These restaurants, pubs, cafes, takeaways and businesses in Dacorum have all been given a five star hygiene rating this year by the Food Standards Agency.
Ahead of more places reopening on Monday, May 17, The Gazette has created a roundup of businesses that have been awarded five stars by the food standards agency this year.
All the businesses were inspected in 2021.
Each business is given their hygiene rating when it is inspected by a food safety officer from the business’s local authority.
The inspection criteria include:
- How hygienically the food is handled - how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored
- The condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities
- How the business manages and records what it does to make sure food is safe At the end of the inspection, the business is given one of the six ratings from 0-5.
Here's a list of the restaurants, cafes, takeaways and businesses that received a five star rating this year.

9. Hive Coffee Shop - Hemel Hempstead
Local, independent Coffee Shop located in Hemel Hempstead Old Town. Date of inspection: 24 February 2021. Photo: Google Maps

10. Holiday Inn Hotel - Hemel Hempstead
Holiday Inn Hotel on Breakspear Way received a five star rating on 04 February 2021. Photo: Google Maps

11. Isalie Ltd -Berkhamsted Tennis Club,Berkhamsted
Isalie Ltdrun the bar and catering franchise at Berkhamsted tennis and squash club. They servefreshly made pizzas every Friday night and are starting Vintage Afternoon Teas on the terrace in the Summer. Date of inspection: 14 April 2021. Photo: Isalie Ltd

12. Marmaris Turkish Restaurant Ltd - Hemel Hempstead
Turkish restaurant in the town centre. Date of inspection: 23 February 2021. Photo: Google Maps

