The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Dover
South East · 1,217 registered food establishments · 81.9% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
36 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 40 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 192 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Dover interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 64 improved 72 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
77 days median · 95 days average
across 431 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 192 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 Dover
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Kebab Box (Also T/A Little Bao Boys/SoBe Burger/Bangtan Korean Fried Chicken) | → | CT17 0BJ |
| 2026-10-09 | Shanghai Takeaway | → | CT13 9BJ |
| 2026-10-08 | Cinnamon Island | → | CT16 1JT |
| 2026-10-07 | DOLITTLE PANTRY | → | |
| 2026-10-07 | Curly's Snack Shack | → | |
| 2026-10-07 | Future Foundry | → | CT16 1DB |
Latest changes in Dover
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Elles roast | CT17 9DQ |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Momo On The Move | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Cast Away Cafe | CT14 0AR |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Dolittle farm | |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Poggy’s Pantry | |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Veg Uk Limited | CT14 0ED |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Cottington Lakes Cafe | CT14 0AR |
| 2026-10-07 | Closed | Bubble Tea Base | CT16 1LY |
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.
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