Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Avalon Cafe

Bournemouth

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Avalon Cafe scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 28 August 2025 by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Avalon Cafe, from February 2020 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Avalon Cafe.

Food hygiene rating history for Avalon Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
25 February 2020	5 / 5	Very good
28 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Avalon Cafe in Bournemouth has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Avalon,
26-32 Oxford Road,
Bournemouth,
BH8 8EZ

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Avalon Cafe. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Avalon Cafe?

Food hygiene at Avalon Cafe is inspected by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Avalon Cafe

What is Avalon Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Avalon Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 28 August 2025.

When was Avalon Cafe last inspected?

Avalon Cafe was last inspected by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 28 August 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.