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

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:  

The Plough Inn in Sway Road, Tiptoe, Lymington was rated on October 5 

Rated 2:  

Solento Lounge in High Street, Lymington was rated on October 5

Rated 3: 

Turfcutters Arms in Main Road, East Boldre, Brockenhurst was given the score after assessment on October 3

Rated 4:  

The Cellar in Christchurch Road, Ringwood was rated on October 4 

  • All ratings are accurate at the time of publication