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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 42 of 102.
| Business | Type | Location | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Phat Fryer | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Upton | Very Good. | 21 January 2025 |
| Spar | Retailers - other | Puddletown | Very Good. | 21 January 2025 |
| Eat in Style Ltd | Other catering premises | Very Good. | 21 January 2025 | |
| SWAN INN | Pub/bar/nightclub | Abbotsbury | Very Good. | 21 January 2025 |
| The Southern Co-Operative Ltd | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | Blandford Forum | Very Good. | 21 January 2025 |
| The Dorset Kitchen | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Weymouth | Very Good. | 21 January 2025 |
| P R Howell Ltd | Retailers - other | Weymouth | Very Good. | 21 January 2025 |
| Upton News and Wine | Retailers - other | Upton | Very Good. | 21 January 2025 |
| Orchard Day Nursery | School/college/university | Verwood | Very Good. | 20 January 2025 |
| McAllisters | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Swanage | Very Good. | 20 January 2025 |
| Leonards of Swanage | Retailers - other | Swanage | Very Good. | 20 January 2025 |
| FIVE BELLS INN | Pub/bar/nightclub | Whitchurch Canonicorum | Very Good. | 20 January 2025 |
| Robs Event Catering | Mobile caterer | Very Good. | 17 January 2025 | |
| Dorset Farm Foods Wagon | Mobile caterer | Moreton | Very Good. | 17 January 2025 |
| Amid Giants and Idols | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Lyme Regis | Very Good. | 17 January 2025 |
| BRIDPORT FOOTBALL CLUB | Other catering premises | Bridport | Very Good. | 17 January 2025 |
| Beechcroft St Pauls Primary School | School/college/university | Weymouth | Very Good. | 17 January 2025 |
| The Village Breakfast Cafe | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Durweston | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Springfield Country Hotel & Leisure Club | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Wareham | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Cleverchefs @ Wimborne St Giles | School/college/university | Wimborne St Giles | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Horty's Honey | Farmers/growers | Sandford | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Cleverchefs @ Cranborne First School | School/college/university | Cranborne | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Fox and Hounds Inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | Cattistock | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Salty Towers | Takeaway/sandwich shop | Portland | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Blandford Opportunity Group | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | Blandford Forum | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Bizzybeez Childcare Ltd | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | Lytchett Minster | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Slug & Lettuce also trading as Loco Loco, El Rodeo and Buritto Bandits | Pub/bar/nightclub | Weymouth | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Swanage Bay Fish | Takeaway/sandwich shop | Swanage | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| The Mellowes | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | Gillingham | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Bizzybeez Childcare Ltd | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | Lytchett Minster | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| B&M Retail Ltd | Retailers - other | Weymouth | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Cafe D'Urberville | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Sherborne | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Simply Venison | Farmers/growers | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 | |
| ACORN INN | Pub/bar/nightclub | Evershot | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| RAJPOOT TANDOORI RESTAURANT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Sherborne | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Port Regis School Ltd | School/college/university | Motcombe | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| WEST LULWORTH C.E.V.C. | School/college/university | West Lulworth | Very Good. | 16 January 2025 |
| Whitecliff House Nursing Home | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | Blandford Forum | Very Good. | 15 January 2025 |
| Osho Leela | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | Gillingham | Very Good. | 15 January 2025 |
| Gillingham Town FC | Takeaway/sandwich shop | Gillingham | Very Good. | 15 January 2025 |
| Breezy Ridge Vineyard | Retailers - other | West Melbury | Very Good. | 15 January 2025 |
| Lime Coast Catering Ltd | Mobile caterer | Very Good. | 14 January 2025 | |
| St Osmund's Middle School | School/college/university | Dorchester | Very Good. | 14 January 2025 |
| KFC | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Shaftesbury | Very Good. | 14 January 2025 |
| Hub Box | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Dorchester | Very Good. | 14 January 2025 |
| Herbies Fish & Chips | Takeaway/sandwich shop | West Parley | Very Good. | 14 January 2025 |
| Blooms Cafe | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | West Parley | Very Good. | 14 January 2025 |
| The Writer's Block | Other catering premises | Iwerne Minster | Very Good. | 14 January 2025 |
| Lidl | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | Shaftesbury | Very Good. | 14 January 2025 |
| Koh Gurkha | Other catering premises | Blandford Forum | Very Good. | 14 January 2025 |
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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