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:

April 2024:

Alishaan Indian Restaurant, West Street, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0AP
Anchored in Worthing, 14 Montague Place, Worthing, BN11 3BG
Appletree House, 9 Pratton Avenue, Lancing, BN15 9NU
Aramark at Northbrook College, 10 Cecil Pashley Way, Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5FF
Assured Care Services, 28 Downview Road, Worthing, BN11 4QH
Barbeskews Catering, also trading as Spark Food (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
Blundens, 1 John Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5DL
Burchell Court Kitchen (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
Chartwells at Bramber Primary School, 36 Bramber Road, Worthing, BN14 8QB
Chartwells at Chesswood School, 53 Chesswood Road, Worthing, BN11 2AA
Chartwells at Shoreham Beach School, Shoreham Beach Primary School, Shingle Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5RH
Costa Café, 3-4 Montague Place, Worthing, BN11 3BG
Cupcake Café, South Pavilion, Buckingham Park, Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6BA
DeliBean, 2 Queens Parade, North Road, Lancing, BN15 9BA
Domino's Pizza, 44 North Road, Lancing, BN15 9AB
Elmcroft, Shaw Healthcare, St Giles Close, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6AT
Ergi & David Greek Gyros, 5 Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UA
Farmhouse Pizza, 397 Brighton Road, Lancing, BN15 8JX
Frattelli, 18 Marine Parade, Worthing, BN11 3PT
La Galleria Restaurant, 22 East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5ZE
Lagos, Unit 2, 48 Marlborough Road, Lancing, BN15 8UF
Le Spice, 43 Warwick Street, Worthing, BN11 3DQ
Longacre Nursing Home, 12-14 Chute Way, Worthing, BN13 3EA
Pausa Café, Dunelm Mill, Eastern Avenue, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PW
Pawfic Cup Cakes (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
Plant Based (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
Puddleducks Day Nursery, 5 Chaucer Road, Worthing, BN11 4PB
SAMY's Café Bar, 48-52 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5DA
South Downs Honey (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
Southwick Fish Bar, 6 The Broadway, Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4ND
Spice I Am, 24b Goring Road, Worthing, BN12 4AJ
Sutton Court, 69 Chesswood Road, Worthing, BN11 2AB
Tan's Tasty Cakes, also trading as TTC Patisserie (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
Tasty, 9 Middle Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6GA
The Beef Guy, 14 Liverpool Buildings, Liverpool Road, Worthing, BN11 1SY
The Caterers Unit 2, Oaklands Business Centre, 64-68 Elm Grove, Worthing, BN11 5LH
The G, Zone 9, Liverpool Buildings, Liverpool Road, Worthing, BN11 1SY
The Garden Pantry Catering Co (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
The Mac Shack (registered with Adur & Worthing Councils)
Tides Pizzeria, 274 Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6BF
Uncle Sams, 276 Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6BF
Victoria Care Elite, The Victoria Grand, 22 Mill Road, Worthing, BN11 4LE
Waterside Inn, Lower Beach Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5RA