The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
South West · 3,580 registered food establishments · 87.9% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
40 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 99 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 216 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 128 improved 86 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
84 days median · 130 days average
across 975 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 216 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).
Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.
Latest published ratings in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Midnight Fudge Club | → | |
| 2026-10-07 | Common Roots Cacao LTD | → | |
| 2026-10-07 | Shakers Takeaway | → | BH8 9UA |
| 2026-10-07 | Liva Cafe | → | BH1 1RZ |
| 2026-10-07 | Ken's Kitchen | → | BH12 4HG |
| 2026-10-07 | Poole High School | → | BH15 2BW |
Latest changes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Thunder Buzz Dorset honey | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Card Factory | BH11 8LL |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Ostrea | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | MK'S Homemade Banana Bread | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Stanley Green Infant Academy - Starfish Nursery | BH15 3AA |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Stanley Green Infant Academy - Wraparound | BH15 3AA |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Bone Brigade | BH9 2AA |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Subtle Kitchen Ltd | BH23 2AY |
Contact the council
Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.
These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
Chains in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Every branch of these chains here, with its rating, rating date and inspection standards. The number is how many branches.
Tesco · 35 Premier · 25 Co-op · 23 Costa Coffee · 18 Subway · 13 Boots UK Ltd · 12 Greggs · 12 Asda · 11 Slimming World · 11 Starbucks · 11 Sainsbury's · 10 Lidl · 9 McDonalds · 9 KFC · 8 Aldi · 7 Domino's Pizza · 7 Londis · 7 One Stop · 7 Burger King · 6 Card Factory · 6 Nisa Local · 6 Papa Johns · 6 Sports Direct · 6 Caffe Nero · 5 Coffee #1 · 5 Iceland · 5 Marks & Spencer · 5 Rowlands Pharmacy · 5 Spar · 5 Superdrug · 5 Travelodge · 5 Best One · 4 Home Bargains · 4 Savers Health & Beauty · 4 Toby Carvery · 4 B & M Retail Ltd · 3 Costcutter · 3 Five Guys · 3 Lloyds Pharmacy · 3 Morrisons Daily · 3 Nando's · 3 Pizza Express · 3 Pizza Hut · 3 Poundland · 3 Primark · 3 Waitrose · 3 Admiral · 2 Aramark · 2 Cook · 2 Dine Contract Catering · 2 Dixy Chicken · 2 Esquires Coffee · 2 Family Shopper · 2 Grape Tree · 2 Holland & Barrett · 2 Hollywood Bowl · 2 Impact Food Group · 2 Kokoro · 2 Krispy Kreme · 2 Miller & Carter · 2 Next · 2 Oxfam · 2 Panku Streetfood · 2 Poundstretcher · 2 Prezzo · 2 Robert Dyas · 2 Royal British Legion · 2 Slim Chickens · 2 T K Maxx · 2 Taco Bell · 2 The Corner Shop · 2 The Kitchen · 2 The Range · 2 The Salvation Army · 2 TK Maxx · 2 Wagamama · 2 Wenzels The Bakers · 2 WH Smith · 2 Yo! To Go! · 2 Ask Italian · 1 Bubble CiTea · 1 Cafe 89 · 1 China City · 1 Courtyard Cafe · 1 Crown Hotel · 1 Crumbs · 1 Eggfree Cake Box · 1 Farmfoods · 1 Fireaway Pizza · 1 Go Outdoors · 1 Hotel Chocolat · 1 Mai Sushi · 1 Majestic Wine · 1 Munchies · 1 Pasta Evangelists · 1 Pepe's Piri Piri · 1 Pizza Go Go · 1 Pizza Hut Delivery · 1 Pret A Manger · 1 Railway Hotel · 1 Rio's Piri Piri · 1 Slug & Lettuce · 1 Sue Ryder · 1 Sushi Daily · 1 Sushi Gourmet · 1 Taste of India · 1 The Cafe · 1 The Coffee Shop · 1 The Grange · 1 The Junction · 1 The Lamb Inn · 1 The Lodge · 1 The Lord Nelson · 1 The Swan Inn · 1 The Sweet Spot · 1 Truly Scrumptious · 1 Vue Cinema · 1 Wiltshire Farm Foods · 1 Wingstop · 1
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