Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Lyo Cafe

Bournemouth

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Lyo Cafe scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 25 August 2026 by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Lyo Cafe, from November 2019 to August 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 1 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Lyo Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
12 November 2019	5 / 5	Very good
16 July 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
25 August 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Lyo Cafe in Bournemouth has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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?

6 Richmond Gardens Shopping Centre,
Bournemouth,
BH1 1EN

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

Who inspects Lyo Cafe?

Food hygiene at Lyo 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 Lyo Cafe

What is Lyo Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Lyo Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 25 August 2026.

When was Lyo Cafe last inspected?

Lyo Cafe was last inspected by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 25 August 2026.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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.