Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Brighton and Hove

Melissa's

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Melissa's 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 23 September 2025 by Brighton and Hove.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Melissa's, from February 2022 to September 2025.

Food hygiene rating history for Melissa's
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 February 2022	Not rated	No numeric rating
23 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Melissa's 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?

304 Ditchling Road,
Brighton,
BN1 6JG

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

Who inspects Melissa's?

Food hygiene at Melissa's is inspected by Brighton and Hove, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/foodsafety or [email protected].

Questions about Melissa's

What is Melissa's’s food hygiene rating?

Melissa's has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 23 September 2025.

When was Melissa's last inspected?

Melissa's was last inspected by Brighton and Hove on 23 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.