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Royal Fish Bar food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Mid Sussex

Royal Fish Bar 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

The rating dates from 17 September 2025, 9 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: The Royal Fish Bar, 7 Leylands Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0QF

How it compares in Mid Sussex

In Mid Sussex, 83% of rated places manage a 5, so Royal Fish Bar sits behind roughly 1,031 nearby businesses. 10% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Mid Sussex
5 out of 5 1,031 83%
4 out of 5 127 10% ← Royal Fish Bar
3 out of 5 59 5%
2 out of 5 14 1%
1 out of 5 16 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 116 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 Royal Fish Bar 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 Royal Fish Bar, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Burgess Hill Town Football Club Other catering premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 10 February 2024
Edward House Caring Premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 30 September 2025
Burgess Hill Cricket Club - Bites & Brews Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 12 July 2024
Co-op Retailers - other 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 25 January 2025
Burgess Hill Constitutional Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 16 April 2024
Carepoint Services Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 22 September 2025
Bright Horizons Grove Lodge Caring Premises 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 30 September 2025
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 14 December 2024

Questions about Royal Fish Bar

What is Royal Fish Bar's food hygiene rating?

Royal Fish Bar has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Mid Sussex Council on 17 September 2025.

Is Royal Fish Bar 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 Royal Fish Bar last inspected?

Royal Fish Bar was last inspected on 17 September 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Mid Sussex Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Royal Fish Bar?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 Royal Fish Bar compare to other places in Mid Sussex?

83% of the 1,248 rated food businesses in Mid Sussex hold the top rating of 5, while Royal Fish Bar holds a 4. 127 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Mid Sussex Council inspects Royal Fish Bar 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Royal Fish Bar is one of 205 rated food businesses in Burgess Hill. See every hygiene rating in Burgess Hill

Mid Sussex inspects and rates 1,364 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Mid Sussex

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

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