EIGHT eating establishments in South Cumbria have been awarded a new five-star food hygiene rating, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.

The following ratings have been given to restaurants and cafes in Westmorland and Furness:

Rated 5: Homeground Coffee and Kitchen at Main Road, Windermere; rated on October 1

• Rated 5: Dapper Delights at 31 Portland Walk, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria; rated on September 26

• Rated 5: Starbucks at Walney Road, Barrow In Furness, Cumbria; rated on September 11

• Rated 4: Taj Mahal at 56 Cavendish Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria; rated on August 15

Pubs, bars and nightclubs

• Rated 5: The Miles Thompson at Shearman House, Allhallows Lane, Kendal; rated on October 7

Takeaways

• Rated 5: Ever After Books at 144 Market Street, Dalton-In-Furness, Cumbria; rated on October 1

• Rated 5: Izgara Island Express at 19 Ramsden Dock Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria; rated on September 9

• Rated 5: Domino's Pizza at Cocken Villa, Walney Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria; rated on September 6

• Rated 5: Domino's Pizza at 182 Roose Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria; rated on August 13