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Dancing Rooster food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Dorset

Dancing Rooster 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 20 November 2025, 7 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: 613B Ringwood Road, West Moors, BH22 0AD

How it compares in Dorset

In Dorset, 95% of rated places manage a 5, so Dancing Rooster 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% ← Dancing Rooster
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 Dancing Rooster 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 Dancing Rooster, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Jade Peking Takeaway/sandwich shop 138 yards away 5 - Very good 31 July 2025
Morrisons Daily Retailers - other 166 yards away 5 - Very good 11 September 2024
Pandora's Bakery Retailers - other 176 yards away 5 - Very good 27 November 2025
Morrisons Daily Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 28 November 2025
New Panda Other catering premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 20 November 2025
J & J Wilson Supermarket Nisa Local Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 20 September 2023
Moors Manor Care Home Caring Premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 8 August 2025
Hopscotch Pre-School & Nursery School/college/university 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 13 July 2023

Questions about Dancing Rooster

What is Dancing Rooster's food hygiene rating?

Dancing Rooster has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Dorset Council on 20 November 2025.

Is Dancing Rooster 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 Dancing Rooster last inspected?

Dancing Rooster was last inspected on 20 November 2025, 7 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 Dancing Rooster?

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

How does Dancing Rooster compare to other places in Dorset?

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

Who decides the rating?

Dorset Council inspects Dancing Rooster 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

Dancing Rooster is one of 36 rated food businesses in West Moors. See every hygiene rating in West Moors

Dorset inspects and rates 5,107 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Dorset

The official record is held by the council: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/

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