Golden Dragon food hygiene rating

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 14 January 2026, 5 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: 28 Birmingham Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7BH

How it compares in Isle of Wight

In Isle of Wight, 70% of rated places manage a 5, so Golden Dragon sits behind roughly 1,042 nearby businesses. 18% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Isle of Wight

5 out of 5		1,042	70%
4 out of 5		261	18%	← Golden Dragon
3 out of 5		139	9%
2 out of 5		30	2%
1 out of 5		6	<1%
0 out of 5		1	<1%

A further 208 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Good
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
• How well they manage food safety Good

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 Golden Dragon 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.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

More food hygiene ratings near here

Golden Dragon is one of 139 rated food businesses in Cowes. See every hygiene rating in Cowes →

Isle of Wight inspects and rates 1,687 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Isle of Wight →

The official record is held by the council: https://www.iow.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/community-protection-services/