Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Brighton and Hove

Pearls

University Of Sussex

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Pearls 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 31 January 2026 by Brighton and Hove.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Pearls, from April 2017 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2017 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Pearls
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 April 2017	5 / 5	Very good
31 January 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Pearls in University Of Sussex 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?

Falmer House,
Gardner Centre Road,
University Of Sussex,
Brighton,
BN1 9QF

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

Who inspects Pearls?

Food hygiene at Pearls 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 Pearls

What is Pearls’s food hygiene rating?

Pearls has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 31 January 2026.

When was Pearls last inspected?

Pearls was last inspected by Brighton and Hove on 31 January 2026.

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.