Poet Laureate | Other catering premises | Poundbury | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| Trinity Manor Care Home | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | Sherborne | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| Henry's Beard Crew Catering & Festival Cafe | Mobile caterer | Uploders | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| The Hillbrook Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | Sherborne | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| ALCOVE TAKEAWAY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | Lyme Regis | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| YALBURY COTTAGE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Lower Bockhampton | Very Good. | 21 May 2026 |
| Chutney's Restaurant | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Shaftesbury | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| The Pulpit inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | Portland | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| Fiddleford Inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | Fiddleford | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| Orchard Day Nursery | School/college/university | BH31 7PG | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| Shillingstone Church of England Primary School | School/college/university | Shillingstone | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| Mumma Bees | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Weymouth | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| The Olive Branch | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Wimborne Minster | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| Forest Kebab | Takeaway/sandwich shop | West Moors | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| Kao San Thai Restaurant | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Dorchester | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| Royal British Legion | Pub/bar/nightclub | Blandford Forum | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| Lets do Lunch at Winfrith Newburgh Village Hall | Pub/bar/nightclub | Winfrith Newburgh | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| FELICITY'S FARM SHOP | Retailers - other | Morcombelake | Very Good. | 20 May 2026 |
| @icecreamboatco | Mobile caterer | Milborne St Andrew | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| St. Peter’s Finger | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Lytchett Minster | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| Dewflock Farm Butchery | Retailers - other | Winterborne Monkton | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| Beaminster Community Fridge | Other catering premises | Beaminster | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| PREMIER FISH Ltd | Manufacturers/packers | Wimborne Minster | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| Sherborne Golf Club | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Higher Clatcombe | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| PIDDLE VALLEY FIRST SCHOOL | School/college/university | Piddletrenthide | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| H M Prison - Guys Marsh | Other catering premises | Guys Marsh | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| Sandsfoot Cafe | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Weymouth | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| The Cake House | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Creech | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| Cumulus Outdoors | Mobile caterer | Corfe Castle | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| B Curtis Farm Shop & Butchery | Retailers - other | West Holme | Very Good. | 19 May 2026 |
| D-j’s Caribbean Spice | Mobile caterer | Very Good. | 18 May 2026 | |
| Longthorns Farm Limited | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Wareham | Very Good. | 18 May 2026 |
| Deborah Hobden | Other catering premises | Very Good. | 18 May 2026 | |
| The Smuggler's Inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | Osmington Mills | Very Good. | 18 May 2026 |
| GARDENER'S ORCHARD | Other catering premises | Very Good. | 15 May 2026 | |
| Dorset Field 2 Food | Mobile caterer | Pulham | Very Good. | 14 May 2026 |
About Dorset
Food hygiene inspections in Dorset are carried out by the local authority in England. Ratings shown here come directly from the Food Standards Agency open data. To report a concern or query a rating, contact the authority directly.
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