Rotherwood Butchers

Dover

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Rotherwood Butchers scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 15 May 2025 by Dover.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Rotherwood Butchers, from July 2020 to May 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Rotherwood Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
14 July 2020	4 / 5	Good
15 May 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Rotherwood Butchers in Dover 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?

8 Biggin Street,
Dover,
Kent,
CT16 1BD

Rotherwood Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Rotherwood Butchers?

Food hygiene at Rotherwood Butchers is inspected by Dover, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.dover.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Rotherwood Butchers

What is Rotherwood Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Rotherwood Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 15 May 2025.

When was Rotherwood Butchers last inspected?

Rotherwood Butchers was last inspected by Dover on 15 May 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.