Food hygiene ratings in Romford

Q: How many food businesses in Romford have a hygiene rating?

777 food businesses in Romford have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Havering Council. 652 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

Q: What is a typical food hygiene rating in Romford?

66% of rated businesses in Romford hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.

Q: Are there any badly rated places in Romford?

28 food businesses in Romford hold a rating of 2 or below, including 2 rated 0 and 19 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.

Q: Who inspects food businesses in Romford?

Environmental health officers at Havering Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

There are 777 food businesses in Romford with a published hygiene rating, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes, shops and school and care kitchens, all inspected by Havering Council. A further 125 are awaiting a first inspection, or are exempt because they handle too little food to score.

Hygiene standards in Romford

66% of rated businesses in Romford hold the top score of 5, and 90% hold a 4 or better. 28 businesses score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

Across Havering as a whole, 72% of rated food businesses hold a 5. Romford does worse, by 6 percentage points, so it is worth checking a specific place rather than assuming.

How the 652 rated businesses in Romford score
5 out of 5	430	66%
4 out of 5	154	24%
3 out of 5	40	6%
2 out of 5	7	1%
1 out of 5	19	3%
0 out of 5	2	<1%

Lowest-rated places in Romford

Business	Rating	Inspected
Empire Chinese Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	0 - Urgent improvement necessary	15 May 2026
FYDA Retailers - other	0 - Urgent improvement necessary	7 April 2026
Above Rise Park Food & Wine Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	25 November 2025
Ashbrook Nursing Home Caring Premises	1 - Major improvement necessary	15 December 2025
Bekash Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	1 - Major improvement necessary	2 February 2026
Brentwood Convenience Store Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	14 July 2025
Joe's Supermarket Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	22 September 2025
Khanzade Butchers Ltd Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	21 August 2025
King Fryer Fish and Chips Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	1 - Major improvement necessary	16 June 2026
Knights Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	20 March 2026

A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found. What a low rating means →

Questions about food hygiene in Romford

How many food businesses in Romford have a hygiene rating?

777 food businesses in Romford have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Havering Council. 652 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Romford?

66% of rated businesses in Romford hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.

Are there any badly rated places in Romford?

28 food businesses in Romford hold a rating of 2 or below, including 2 rated 0 and 19 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.

Who inspects food businesses in Romford?

Environmental health officers at Havering Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

Nearby towns in Havering

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Upminster 193 places
Rainham 182 places
Harold Wood 20 places

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Food businesses in Romford

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Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Towns are derived from the addresses each council publishes.