A NEW Taco Bell that opened in Amesbury in November last year has been given a three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

The Mexican-inspired restaurant brand that opened in Solstice Park received the score after an assessment on December 19, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

Three-star rating means hygiene standards are ‘generally satisfactory’.

A food safety officer who inspected the restaurant found that hygienic food handling; cleanliness and condition of facilities and building; and management of food safety as ‘generally satisfactory’.

The restaurant is located at Unit 2, Mid Summer Place, Solstice Park Services, and is open from 10am until 11pm, seven days a week.

Taco Bell has been contacted for a comment.