Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Chicken & Blues

Christchurch

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Chicken & Blues scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 13 August 2025 by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Chicken & Blues, from May 2019 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Chicken & Blues.

Food hygiene rating history for Chicken & Blues
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 May 2019	4 / 5	Good
13 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Chicken & Blues in Christchurch 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?

17 Church Street,
Christchurch,
BH23 1BW

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

Who inspects Chicken & Blues?

Food hygiene at Chicken & Blues 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 Chicken & Blues

What is Chicken & Blues’s food hygiene rating?

Chicken & Blues has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 August 2025.

When was Chicken & Blues last inspected?

Chicken & Blues was last inspected by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 13 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.