Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Isle of Wight

Number 3

Cowes

Food hygiene rating 0 / 5 · Urgent improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Number 3 scored just 0 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 5 June 2026 by Isle of Wight.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Number 3, from December 2017 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2017 to 0 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Number 3.

Food hygiene rating history for Number 3
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
14 December 2017	5 / 5	Very good
13 September 2024	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
5 June 2026	0 / 5	Urgent improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Number 3 in Cowes has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (urgent improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

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?

DB's Restaurant,
3 Bath Road,
Cowes,
Isle Of Wight,
PO31 7RH

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Number 3. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Number 3?

Food hygiene at Number 3 is inspected by Isle of Wight, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.iow.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/community-protection-services/ or [email protected].

Questions about Number 3

What is Number 3’s food hygiene rating?

Number 3 has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (Urgent improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 5 June 2026.

When was Number 3 last inspected?

Number 3 was last inspected by Isle of Wight on 5 June 2026.

Is a 0 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

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.