How the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works

Search for local Food Hygiene Ratings

Use the link below to search for local Food Hygiene Ratings:

Note: the search works best if you input a street name and town name (eg Chapel Road, Worthing) rather than a postcode.

Search UK Food Hygiene Ratings on the Food Standards Agency website (includes interactive map)

Ratings are uploaded regularly, so keep checking the site before you go out.

Food Standards Agency

Developed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with local authorities, the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) makes information on food hygiene standards publicly available. The scheme is designed to help you choose where to eat or shop for food by telling you how seriously a food business takes their food hygiene standards.

Food Hygiene Rating Scheme sticker

Food businesses are inspected by our food hygiene inspectors to check that their hygiene levels meet legal requirements. Hygiene standards are rated on a scale from 0 (urgent improvement is required) to 5 (very good).

This information is then published on the Food Standards Agency website and on ratings stickers which food businesses can choose to display at their premises.

Food rating 0 - Urgent improvement necessary Food rating 1 - Major improvement necessary Food rating 2 - Improvement necessary Food rating 3 - Generally satisfactory Food rating 4 - Good Food rating 5 - Very good

Video: About the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme by the Food Standards Agency

How we rate a food business' hygiene

The rating we give a business reflects the standards of food hygiene found at the time of inspection. This includes:

Food hygiene and safety: how food is stored, handled and prepared to avoid cross-contamination and control temperatures etc.
Physical condition of the business: considering cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and pest control etc.
Confidence in management: the management's attitude towards hygiene and safety (procedures, training, demonstration of hygiene and food safety technical knowledge) as well as the business's track record

The rating scheme does not reflect the quality of the food being prepared or the dining experience.

For more information please see:

Last month's businesses with a Food Hygiene Rating of 5

Food rating 5 - Very good

Last month the food safety team were able to award more businesses with a Food Hygiene Rating of 5. A full alphabetical list of these premises is available below:

March 2024:

A Knead For More (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
Beercraft Brewery, Unit 6a, Garcia Trading Estate, Canterbury Road, Worthing, BN13 1AL
Buddys, 121 South Farm Road, Worthing, BN14 7AX
Busy Bees Playgroup, The Rectory, Glebe Road, Worthing, BN14 7PF
Chef Canton (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
CJay’s (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
Cloak and Dagger Brewing Company, Unit 6a, Garcia Trading Estate, Canterbury Road, Worthing, BN13 1AL
Cooties Candy Kingdom (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
Family Shopper, North Road, Lancing BN15 9BA
Golden Bowl, 76a Broadwater Street West, Worthing, BN14 9DE
Hand Brewing Company, Unit 6a, Garcia Trading Estate, Canterbury Road, Worthing, BN13 1AL
Hannah's Cakes and Bakes (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
Hardings Catering, Unit 3, Southcourt Yard, 15 Southcourt Road, Worthing, BN14 7DF
Jack In The Box Playgroup, Broadwater Baptist Church Hall, Dominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8JL
Jasmine, 270 Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 6BF
Kyros Nutrition (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
Little Tots Stay and Play Group, St Giles Church Hall, Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 6BT
Loxley Food Service, 23 Martlets Trading Estate, Woods Way, Worthing, BN12 4QY
Mama Sheila's Kitchen (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
Pien Thai Catering (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
Scamps Preschool, Scamps Playgroup, East Worthing Community Centre, Pages Lane, Worthing, BN11 2NQ
Sodexo, Teville Gate House, 25 Railway Approach, Worthing, BN11 1UR
Souvlaki Bar, 38 South Street, Worthing, BN11 3AA
St Matthew's Church Hall Kitchen, St Matthew's Church, 103 Tarring Road, Worthing, BN11 4HB
Station Fruits (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
Steve's Fish and Chips, 3 Downlands Parade, Worthing, BN14 9JH
The Galley at The New Port Arms, Lady Bee Marina, Albion Street, Southwick, Brighton BN42 4EG
The Russell Martin Foundation, Southwick Football Club, Old Barn Way, Southwick, Brighton BN42 4NT
The Swallows Return, Swallows Return, 1 Titnore Lane, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
VEGOLIO (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
West Sussex County Council, Blue Cove (registered with Adur & Worthing Council)
Worthing Football Club, Sussex Transport Community Stadium, Worthing Football Club,
Woodside Road, Worthing, BN14 7HQ
Worthing Sailing Club, 1 Sea Place, Worthing, BN12 4DG
Young Explorers Goring, St Laurence Pre School, St Laurence Church, Sea Place, Worthing, BN12 4BY