NEW food hygiene ratings have been handed to various Colchester establishments throughout June.

The restaurants, cafes, and takeaways have all been handed new food hygiene ratings by the Food Standards Agency.

What do the numbers mean?

0 - urgent improvement necessary

1 - major improvements necessary

2 - improvements necessary

3 - business generally satisfactory

4 - business good on assessment

5 - business seen as very good

Here are all the new ratings handed out last month for establishments in and around Colchester:

Restaurants, cafes and canteens

The following ratings have been given to 26 restaurants, cafes or canteens:

• Rated 5: Urban Extreme at Valhalla Lanes, Colne Bank Avenue, Colchester; rated on June 24

• Rated 5: The White Hart Inn at 1 High Street, West Mersea, Essex; rated on June 23

• Rated 5: Meraki at 13 Short Wyre Street, Colchester, Essex; rated on June 21

• Rated 5: Vinny's Restaurant at 1 Headgate, Colchester; rated on June 21

• Rated 5: Harris & Hoole at Tesco Stores Ltd, Highwoods Square, Colchester; rated on June 20

• Rated 5: Bungalow Diner at 45 London Road, Marks Tey, Essex, Colchester; rated on June 15

• Rated 5: COFFEEHOG at 48a William Harris Way, Colchester; rated on June 15

• Rated 5: Way To The Raj at 90 Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey, Colchester; rated on June 15

• Rated 5: Banquet at London Road, Stanway, Colchester; rated on June 14

• Rated 5: Ashiana at 181 Magdalen Street, Colchester; rated on June 13

• Rated 5: Caffe Sala at 5 Eld Lane, Colchester; rated on June 13

• Rated 5: My Little Coffee Shop at 10 Trinity Street, Colchester, Essex; rated on June 13

• Rated 5: Slice at 3 Culver Street West, Colchester; rated on June 13

• Rated 5: Didi's Trinidadian Cuisine at CO2 ; rated on June 10

• Rated 5: Jenkins Cafe at 42 St. Johns Street, Colchester; rated on June 10

• Rated 5: Alexy Food & Coffee at 17 Trinity Street, Colchester, Essex; rated on June 9

• Rated 5: Dedham Centre Tearoom at Brook Street, Dedham, Colchester; rated on June 9

• Rated 5: Turtle Bay at Unit 2 Greytown House, 138-140 High Street, Colchester; rated on June 9

• Rated 5: Buffalo Joe's at University Of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester; rated on June 8

• Rated 5: Canteen at University Of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester; rated on June 8

• Rated 5: Princess Charlotte at Stane Park, Tollgate, Stanway; rated on June 8

• Rated 5: SU Food at University Of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester; rated on June 8

• Rated 5: The Greenhouse Cafe at University Of Essex, Colchester, Essex; rated on June 8

• Rated 5: Zest at University Of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester; rated on June 8

• Rated 5: The Barn Cafe at Barn Plants, Turkey Cock Lane, Stanway, Colchester; rated on June 7

Pubs, bars and nightclubs

And three ratings have been handed to pubs, bars or nightclubs:

• Rated 5: Dog & Pheasant at East Road, East Mersea, Colchester; rated on June 14

• Rated 5: Rose & Crown at Rose And Crown, The Quay, Wivenhoe, Colchester; rated on June 13

• Rated 5: The Grapes at 87 Mersea Road, Colchester, Colchester; rated on June 6

Takeaways

Plus four ratings for takeaways:

• Rated 5: Fish 'n' Chick'n at 54 St Christopher Road, Colchester, Essex; rated on June 20

• Rated 5: Frydays Fish & Chips at 116 Ipswich Road, Colchester; rated on June 20

• Rated 5: Myland Fisheries at 32 Nayland Road, Colchester; rated on June 20

• Rated 5: Istanbul Delight at 9 St. Botolphs Street, Colchester; rated on June 14