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Coach House Inn food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Dorset

Coach House Inn holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the pub are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 25 April 2025, 14 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: Coach House Inn Main Street, Winterbourne Abbas, DT2 9LU

How it compares in Dorset

In Dorset, 95% of rated places manage a 5, so Coach House Inn sits behind roughly 3,808 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Dorset
5 out of 5 3,808 95%
4 out of 5 139 3% ← Coach House Inn
3 out of 5 33 1%
2 out of 5 5 <1%
1 out of 5 3 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 1,119 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 Coach House Inn 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.

Questions about Coach House Inn

What is Coach House Inn's food hygiene rating?

Coach House Inn has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Dorset Council on 25 April 2025.

Is Coach House Inn safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this pub to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Coach House Inn last inspected?

Coach House Inn was last inspected on 25 April 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Dorset Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Coach House Inn?

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

How does Coach House Inn compare to other places in Dorset?

95% of the 3,988 rated food businesses in Dorset hold the top rating of 5, while Coach House Inn holds a 4. 139 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Dorset Council inspects Coach House Inn 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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The official record is held by the council: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/

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