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

A New Forest pub which has been told ‘major improvement is necessary’ and a Japanese restaurant in Bournemouth scoring two-out-of-five 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:   

Bat and Ball in Salisbury Road, Breamore, Fordingbridge was rated on August 30 

Rated 2: 

Nippon Inn, in Charminster Road, Bournemouth was given the score after assessment on September 28 

Rated 3:  

The Parade Fish and Chipsin The Parade, Swanage, was rated on June 21 

The Queens Head, at The Cross, Burley was given the score after assessment on September 16  

Pamir BBQ Express in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth was given the score after assessment on September 19 

Water Garden Café in Lymington was rated on September 13 

All Stars Sports Bar in Purbeck Sports Centre, Worgret Road, Wareham was given the score after assessment on September 13 

Escobars, in Charminster Road, Bournemouth was given the score after assessment on September 18 

Rated 4:  

Fox and Hounds in Fox Lane, Canford Bottom was rated on August 30 

Bluebird Social Club at Bluebird C I Social Club Ham Lane, Ferndown, Dorset was rated on August 25 

Horse & Groom ain St Johns Hill, Wareham was rated on August 16 

Karsberg Fish & Chips in Turbary Road, Ferndown was rated on September 12  

Farmer Palmers Farm Park in Wareham Road, Organford, Dorset was rated on September 12 

The Salt Pig Too in Station Road, Swanage was rated on September 7  

Rated 5:

The Forum Frier in Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset; rated on October 19 

McDonalds in Ringwood Road, Ferndown, Dorset; rated on September 6 

The Old Inn in Holt Lane, Holt, Dorset; rated on October 16 

Wareham Conservative Club in South Street, Wareham, Dorset; rated on October 12 

Ship Inn in High Street, Swanage, Dorset; rated on October 11 

Swanage Conservative Club in Kings Road West, Swanage, Dorset; rated on October 11 

The Pear at Parley in Christchurch Road, West Parley, Dorset; rated on August 29 

The Castle Inn in Main Road, West Lulworth, Dorset; rated on August 16 

Brambles in Cheap Street, Sherborne, Dorset; rated on October 24 

Pizzamo at Unit C7 Admiralty Park Station Road, Holton Heath, Dorset; rated on October 24 

JJ Snack Shack Ferndown in Old Forge Road, Ferndown, Dorset; rated on October 13 

The Italian Kitchen in South Street, Wareham, Dorset; rated on October 12 

The Toy Barn Sherborne Ltd in Sherborne, Dorset; rated on October 12 

Ecco-Gelato in High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset; rated on October 11 

Gaunts House at Holt, Dorset; rated on October 11 

Black Cactus Shaftesbury at High Street Bakery And Cafe 58a High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset; rated on October 10 

Pier Head Restaurant in High Street, Swanage; rated on October 10 

Aunt Fanny's Farmshop & Cafe at Aunt Fannys Farm Shop And Cafe Cranborne Road, Colehill, Dorset; rated on October 6 

Baxter Storey (Eaton Mission Systems) at Land At Former Flight Refuelling Ltd Site Brook Road, Wimborne Minster, Dorset; rated on October 4 

Fontmell Village Shop and Hillarnias Tearoom at The Post Office Church Street, Fontmell Magna, Dorset; rated on September 26 

Colehill and Wimborne Youth and Community Centre at The Reef Youth And Community Centre Colehill Lane, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset; rated on September 25 

Costa Coffee in Victoria Road, Ferndown, Dorset; rated on September 25 

Cafe Aroma in The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset; rated on September 6 

Ninas Cafe in West Street, Wareham, Dorset; rated on September 6 

Dudsbury Golf Club Hotel & Spa in Christchurch Road, Longham, Ferndown, Dorset; rated on September 4 

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry at Headquarters Royal Armoured Corps Allenby Barracks, Bovington, Dorset; rated on June 21 

South Deep Cafe in Turks Lane, Poole; rated on October 19 

Key West on Bournemouth Pier, Pier Approach, Bournemouth; rated on October 12 

Slim Chickens in Bh2, Exeter Road, Bournemouth; rated on October 11 

Cosy Village Ltd in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth; rated on October 5 

Daisy Cafe in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth; rated on October 5 

Wild Ones Play Cafe in Wimborne Road, Bournemouth; rated on October 5 

Kids Play Cafe Ltd in Charminster Road, Bournemouth; rated on October 2 

Old School House Nursery in Commercial Road, Poole; rated on October 2 

Gossip Cicchetti in Penn Hill Avenue, Poole; rated on September 28 

Queen Mary Inn in West Street, Poole; rated on October 4 

Pizza Go Go in Alder Road, Poole; rated on October 4 

No.1 Wok in Parkstone Road, Poole; rated on October 2 

Ocean Fish and Chippy in Ashley Road, Poole; rated on October 2 

Mobile 5 in Undercliff Drive, Bournemouth; rated on May 25 

Poulner Fish and Chips in Butlers Lane, Poulner, Ringwood was rated on October 10 

Three Tuns Inn in Ringwood Road, Bransgore, Christchurch was rated on July 6 

Pickled Weasel in High Street, Milford-On-Sea, Lymington was rated on August 10