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Valentino's Restaurant food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Isle of Wight

Valentino's Restaurant holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 28 March 2026, 3 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: Valentino's, 93 High Street, Carisbrooke, PO30 1NT

How it compares in Isle of Wight

In Isle of Wight, 70% of rated places manage a 5, so Valentino's Restaurant sits behind roughly 1,303 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Isle of Wight
5 out of 5 1,042 70%
4 out of 5 261 18%
3 out of 5 139 9% ← Valentino's Restaurant
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

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 Valentino's Restaurant 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 Valentino's Restaurant, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Carisbrooke Retail Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 13 March 2024
English Heritage Tearoom Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 22 May 2026
Christ The King College - Compass School/college/university 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 21 November 2024
Carisbrooke Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 24 March 2025
Carisbrooke College - Compass School/college/university 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 15 October 2024
Furze Brake Caring Premises 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 23 September 2025
Carisbrooke Priory Trust Other catering premises 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 9 January 2026
Home Bargains Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 20 March 2026

Questions about Valentino's Restaurant

What is Valentino's Restaurant's food hygiene rating?

Valentino's Restaurant has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Isle of Wight Council on 28 March 2026.

Is Valentino's Restaurant safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Valentino's Restaurant last inspected?

Valentino's Restaurant was last inspected on 28 March 2026, 3 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Isle of Wight Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Valentino's Restaurant?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Valentino's Restaurant compare to other places in Isle of Wight?

70% of the 1,479 rated food businesses in Isle of Wight hold the top rating of 5, while Valentino's Restaurant holds a 3. 139 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Isle of Wight Council inspects Valentino's Restaurant 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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