Fish and chips is often considered a holiday staple for many households across Britain, and Dorset is home to an array of great chippies. From fancy restaurants owned by celebrity chefs to reliable takeaways on the high street, our county is home to lots of different fish and chip shops.
However, not all are rated equally as some have been given the highest food rating, while others fall slightly short of that. The ratings cover the handling of food, how the food is stored, how it is prepared, the cleanliness of the facilities and how food safety is managed. But it does not cover the quality of the food or customer service.
We take a look at the hygiene ratings at chippies across both local authority regions rated between 1 and 5 stars by the Food Standards Agency. One star means "major improvement necessary" and two means "some improvement necessary" while a five is given to venues where hygiene standards are "very good".
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It is important to note that the information is broken down by fish and chip shops across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) region and the Dorset areas. All information is correct at the time of writing on April 14, though it's worth noting that ratings may change following further inspections.
In the BCP area, there were no chippies rated lower than 2 and there was only one takeaway rated a food hygiene rating of 3. Across Dorset, there were no establishments with a food hygiene rating of 2 and there was only one shop rated with 1.
Below is a list of fish and chips shops across the county ranked from most hygienic to least hygienic where an inspection has taken place within the last few years between 2019 and 2023. For the latest scores, you can visit the hygiene ratings in your local area here.
Barnacles
Chez Fred
Fisherlicious
Browns Fish and Chips
Food hygiene rating: 5
Date of last inspection: January 8, 2020
Browns Fish and Chips Alder Road
Food hygiene rating: 5
Date of last inspection January 6, 2020
Malvern Fisheries
Nick the Fish
Food hygiene rating: 5
Date of last inspection: 16 January 2020
Reefside Takeaway and Diner
Sea Bird
Sea View Caterers (Broadstone)
Food hygiene rating: 5
Date of last inspection: 3 March 2020
Seaway Fish and Chips
Sunny's Fish 'n' Chips
The Catch Fish and Chips
Date of last inspection: 11 February 2020
The Fry-Inn
TJ's Fish and Chips
West Howe Fish & Chips
West Way Fisheries
Wild Fish and Chips Limited
Alma Fish Bar
Chips Ahoy
Pokesdown Chippy
Wonderfrys
De Plaice and Mr Bing's
Tina's Fish & Chips
Vinnies Fish and Chips
Alf's
Alphie's Fish Bar
Abbey Friar
Bay View
Bennett's
By the Bridge
Callaway Fish and Chips
Caviar Plaice
Chesil Chippie
Codfathers Weymouth
Daniels Fish & Chips
Daniels Fish & Chips Ltd
Fish 'N' Fritz
Harlees Fish & Chips Ltd
Harlees Fish and Chips
Harlees Fish and Chips
Herbies Lyme Regis
Herbies Fish and Chips
Herston Fish Bar
Karsberg's Fish & Chips Ltd
Long Johns Fish and Chips
Long Johns Fish and Chips
Longs Fish and Chips
Longs Fish and Chips
Lyme's Fish Bar
Lyme's Fish Bar on the Beach
Marlboro
Ocean Fish and Chips
Preston Fish & Chip Shop
Rays Fish & Chips
Regency Fish Bar
Riverside Takeaway
S&E Fish and Chips Ltd
Seafoods Fish and Chips
Ships Galley
Stalbridge Fish Bar
Sturminster Fish Bar
The Chipperies
The Codfathers (Weston) Ltd + Codfathers Pizzas
Codfathers Weymouth
The Fish Plaice
First Plaice
Fish Place
The Forum Frier
Waterside Fish & Chip Shop
Golden Fish
Amys Traditional Takeaway
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