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Billy Winters Bar and Diner food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Dorset

Billy Winters Bar and Diner 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 12 September 2024, 22 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: Billy Winters Bar Diner Portland Beach Road, Portland, DT4 9JZ

How it compares in Dorset

That puts Billy Winters Bar and Diner 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% ← Billy Winters Bar and Diner
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 Billy Winters Bar and Diner 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 Billy Winters Bar and Diner, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Crab House Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 436 yards away 5 - Very good 5 March 2026
Chesil Vista Holiday Park Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 19 September 2024
Central Stores Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 21 May 2024
Daniels Fish & Chips Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 25 February 2026
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 13 November 2025
Dorset Cake Co Ltd Retailers - other 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 3 October 2024
All Saints CoE Academy School/college/university 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 16 September 2024

Questions about Billy Winters Bar and Diner

What is Billy Winters Bar and Diner's food hygiene rating?

Billy Winters Bar and Diner has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Dorset Council on 12 September 2024.

Is Billy Winters Bar and Diner 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 Billy Winters Bar and Diner last inspected?

Billy Winters Bar and Diner was last inspected on 12 September 2024, 22 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 Billy Winters Bar and Diner?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very 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 Billy Winters Bar and Diner compare to other places in Dorset?

95% of the 3,988 rated food businesses in Dorset hold the top rating of 5, and Billy Winters Bar and Diner is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Dorset Council inspects Billy Winters Bar and Diner 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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Billy Winters Bar and Diner is one of 134 rated food businesses in Portland. See every hygiene rating in Portland

Dorset inspects and rates 5,107 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Dorset

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