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Town Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Dorset

Town Cafe holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 3 March 2026, 4 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: 104D St Mary Street, Weymouth, DT4 8NY

How it compares in Dorset

That puts Town Cafe among the 3,808 places in Dorset holding top marks, 95% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Dorset
5 out of 5 3,808 95% ← Town Cafe
4 out of 5 139 3%
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 Town Cafe 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 Town Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cheekys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen at this address 5 - Very good 10 December 2019
Costa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 19 yards away 5 - Very good 25 July 2025
Blue Sky Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 54 yards away 5 - Very good 3 March 2026
Cor Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 59 yards away 5 - Very good 14 October 2025
Belle's Traditional Bakers Retailers - other 73 yards away 5 - Very good 3 March 2025
Celestial Catering @ Massonic Hall Weymouth Other catering premises 76 yards away 5 - Very good 8 May 2025
Barberista UK Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 87 yards away 5 - Very good 3 August 2023
Cobwebs Internet Cafe Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 92 yards away 5 - Very good 6 February 2019

Questions about Town Cafe

What is Town Cafe's food hygiene rating?

Town Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Dorset Council on 3 March 2026.

Is Town Cafe safe to eat at?

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

When was Town Cafe last inspected?

Town Cafe was last inspected on 3 March 2026, 4 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 Town Cafe?

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

How does Town Cafe compare to other places in Dorset?

95% of the 3,988 rated food businesses in Dorset hold the top rating of 5, and Town Cafe is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Dorset Council inspects Town Cafe 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

Town Cafe is one of 655 rated food businesses in Weymouth. See every hygiene rating in Weymouth

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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