How the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works

• Search for local Food Hygiene Ratings
• How the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works
• How we rate a food business' hygiene
• Last month's businesses with a Food Hygiene Rating of 5
• Food Hygiene Rating Scheme stickers

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.

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How the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works

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 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.

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

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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:

• How we rate a food business' hygiene - in our businesses section
• Food Hygiene Rating Scheme on Food Standards Agency website

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

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:

October 2025:

• Adur Outdoor Activities Centre, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5LT
• Age UK West Sussex, Milward Court, Wilmot Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6BU
• ArtiSAND, 36 Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, BN11 2DF
• Azul Coffee And Eatery, 2 Queensway, Lancing, BN15 9AY
• Beach Bakery, 19 Ferry Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5RA
• BHAFC American Express Elite, 60 Mash Barn Lane, Lancing, BN15 9FP
• Charcoal Grill, 50 Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8AG
• Charcoal Grill, 71 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5DE
• Chartwells at Church Of England Primary School, 53 Rectory Gardens, Worthing, BN14 7TQ
• Chartwells at Thomas A Becket Infant School, 60a Pelham Road, Worthing, BN13 1JB
• Efes Town Cafe, 24-26 Portland Road, Worthing, BN11 1QN
• Goring Conservative Club, 49 Mulberry Lane, Worthing, BN12 4RA
• Grasmere Nursing Home, 51 Manor Road, Worthing, BN11 4SH
• Kloe Michelle Harbour (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• La Patisserie Shoreham, 4-6 East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5ZE
• Leonard Cheshire Disability, Fethneys, 9 Farncombe Road, Worthing, BN11 2BE
• Little Nestlings Nursery, Buckingham Park Primary School, Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
• Longacre Nursing Home, 12-14 Chute Way, Worthing, BN13 3EA
• Noah's Off Licence, 210 Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NH
• Padpad Restaurant, 49 Brighton Road, Worthing, BN11 3EE
• Pioneer Catering, Buckingham Park Primary School, Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD
• Saltio Trailer (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Semifreddo Bay (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Shoreham Baptist Church, Western Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5WD
• Sponge Happy (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Srilankan authentic cuisine, 121 Montague Street, Worthing, BN11 3BP
• Subway, 3 Barclays Bank Buildings, Chapel Road, Worthing, BN11 1EY
• The Crab Tree Inn, 6 Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UA
• The Doles House (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• The Free From Food Company, Our Lady of Sion School, Gratwicke Road, Worthing, BN11 4BL
• The Hut, 20 Ham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PA
• The Signal Post, 79 Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JN
• The Tap House, 16-18 East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5ZE
• The Tides Pizzeria, 21 Ferry Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5RA
• Toad in the Hole, 1 Newland Road, Worthing, BN11 1JR
• Worthing Golf Club, Links Road, Worthing, BN14 9QZ
• Yo! To Go!, Holmbush Centre, Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TD
• York Lodge, 1-5 York Road, Worthing, BN11 3EN

See also:

• Search for a Food Hygiene Rating for a premises (above)

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Food Hygiene Rating Scheme stickers

Businesses are not legally required to display their Food Hygiene Rating Scheme sticker as there are no local byelaws in Adur or Worthing requiring businesses to display their rating sticker.

However, if a business is displaying a sticker with an incorrect rating score, then please be advised that this will be referred to Trading Standards as they are the enforcing authority for this issue (as it relates to the provision of information for the customer).

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