In the last month 31 food places across Dover were given a hygiene score, and 81% of them got the top mark of 5. Over three months, 4 places scored 2 or below, and 22 food places are waiting for their first inspection.
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31hygiene scoreslast 31 days
81%scored 525 places, last 31 days
4scored 0 to 2last 3 months
22waiting for a first inspectionusually new or under new owners
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Most inspected this month:Dover (13), Deal (7) and Walmer (6). The middle Dover area had 0. Over three months, the highest share of 5s among areas with at least five scores was in Deal (68%), Dover (61%) and Walmer (58%).
“Last month” and “3 months” count the hygiene scores published within each area’s circle. “Scored 5” is the share of the last three months’ scores that were a 5; it needs at least three. “Waiting” is food places registered but not yet inspected. Areas overlap, so one place can count in more than one. Tap a column to sort.
The Green Garage was rated 2 (improvement necessary) on 19 August 2026. Walmer · Mobile caterers
Sips n Giggles Ltd was rated 1 (major improvement necessary) on 11 August 2026. Aylesham · Restaurants and cafés
A score shows how things were on the day of the inspection. Businesses can appeal, and can ask for a new inspection once they have made improvements, so check the Food Standards Agency’s page for the latest.
25 places scored 5 in the last 31 days; the latest 20 are shown.
New food places
No newly registered food places have appeared in the last month.
22 food places across Dover are registered with their council and waiting for a first hygiene inspection, the most near Dover (7), Deal (6), Walmer (6), Aylesham (2) and River (2). They are usually new businesses or ones under new owners, and each area’s page lists them.
By kind of business
Restaurants and cafés
25
68%
2
Shops
13
46%
1
Pubs, bars and clubs
12
67%
0
Care homes and nurseries
10
60%
0
Takeaways and sandwich shops
9
44%
0
Food makers and packers
5
100%
0
Mobile caterers
3
67%
1
Other caterers
2
–
0
Schools and colleges
1
–
0
Supermarkets
1
–
0
Dover, last three months. The share scoring 5 needs at least three scores.
How food hygiene ratings work
Every place that serves, sells or makes food is inspected by its council’s food safety officers, and the Food Standards Agency publishes the score. Officers look at how food is handled and stored, the state of the building and its cleaning, and how the business manages food safety. The score runs from 0 to 5:
5: very good
4: good
3: generally satisfactory
2: improvement necessary
1: major improvement necessary
0: urgent improvement necessary
How often a place is inspected depends on the risk, so a busy kitchen is visited more often than a shop selling packaged food. New businesses wait for a first visit before they get a score.
Where the figures come from
Scores come from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene rating data, published under the Open Government Licence, for every council we cover. Figures for Dover as a whole count the food places whose nearest area is in Dover. Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. A score appears here when the agency publishes it, which can be a few weeks after the inspection.
Which areas of Dover had the most food hygiene inspections?
Over the last month, the most hygiene scores were published for Dover (13), Deal (7), Walmer (6), St. Margaret's at Cliffe (3) and Sandwich (2). The middle Dover area had 0.
How many Dover food places score 5 for hygiene?
Of the 81 food places in Dover given a score in the last three months, 52 (64%) got the top mark of 5, meaning hygiene is very good.
Have any Dover food places scored 0, 1 or 2 recently?
Yes. In the last three months 4 places in Dover were given 2 or below: 0 scored 0, 2 scored 1 and 2 scored 2. Each is listed on this page with its date. A low score shows how things were on the day of the inspection.
What do food hygiene ratings mean?
Food Standards Agency scores run from 0 to 5: 5 is very good, 4 good, 3 generally satisfactory, 2 improvement necessary, 1 major improvement necessary and 0 urgent improvement necessary. Council officers give the score after an inspection of hygiene, the building and how food safety is managed.