The good, the bad and the ugly of the Isle of Wight’s food scene have been revealed in the latest food hygiene inspections.
Inspections carried out by Isle of Wight Council environmental health officers have rated restaurants, schools and food production companies in line with the Food Standards Agency.
Eateries are ranked across 3 categories — hygenic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities as well as food safety management.
Scores are then dished out on a scale from 0 (‘Urgent Improvement Necessary’) to 5 (‘Very Good’).
Here are the latest results:
5— Very Good
- Yelfs Hotel, Ryde
- Susa Plant Based Kitchen, Ryde
- ‘Food From the Farm’ or the Isle of Wight Bacon Company, Godshill
- Festival Bar and Diner, Ryde
- S Fowler and Co, Wetherspoons, Ryde
- Little Donut Kiosk, Pier Gate, Ryde Esplanade
- Bartletts Green Farm Tearooms, Ryde
- Crepe Lovers, Ryde
- Tony’s, Ryde
- Ryde School with Upper Chine, Ryde
- Easthill Home for Deaf People, Ryde
- Hong Kong Express, Ryde
- Premier West Stores, Ryde
- Costa, Ryde High Street
- Alamo Bar and Grill, Ryde
- Island Learning Centre – Compass, Newport
- Hong Kong Express – Mobile, Newport
- The Old Corner Bank, Sandown
- Waves, Sandown
- Wight Orchid Island Hotel, Sandown
- The Chippery (Scoops and Horse Box), Thorness Bay Holiday Park
- Godshill Primary School – Compass
- Medina College – Compass
- The Island Day Nursery, Newport
- Ryde House, Ryde
- Ryde Golf Club
- Westridge Golf Centre, Ryde
- The Stable Tea Room, Ryde
- Wootton Premier
- Waxham House Care Home, Ryde
- Woodville, Ryde
- Woodmans Arms, Wootton
- Woodside Hall Nursing Home, Wootton
- Smugglers Haven Tea Gardens, Ventnor
- Seven Gables Care Home, Totland
- St Vincent Care Home, Totland
- The Refreshment Room, Isle of Wight Steam Railway
- Newclose Cricket Ground, Newport
- Tapnell Farm Shop
- Candies Stores, Shanklin
- Le Tour Du Monde, Ventnor
- Bembridge Bakery
- Shoreside Inn, Shanklin
- Brighstone Church of England Primary School – Compass
- Queensgate Foundation Primary School
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School – Compass
- Gurnard Primary School – Compass
- Old Charlton House, Cowes
- The Lunch Box Café, East Cowes
- The Waverley, East Cowes
- J & J Wilson Shops, Thorness Bay Holiday Park
4 — Good
- Altavia Hotel, Sandown
- Seaweed & Spy, Cowes
- Rylstone Manor Hotel, Shanklin
- Eastmount Hotel, Shanklin
- Binstead Post Office
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School – Compass
- Shalfleet Church of England Primary School – Compass
- Vecta House Care Home, Newport
- Boat House Restaurant and Bars, Park Resorts Thorness
- Summerfield Primary School, Newport – Compass
- McColls Union Street, Ryde
3 — Generally Satisfactory
- Palm Court Hotel, Shanklin
- Villa Rothsay Hotel, Cowes
- Duke of York Inn, Cowes
- Mayfair Hotel, Shanklin
2 — Improvement Necessary
- The Fawley, Shanklin
- God’s Providence House, Newport
- Price Cutters, Newport
1 — Major Improvement Necessary
- None
0 — Urgent Improvement Necessary
- Langham Court, Shanklin
Why do the relevant authorities feel the need to test all establishments ?
For example, 5 stars for the off license in Ryde who only sell prepacked sandwiches, regarding food. Not exactly home made.
Maybe they are making moonshine out the back ?
What say you IW Council ?
Agree, why all the thumbs down, valid comment, why are islanders so thick ?
What say you bob seeley ?
Great to see so many businesses with 5 stars.
Well done to all, keep up the good work.
I can only speak for myself, but a little fed up of these doom and gloom reports, nobody goes abroad and checks such reports before eating or drinking at a local restaurant.
This style of scare mongering only makes businesses lose money and we already have dying high streets, lets just keep putting more nails in the coffin
Wouldn’t you sooner know an establishments hygiene standards before you eat there then ? If nothing was regulated goodness knows what sort of practices would go on .. it’s not scare mongering it is a way of making businesses conform to standards and making them safe.
If a cafe/restaurant has poor hygiene standards they should be closed until they sort out the problems.
I think you would soon complain if you got food poisoning !
Perhaps you would prefer standards that match Chinese Wet Markets???…more bad hygiene trading will be along soon…
Well if the IWC cannot ruin a business with rip off business rates, then try the stealth, hygiene rating … the high streets are dying .. and the IWC look the other way .
It’s an island thing, just moan about everything and nothing.
I find that people who are born here are an exeption to this rule.
Only the “oveners” who find fault, don’t know why,
Maybe they think that they are more intelligent then the rest of us ?
IMO THE IW IS THE LARGEST OLD PEOPLES HOME IN THE WORLD.
Second only to Florida.
Cheap food at Langham Court in Shanklin. I’m up for that!
Candies in Shanklin has just opened… Only it never seems to be open.
Why are these places with 2 stars and below allowed to stay open – close them down now.
Langham court in Shanklin – no stars – terrible.
Owner should know better as have owned if for years.
Gods providence in Newport – god not doing his work there whatsoever – shut it down.
The Fawley in Shanklin – terrible with just 2 stars – new owners only been in for a few months and no training whatsoever on food handling – disgusting close them down.