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

A Poole pizzeria which is in need of ‘some’ improvements and a Greggs with a perfect score 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 2:  

Mare Luna Pizzeria in Canford Cliffs Road, Poole was rated on September 12  

Rated 3: 

Pumpkin at Bournemouth Railway Station, Holdenhurst Road was given the score after assessment on September 8. 

Rated 4:  

Rock a Tots Day at Playschool Compton Acres, Canford Cliffs Road, Poole was rated on September 12 

Man O War Bar at Durdle Door Holiday Park, West Lulworth was handed a four-out-of-five rating after assessment on September 6. 

The Italian Villa at Compton Acres, Canford Cliffs Road, Poole was rated on September 12  

Rated 5: 

Bacaro in The Esplanade, Weymouth, was rated on October 5 

Monas Thai and Asian Cuisine in St Mary Street, Weymouth was rated on October 5 

Seabeats in The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset was rated on October 5 

TJ's & Steakasaurus Eatery and Bar in Custom House Quay, Weymouth was rated on October 3 

RSBP Arne Cafe in Arne, Dorset was rated on October 2 

Worth Matravers Tea and Coffee Shop at Inner Man, Worth Matravers was rated on September 29 

COFFEE 1 in East Street, Bridport was rated on September 28 

Ebike Cafe @ Deheers in Custom House Quay, Weymouth was rated on September 28 

The Good Food Cafe & Deli in Broad Street, Lyme Regis was rated on September 26 

Subway in Westham Road, Weymouth was rated on September 15 

The Black Dog in St Mary Street, Weymouth was rated on October 5 

Square and Compass in Worth Matravers, Dorset was rated on September 29 

Halsey Arms at Pulham, Dorset was rated on September 28 

The Stapleton Arms in Buckhorn Weston was rated on September 27 

Istanbul in Trinity Street, Dorchester was rated on October 6 

Daniels Fish & Chips in Charlestown Local Centre, Chickerell Road, Chickerell was rated on October 5 

Daniels Fish & Chips Ltd in Portland Road, Weymouth was rated on October 5 

Golden Bridge Takeaway in Spa Road, Weymouth was rated on October 5 

Domino's Pizza in King Street, Weymouth, Dorset was rated on September 28 

Open House Shaftesbury in Christys Lane, Shaftesbury was rated on September 27 

Greggs at Gillingham Service Station was rated on September 26 

Lyme Regis Takeaway in Silver Street, Lyme Regis was rated on September 22 

Codfathers Weymouth in Buxton Road, Weymouth was rated on September 19