Food hygiene: latest ratings for Herefordshire pubs, cafés, and takeaways

NEW food hygiene ratings have been given to restaurants, pubs, cafés, and takeaways in Herefordshire.

All businesses handling food in the county are regularly checked by local authority food hygiene inspectors.

Businesses are rated out of five, with five being the highest score and zero meaning urgent improvement is necessary.

They are rated on their handling of food, the cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings including layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control, and their systems and checks to ensure food sold or served is safe to eat, and evidence that staff know about food safety.

Here are the latest ratings issued to restaurants, pubs, cafés, and takeaways in Herefordshire:

Loon Fung, Bridge Street, Hereford

Rating: two out of five on October 28

Hygienic food handling: improvement necessary

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: improvement necessary

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: improvement necessary

The Riverside Inn, Aymestrey

Rating: three out of five on October 28

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: generally satisfactory

Ye Old Ferrie Inn, Symonds Yat

Rating: three out of five on October 27

Hygienic food handling: generally satisfactory

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: generally satisfactory

The Grapes, Church Street, Hereford

Rating: three out of five on October 27

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: generally satisfactory

Cafe Miro, St Owen Street, Hereford

Rating: three out of five on October 27

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: generally satisfactory

Cafe Savery's, Broad Street, Leominster

Rating: four our of five on October 26

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: good

Leominster Fish Bar, Etnam Street, Leominster

Rating: five out of five on November 10

Hygienic food handling: very good