A HEREFORDSHIRE restaurant has been told it needs to improve in its latest food hygiene report.

Mediterrane is among the latest pubs, restaurants and takeaways to have been handed new ratings in the latest round of food hygiene inspections.

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.

Mediterrane, Red Barn Drive, Hereford

Rating: two out of five on May 12

Hygienic food handling: generally satisfactory

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: improvement necessary

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: improvement necessary

Garway Moon Inn, Garway

Rating: three out of five on May 6

Hygienic food handling: generally satisfactory

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: generally satisfactory

The Verzon Hotel, The Verzon, Ledbury

Rating: three out of five on May 12

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: generally satisfactory

Management of food safety: generally satisfactory

What this rating means overall: generally satisfactory

Leonards at 39, High Street, Ross-on-Wye

Rating: five out of five on June 1

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

Greggs, Broad Street, Ross

Rating: five out of five on May 31

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: good

What this rating means overall: very good

La'De Kitchen, Broad Street, Hereford

Rating: five out of five on May 31

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: very good

What this rating means overall: very good

Bridge Inn, Kentchurch

Rating: five out of five on May 27

Hygienic food handling: very good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: very good

Management of food safety: very good

What this rating means overall: very good

Crown Inn, Longtown

Rating: five out of five on May 19

Hygienic food handling:

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings:

Management of food safety:

What this rating means overall:

The Bridge Inn, Michaelchurch

Rating: five out of five on May 19

Hygienic food handling: very good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: good

Management of food safety: very good

What this rating means overall: very good

The Mill Restaurant, Vowchurch

Rating: five out of five on May 19

Hygienic food handling: good

Cleanliness and condition of facilities and buildings: very good

Management of food safety: very good

What this rating means overall: very good