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The Green Man food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Dorset

The Green Man 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 22 July 2025, 11 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 Victoria Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1EN

How it compares in Dorset

In Dorset, 96% of rated places manage a 5, so The Green Man sits behind roughly 3,813 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Dorset
5 out of 5 3,813 96%
4 out of 5 138 3% ← The Green Man
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 1,126 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 Green Man 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 Green Man, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Corn Exchange Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 246 yards away 5 - Very good 5 November 2018
Majestic Wine Retailers - other 261 yards away 5 - Very good 31 October 2025
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 297 yards away 5 - Very good 22 April 2026
Minster Greens Retailers - other 302 yards away 5 - Very good 19 September 2023
Nusara Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 313 yards away 5 - Very good 12 September 2024
Cafe Aroma Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 330 yards away 5 - Very good 5 November 2025
Grape Tree Retailers - other 333 yards away 5 - Very good 8 September 2023
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 339 yards away 5 - Very good 28 April 2026

Questions about The Green Man

What is The Green Man's food hygiene rating?

The Green Man has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Dorset Council on 22 July 2025.

Is The Green Man 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 The Green Man last inspected?

The Green Man was last inspected on 22 July 2025, 11 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 The Green Man?

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 "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Green Man compare to other places in Dorset?

96% of the 3,992 rated food businesses in Dorset hold the top rating of 5, while The Green Man holds a 4. 138 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Dorset Council inspects The Green Man 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

The Green Man is one of 100 rated food businesses in Wimborne Minster. See every hygiene rating in Wimborne Minster

Dorset inspects and rates 5,118 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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