Bedford Hotel food hygiene rating

The rating: 4 - Good

This is a fresh result: Bedford Hotel was inspected on 11 June 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: The Esplanade, Sidmouth, EX10 8NR

How this rating has changed

Bedford Hotel has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 11 June 2026, and now holds a 4.

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in East Devon

In East Devon, 84% of rated places manage a 5, so Bedford Hotel sits behind roughly 1,093 nearby businesses. 10% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in East Devon

5 out of 5		1,093	84%
4 out of 5		125	10%	← Bedford Hotel
3 out of 5		58	4%
2 out of 5		14	1%
1 out of 5		13	1%
0 out of 5		0	0%

A further 248 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 Bedford Hotel 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

Bedford Hotel is one of 171 rated food businesses in Sidmouth. See every hygiene rating in Sidmouth →

East Devon inspects and rates 1,551 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in East Devon →

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