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The Press Room food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Herefordshire

The Press Room holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The pub met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 11 March 2025, 16 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 1 Corn Square, HR6 8LR

How it compares in Herefordshire

In Herefordshire, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so The Press Room sits behind roughly 1,431 nearby businesses. 7% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Herefordshire
5 out of 5 1,217 78%
4 out of 5 214 14%
3 out of 5 104 7% ← The Press Room
2 out of 5 19 1%
1 out of 5 7 <1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 195 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At The Press Room none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to The Press Room, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Drapers Lane Deli Retailers - other 17 yards away 3 - Generally satisfactory 29 January 2025
Duke's Head Pub/bar/nightclub 19 yards away 5 - Very good 30 July 2024
The Merchants House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 19 yards away 5 - Very good 26 March 2024
The Square Takeaway/sandwich shop 19 yards away 5 - Very good 21 May 2024
Rankin Club (Conservative Club) Pub/bar/nightclub 19 yards away 4 - Good 14 January 2025
Flying Dutchman Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 41 yards away 5 - Very good 29 July 2025
Rayan Mini Market Retailers - other 43 yards away 5 - Very good 26 February 2013
Coffee#1 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 44 yards away 3 - Generally satisfactory 6 March 2026

Questions about The Press Room

What is The Press Room's food hygiene rating?

The Press Room has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Herefordshire Council on 11 March 2025.

Is The Press Room safe to eat at?

A 3 means the pub met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was The Press Room last inspected?

The Press Room was last inspected on 11 March 2025, 16 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Herefordshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Press Room?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Press Room compare to other places in Herefordshire?

78% of the 1,562 rated food businesses in Herefordshire hold the top rating of 5, while The Press Room holds a 3. 104 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Herefordshire Council inspects The Press Room and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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More food hygiene ratings near here

The Press Room is one of 119 rated food businesses in Leominster. See every hygiene rating in Leominster

Herefordshire inspects and rates 1,757 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Herefordshire

The official record is held by the council: http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/

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