FOOD hygiene ratings have been given to 25 establishments in the Cumberland Council area - with one handed a one-out-of-five rating.

Most of the new ratings are five-out-of-five, and others were given four and three-out-of-five ratings.

In the Cumberland Council area, the following ratings were issued:

Restaurants/cafés

  • Rated 5: OKA TAPASU at 4 Green Market, Carlisle; rated on November 17
  • Rated 5: The Posting Pot at Tavistock House, Station Road, Wetheral; rated on November 2
  • Rated 5: Bordo Lounge at 18-24 English Street, Carlisle; rated on October 31
  • Rated 5: Costa at Moto Hospitality And Travelodge Southbound, Todhills; rated on October 26
  • Rated 5: TG Cafe at Dacre Road, Carlisle; rated on October 26
  • Rated 5: Tullie House Cafe at Tullie House Museum, Castle Street, Carlisle; rated on October 23
  • Rated 5: Em's Cakes and Bakes at CA6; rated on October 11
  • Rated 5: Hallbankgate Hub Ltd at Hallbankgate Hub, Hallbankgate; rated on September 27
  • Rated 5: Muffin Break Carlisle at 5 Grapes Lane, The Lanes; rated on September 19
  • Rated 5: AW Bistro at Armstrong Watson Llp, James Watson House; rated on September 18
  • Rated 5: Stackerz Grill Bar at 30-32 Botchergate, Carlisle; rated on September 12
  • Rated 4: The Lakeside Inn at Lakeside Inn, Brayton, Aspatria; rated on October 24
  • Rated 3: Oily's at Oilys Winscales, Workington; rated on October 24

Pubs/bars/nightclubs

  • Rated 5: Wetherspoons at The Bransty Arch, Bransty Row, Whitehaven; rated on November 22
  • Rated 5: Whitehaven Rugby League Supporters C at 80 Lowther Street, Whitehaven; rated on November 22
  • Rated 5: Kings Arms at 41 Main Street, Egremont; rated on November 15
  • Rated 5: The Reiver at Border Reiver, Holmrook Road, Carlisle; rated on October 12
  • Rated 5: The Plough Inn at Wreay; rated on September 22
  • Rated 3: Ballers at Unit 10 English Gate Plaza, Botchergate, Carlisle; rated on August 31

Takeaways

  • Rated 5: Nice Bites at 13 Market Place, Egremont; rated on November 23
  • Rated 5: Noah's Plaice at 7c Coleridge Drive, Egremont; rated on November 23
  • Rated 5: Frasers Fries at 32 Tangier Street, Whitehaven; rated on November 22
  • Rated 4: GRILL39 at 39 London Road, Carlisle; rated on September 19
  • Rated 3: LA Pizza Time Ltd at Pizza Time, 18 Botchergate, Carlisle; rated on September 14

Given one of the lowest possible ratings was The Pizza Box & Eats ‘N’ Treats on Lonsdale Street, Carlisle, a takeaway, rated one-out-of-five.

It was rated on October 16 this year.

According to the Food Standards Agency’s website, which publishes all food hygiene ratings to the public, the business’s management of food safety requires major improvement, whereas its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was deemed ‘good’, and the hygienic food handling was deemed ‘generally satisfactory’.