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
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