Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Gurkha Spice

Poole

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Gurkha Spice scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 4 September 2025 by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Gurkha Spice, from November 2019 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Gurkha Spice.

Food hygiene rating history for Gurkha Spice
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
1 November 2019	5 / 5	Very good
4 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Gurkha Spice in Poole 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?

381 Ashley Road,
Poole,
BH14 0AT

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

Who inspects Gurkha Spice?

Food hygiene at Gurkha Spice 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 Gurkha Spice

What is Gurkha Spice’s food hygiene rating?

Gurkha Spice has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 4 September 2025.

When was Gurkha Spice last inspected?

Gurkha Spice was last inspected by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 4 September 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.