A NUMBER of cafés, pubs, restaurants and takeaways across Dorset and 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 2: 

The Bakers Arms, a pub in Lytchett Minster was given the score after assessment on April 3 

Rated 3: 

Wonderful Kitchen & Lounge aka Wonderful Dim Sum/Wonderful Garden in Charminster Road, Bournemouth was given the score after assessment on April 3 

Rated 5: 

Cafe@ The Allendale at Allendale Community Centre in Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster was rated on April 30 

Bradfords in Sandford Lane, Wareham was rated on April 25 

Golden Bengal Tandoori in High Street, Swanage was rated on April 25 

Swanage Sailing Club in High Street, Swanage was rated on April 25 

Longthorns Farm Limited in Longthorns, near Wareham was rated on April 17 

In-Excess Garden Centre (The Glass House) at Golden Acres Nursery in Christchurch Road, West Parley, was rated on April 16 

The Fontmell in Crown Hill, Fontmell Magna was rated on April 17 

Thunderbird Chicken at Sandford Holiday Park, Organford Road, Holton Heath was rated on April 18