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:

December 2025:

• +39 Pizza on the Road (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• AudioActive, 85-87 Montague Street, Worthing, BN11 3BN
• Beach Green Stores, 134 Beach Green, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5YA
• Beer No Evil, 82 Brighton Road, Worthing, BN11 2EN
• Blue Ocean Restaurant, 3 Arcade Buildings, South Street, Worthing, BN11 3AL
• Butter & Batch (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Café Ice, Worthing Ice Rink, Steyne Gardens, Worthing
• Co-Op, 22-26 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5DA
• Domino's Pizza, 75-77 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5DE
• Glorious cakes (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Hopscotch Nurseries, 33 Christchurch Road, Worthing, BN11 1JH
• Jade House, 44 Broadwater Road, Worthing, BN14 8AG
• Kathleen's Lodge Rest Home, 416 Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5NE
• Meadowcroft Shoreham, Meadowcroft Rest Home, 30 Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UB
• Pomodoro, 18b Warwick Street, Worthing, BN11 3DJ
• Quay Hole, Emerald Quay Club, Emerald Quay, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5JP
• Queen Street Church, Queen Street Church, 60 Queen Street, Worthing, BN14 7BJ
• Royal Fish and Chips, 7 Dominion Buildings, Dominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8LE
• Tesco Express, 104 Goring Way, Worthing, BN12 4TY
• The Brooksteed, Brooksteed Alehouse, 38 South Farm Road, Worthing, BN14 7AE
• The Nest, Unit 10, Guildbourne Centre, Worthing, BN11 1LZ
• The Sweet Dispatch (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Toby Carvery, 123 Upper Brighton Road, Worthing, BN14 9JN
• Truffles Bakery, 36 Montague Street, Worthing, BN11 3HB
• Whimsy Brews (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
• Windmill Convenience Store, 3-4 Windmill Parade, 163-183 Old Shoreham Road, Southwick, BN42 4QB
• Wine and Social (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)

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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