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Dottie's Desserts food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Fylde

Dottie's Desserts holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the takeaway are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

This is a fresh result: Dottie's Desserts was inspected on 3 June 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: 138 St Albans Road, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1UY

How it compares in Fylde

In Fylde, 84% of rated places manage a 5, so Dottie's Desserts sits behind roughly 636 nearby businesses. 11% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Fylde
5 out of 5 636 84%
4 out of 5 86 11% ← Dottie's Desserts
3 out of 5 20 3%
2 out of 5 5 1%
1 out of 5 7 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 87 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 Dottie's Desserts 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 Dottie's Desserts, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Church Road Methodist Church t/a Wesleys Community Cafe and Larde Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 116 yards away 5 - Very good 15 January 2026
Bellingham Rest Home Caring Premises 155 yards away 5 - Very good 30 October 2025
Alistre Lodge N. Home Caring Premises 313 yards away 5 - Very good 13 March 2026
Blue Moon Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 21 January 2026
Blessing House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 21 October 2024
Blue Sky Thai Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 14 January 2026
Butty's Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 11 February 2025
Andalucian Olive Company T/A Dip Drizzle Drink Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 22 January 2026

Questions about Dottie's Desserts

What is Dottie's Desserts's food hygiene rating?

Dottie's Desserts has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Fylde Council on 3 June 2026.

Is Dottie's Desserts 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 takeaway to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Dottie's Desserts last inspected?

Dottie's Desserts was last inspected on 3 June 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Fylde Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Dottie's Desserts?

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

How does Dottie's Desserts compare to other places in Fylde?

84% of the 754 rated food businesses in Fylde hold the top rating of 5, while Dottie's Desserts holds a 4. 86 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Fylde Council inspects Dottie's Desserts 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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Dottie's Desserts is one of 434 rated food businesses in Lytham St Annes. See every hygiene rating in Lytham St Annes

Fylde inspects and rates 841 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Fylde

The official record is held by the council: https://new.fylde.gov.uk/business/food-safety/

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