Pearl of Bengal food hygiene rating

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 18 December 2024, 18 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 2A Station Square, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, MK45 1DP

How it compares in Central Bedfordshire

In Central Bedfordshire, 76% of rated places manage a 5, so Pearl of Bengal sits behind roughly 1,153 nearby businesses. 17% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Central Bedfordshire

5 out of 5		1,153	76%
4 out of 5		254	17%	← Pearl of Bengal
3 out of 5		83	5%
2 out of 5		18	1%
1 out of 5		10	1%
0 out of 5		2	<1%

A further 189 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Very 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 Pearl of Bengal 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

Pearl of Bengal is one of 58 rated food businesses in Flitwick. See every hygiene rating in Flitwick →

Central Bedfordshire inspects and rates 1,709 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Central Bedfordshire →

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