DECIDING where to dine out can be a hard task when there's so much variety to choose from, but it could be worth checking this list to see where it might be worth avoiding.
Hygiene and food safety is always important when it comes to picking a restaurant, especially with Covid concerns still in the back of people's minds.
And with hygiene now important more than ever before, we've compiled a list of the restaurants and cafes with the best and worst food hygiene scores in the borough of Bracknell, which has a total of 116 venues within its local authority.
The following list was calculated on the Food Standards Agency's 0-5 tier system, and features all restaurants featuring on the agency's website listed under '0' or '1' in Bracknell.
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To be as update to date as possible, the list only includes reviews since the beginning of 2020, up until June 2021.
The food standards agency says '0' ratings = "Urgent Improvement Necessary".
Inspectors from the agency who review food hygiene in restaurants to later apply the ratings check the following three elements:
How hygienically the food is handled: how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.
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The condition of the structure of the buildings: the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities.
How the business manages what it does to make sure food is safe and so that the officer can be confident standards will be maintained in the future.
The worst-rated restaurants in Bracknell
Il Cortile- 1 rating
Address: Moss End Farm and Garden Centre Maidenhead Road
Last inspected: February, 27 2020
Confidence in management: Improvement necessary
Food hygiene and safety: Very good
Structural compliance: Major improvement necessary
Tang's Oriental Buffet Restaurant - 2 rating
Address: 4 Eagle Lane, Bracknell
Last inspected: February 7, 2020
Confidence in management: Improvement necessary
Food hygiene and safety: Generally satisfactory
Structural compliance: Generally satisfactory
The best-rated restaurants in Bracknell
The Yorkshire Rose - 3 rating
Address: Forest Road, Newell Green, Warfield, Bracknell
Last inspected: February 4, 2020
Confidence in management: Generally satisfactory
Food hygiene and safety: Generally satisfactory
Structural compliance: Generally satisfactory
Don Beni - 4 rating
Address:Winkfield Row Bracknell
Last inspected: February 8, 2020
Confidence in management: Good
Food hygiene and safety: Generally satisfactory
Structural compliance: Good
Shahi India
Address: 8 Wildridings Square, Bracknell
Last inspected: March 6, 2020
Confidence in management: Good
Food hygiene and safety: Generally satisfactory
Structural compliance: Good
Chris's Cafe - 5 rating
Address: Bus Station Cafeteria, Station Road
Last inspected: June 29, 2021
Confidence in management: Very good
Food hygiene and safety: Good
Structural compliance: Very good
Costa Coffee - 5 rating
Address: Tesco Stores Ltd, Whitton Road, Bracknell
Last inspected: January 18, 2020
Confidence in management: Very good
Food hygiene and safety: Good
Structural compliance: Good
Kaspas - 5 rating
Address: 1 Winchester House, Bond Way, Bracknell
Last inspected: October 13, 2020
Confidence in management: Very good
Food hygiene and safety: Very good
Structural compliance: Very good
Bracknell Shopmobility Cafe - 5 rating
Address: 11 Princess Square, Bracknell
Last inspected: August 17, 2021
Confidence in management: Good
Food hygiene and safety: Very good
Structural compliance: Good
Cafe Express - 5 rating
Address: 43 Longshot Lane, Bracknell
Last inspected: July 6, 2021
Confidence in management: Good
Food hygiene and safety: Very good
Structural compliance: Good
Costa - 5 rating
Address: 22 Braccan Walk, Bracknell
Last inspected: January 18, 2020
Confidence in management: Good
Food hygiene and safety: Very good
Structural compliance: Good
Gourmet Burger Kitchen - 5 rating
Address: 10 Eagle Lane, Bracknell
Last inspected: July 21, 2021
Confidence in management: Very good
Food hygiene and safety: Very good
Structural compliance: Very good
Prezzo - 5 rating
Address: 9 Eagle Lane, Bracknell
Last inspected: February 7, 2020
Confidence in management: Good
Food hygiene and safety: Good
Structural compliance: Good
TGI Fridays- 5 rating
Address: 3 Eagle Lane, Bracknell
Last inspected: January 18, 2020
Confidence in management: Very good
Food hygiene and safety: Good
Structural compliance: Good
The Real Greek - 5 rating
Address: 12 Eagle Lane, Bracknell
Last inspected: July 16, 2021
Confidence in management: Good
Food hygiene and safety: Good
Structural compliance: Good
Wagamama - 5 rating
Address: 6 Eagle Lane, Bracknell
Last inspected: January 28, 2020
Confidence in management: Good
Food hygiene and safety: Good
Structural compliance: Very good
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