A Portslade shop was rated 0 and three Brighton restaurants 1 in September; 63 of 82 inspections scored 5. Every low rating, plus a Rottingdean comeback.
A convenience shop on Station Road in Portslade was rated 0, “urgent improvement is necessary”, after a food hygiene inspection in September. It was the lowest of 82 ratings from September inspections now on the national register. Three Brighton restaurants were rated 1. Most of the city did well: 63 businesses scored the top rating of 5.
The figures come from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene rating register for the Brighton and Hove council area, retrieved on 2 November 2026. Dates are inspection dates. The council’s food safety officers carry out the inspections, and the register is updated as ratings are published, so the count for any month can grow for some weeks afterwards.
Rated 0: Green Valley Market, Portslade
| Business | Address | Inspected | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Market | 37 to 38 Station Road, Portslade | 10 September | 0 |
The register lists it as a retailer. It records the inspector’s scores in the three areas checked, where a lower number is better: 20 for food hygiene, 20 for the structure of the premises and 20 for confidence in management.
A 0 is the bottom of the six-point scale. The register carries no right to reply from the business and shows no new rating pending.
The three rated 1
| Business | Address | Inspected | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morley’s Brighton | 22 St James’s Street, Brighton | 1 September | 1 |
| Pitta-Nitta | 4 Marshalls Row, Brighton | 2 September | 1 |
| Betterday | 39 Ship Street, Brighton | 17 September | 1 |
A rating of 1 means “major improvement is necessary”. None of the three has a right to reply on the register, and none shows a new rating pending.
Rated 3, “generally satisfactory”
Seven businesses scored 3:
- Deja Brew Deli, 366 Carden Avenue, Brighton (1 September)
- Pizzolo Bar, 37 Ship Street, Brighton (2 September)
- Chilli And Mango at the Best Western Princes Marine Hotel, 153 Kingsway, Hove (9 September)
- Casa Della Pizza, 28 North Street, Brighton (22 September)
- Making It Out, 1 to 11 Church Road, Portslade (22 September)
- Marrocco’s Restaurant, 8 Kings Esplanade, Hove (22 September)
- Zafron, 99 North Road, Brighton (22 September)
Marrocco’s has two entries on the register at the same address. The restaurant and takeaway scored 3; Marrocco’s Ice Cream scored 5 on the same day.
Eight more scored 4, “good”:
- Honey Pot Coffee House, Coombe Road
- Tamarind, Preston Street
- The Ledward Centre Cafe, Jubilee Street
- The Station Hotel, Hampstead Road
- Love Noodle, Lewes Road
- Sidewinder Kitchen, St James’s Street
- 7 Temple, Third Avenue, Hove
- Fanoos, Station Road, Portslade
The top-rated
The 63 businesses rated 5 ran from seafront kitchens to school breakfast clubs. Among them:
- Brighton i360 and Drift Bar and Kitchen on the seafront
- The Fish Shack on the beach at Kingsway, and the Lawns Cafe on Kings Esplanade, Hove
- Bincho Yakitori on Preston Street
- The Mitre Tavern on Baker Street
- Nowhere Man on Upper North Street
- Spitiko at Portslade railway station
- The Salvation Army on Conway Street, Hove
Schools and nurseries made up a good share of the 5s. They included the breakfast club at Carlton Hill Primary School, Elm Grove Primary, Hertford Primary School, Stanford Primary School and the school kitchen at Moulsecoomb Primary School.
A comeback in Rottingdean
Shanes Kitchen on Rottingdean High Street was rated 1 after an inspection on 20 July, as we reported last month. The register now shows a new rating of 5 from an inspection on 14 October. That is the jump from “major improvement is necessary” to the top of the scale in under three months.
The other three businesses we reported at 1 in the summer have no new rating yet: Deniz Burger and Sushimania (August), and Neo Cafe Breakfast And Lunch (July).
October so far
The register holds 56 ratings from October inspections so far, and every one is a 5. That count will grow as the month’s inspections are published, and lower ratings often arrive later. We will report the full month once the register has caught up.
August is now complete at 67 ratings. One late addition since our last report was a 4, and no further low ratings were added.
How the ratings work
Food safety officers look at three things (Food Standards Agency guidance):
- how hygienically food is handled, prepared, cooked, cooled and stored
- the physical condition of the premises, including cleanliness, layout, ventilation and pest control
- how the business manages food safety, including its processes, training and systems
The scale runs from 5, “very good”, to 0, “urgent improvement is necessary”. A business can appeal in writing within 21 days of being told its rating. It can also publish a “right to reply” on the register at any time before its next inspection. Once it has made improvements, it can ask for a re-rating visit. In England a free re-visit “will not usually take place in the first three months following the inspection”.
What it means for you
A low rating describes what the inspector found on the day. It is not a permanent verdict, and Shanes Kitchen shows how fast a business can turn one round. Until a business is re-inspected, though, the rating on the register is the one that counts, and it should match the sticker in the window.
Before you eat or shop somewhere new, search it by name or postcode at ratings.food.gov.uk. Check the inspection date as well as the score. If you think a business is breaking food hygiene rules, you can report it to Brighton & Hove City Council’s food safety team.
For more local practical information, see our guides to parking in Brighton and Brighton bin collection days.
Sources
- Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating register, Brighton and Hove local authority area, all ratings with inspection dates in July to October 2026, retrieved 2 November 2026; register entries linked inline
- Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme guidance for businesses
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