New Forest.
1,552 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in New Forest with its official FSA hygiene rating. 80.1% score a 5. 21 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
New Forest food hygiene in one minute
- 1,552 food venues tracked in New Forest, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.71 out of 5 across 1,417 rated venues.
- 1,135 venues scored 5/5 (80.1%).
- 21 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
New Forest in context
New Forest runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.71 across 1,417 rated venues.
80.1% of New Forest venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
21 New Forest venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.48% of rated stock, which puts New Forest above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within New Forest itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical other catering premises averages 4.9/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How New Forest scores
1,417 rated · 135 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
THE RAJ
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BH25 6QA
DREAM GOURMET CHINESE FOOD
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BH25 6DX
BRITANNIA THAI
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SO42 7RL
COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION TRUST
School/college/university · SO42 7YG
THE FORESTERS ARMS
Pub/bar/nightclub · SP6 2JA
THE TOWNHOUSE
Pub/bar/nightclub · SO41 9GF
THE FISHERMANS REST
Pub/bar/nightclub · SO41 8FD
BEECH COURT
Caring Premises · SO40 7AY
AAMNAH'S INDIAN KITCHEN
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SO40 8JT
PAULTONS GOLF CENTRE
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SO51 6AN
Sept 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
KJ'S CATERING
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BH24 4BB
SUSHI DAILY
Retailers - other · BH24 1AT
ESMES TEAROOMS
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SO42 7RR
YOUTH VOICE NEW MILTON
Caring Premises · BH25 5FN
AMARONE
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BH24 1DN
SHELL HYTHE
Retailers - other · SO45 5DA
MERCEODE LODGE CARE HOME
Caring Premises · SO40 4WU
BAKELICIOUS
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SO41 3AS
TG JONES HIGH STREET LIMITED
Retailers - other · SO41 9AD
COTTINGHAMS COFFEE AND INTERIORS
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SO41 9AD
New Forest venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
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PICKLED WEASEL
stale · 1516moTakeaway/sandwich shop · SO41
Jan 1900
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PAUL THOMAS
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · SO45
Jan 1901
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THE GUN INN
stale · 1504moPub/bar/nightclub · SO41
Jan 1901
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TESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · SO40 3LZ
Jan 1901
- ?
TABS LOGISTICS LTD
stale · 1504moDistributors/Transporters · SO40
Jan 1901
- ?
SPAN
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · SO41
Jan 1901
What's in New Forest.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
373 venues in New Forest
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
271 venues in New Forest
Pub/bar/nightclub
187 venues in New Forest
Caring Premises
168 venues in New Forest
Other catering premises
138 venues in New Forest
Takeaway/sandwich shop
109 venues in New Forest
School/college/university
99 venues in New Forest
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house
65 venues in New Forest
Most recent inspections in New Forest.
SUSHI DAILY
Retailers - other · BH24 1AT
KJ'S CATERING
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BH24 4BB
ESMES TEAROOMS
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SO42 7RR
YOUTH VOICE NEW MILTON
Caring Premises · BH25 5FN
AMARONE
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BH24 1DN
SHELL HYTHE
Retailers - other · SO45 5DA
MERCEODE LODGE CARE HOME
Caring Premises · SO40 4WU
BAKELICIOUS
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SO41 3AS
Food hygiene in New Forest, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in New Forest?
RatingCafe tracks 1,552 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in New Forest, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in New Forest?
The average FSA hygiene score across New Forest is 4.71 out of 5. 80.1% of rated venues score a 5, and 21 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which New Forest venues failed their FSA inspection?
New Forest currently has 21 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in New Forest are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get New Forest hygiene data?
All New Forest ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.
Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All New Forest data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.