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UK food hygiene · Dorset

Dorset.
5,014 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Dorset with its official FSA hygiene rating. 95.2% score a 5. 4 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.94
Avg FSA
3,752
venues scored 5/5
4
scored 0 or 1

Dorset food hygiene in one minute

  • 5,014 food venues tracked in Dorset, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.94 out of 5 across 3,942 rated venues.
  • 3,752 venues scored 5/5 (95.2%).
  • 4 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Dorset in context

Dorset runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.94 across 3,942 rated venues.

95.2% of Dorset venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

4 Dorset venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.10% of rated stock, which keeps Dorset below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Dorset itself, the typical pub/bar/nightclub averages 4.9/5 while a typical other catering premises averages 5.0/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.

Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.

How Dorset scores

3,942 rated · 1,072 awaiting
5
3,752 venues
95.2%
4
144 venues
3.7%
3
38 venues
1.0%
2
4 venues
0.1%
1
4 venues
0.1%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

Overdue inspection

Dorset venues not inspected in 18 months or more.

The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.

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    CAINS FARM PRODUCE

    stale · 1504mo

    Manufacturers/packers · DT6 6JQ

    Jan 1901

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    I AM. Refreshments

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · DT6

    Jan 1901

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    Horsebox Harvest

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · Dt110sq

    Jan 1901

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    Hollis Mead Farms LLP

    stale · 1504mo

    Manufacturers/packers · DT2 0NP

    Jan 1901

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    Hello Thai

    stale · 1504mo

    Importers/Exporters · BH31 6BB

    Jan 1901

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    Hebe

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · BH21 3JD

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Dorset.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Retailers - other

989 venues in Dorset

5.0
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

926 venues in Dorset

4.9
avg score

Other catering premises

879 venues in Dorset

5.0
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

421 venues in Dorset

4.9
avg score

Mobile caterer

411 venues in Dorset

5.0
avg score

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house

383 venues in Dorset

4.9
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

316 venues in Dorset

4.9
avg score

Caring Premises

244 venues in Dorset

5.0
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Dorset.

Common questions

Food hygiene in Dorset, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Dorset?

RatingCafe tracks 5,014 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Dorset, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.

What is the average FSA hygiene score in Dorset?

The average FSA hygiene score across Dorset is 4.94 out of 5. 95.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 4 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Dorset venues failed their FSA inspection?

Dorset currently has 4 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Dorset are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.

Where does RatingCafe get Dorset hygiene data?

All Dorset ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.

Across the UK

Other cities on RatingCafe.

All cities

Birmingham

10,108 venues

4.29 avg

Leeds

7,251 venues

4.67 avg

North Yorkshire

6,975 venues

4.78 avg

Glasgow

6,528 venues

4.6 avg

Manchester

6,452 venues

4.5 avg

Somerset

6,027 venues

4.84 avg

Highland

5,792 venues

4.56 avg

Westminster

5,561 venues

4.45 avg
Primary sources

Verify this independently.

RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Dorset data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.