Food hygiene ratings in Richmond-Upon-Thames

Richmond-Upon-Thames inspects and rates 1,586 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 1,391 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 195 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Richmond-Upon-Thames

Standards here are good: 75% of rated businesses in Richmond-Upon-Thames hold the top score of 5, and 91% hold a 4 or better. 31 businesses, 2% of those rated, score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

How every rated business in Richmond-Upon-Thames scores
5 out of 5 1,043 75%
4 out of 5 224 16%
3 out of 5 93 7%
2 out of 5 11 1%
1 out of 5 19 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

Towns in Richmond-Upon-Thames

Food hygiene ratings for each town Richmond-Upon-Thames inspects.

Recently inspected in Richmond-Upon-Thames

The most recent inspections published by Richmond-Upon-Thames, newest first.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
ham polo club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 2 September 2026
Rangroot Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 2 September 2026
Fable Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 1 September 2026
Swiss Bread Bakery and Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 1 September 2026
The Drinks Company ltd Manufacturers/packers 5 - Very good 1 September 2026
Pizza Napoli Mobile caterer 5 - Very good 25 August 2026
KOOSA Kids Holiday Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 21 August 2026
Poke Shack Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 21 August 2026
Gourmet Burger Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 20 August 2026
Welltriva Other catering premises 5 - Very good 17 August 2026
Lucky Garden Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5 - Very good 11 August 2026
Tic Toc Nursery School Caring Premises 5 - Very good 11 August 2026

Lowest-rated places in Richmond-Upon-Thames

The lowest-rated food businesses in Richmond-Upon-Thames are listed below. 1 holds a 0, urgent improvement necessary, the lowest score the scheme gives, and 19 hold a 1. A low rating is not a closure order: these places are still trading, and a business can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems the inspector found.

BusinessTypeRatingInspected
Secret Recipe Takeaway/sandwich shop 0 - Urgent improvement necessary 17 September 2025
Barnes Pantry Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 15 June 2026
Waldegrave Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 1 - Major improvement necessary 19 May 2026
Jehoiakim Food Store Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 14 May 2026
Sebastians Italian Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 20 April 2026
Unique Coffee Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 13 April 2026
Kapucin Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 9 December 2025
Cafe Macarong Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 4 November 2025
The Crane Tap Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 28 October 2025
Twickenham Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 1 - Major improvement necessary 30 September 2025
Teddington Mini Market Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 10 September 2025
St John's Superstore Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 31 August 2025
Sift Cakes Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 29 August 2025
Best One Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 25 August 2025
Riverside Supermarket Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 4 August 2025
Simply local Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 29 July 2025
The Richmond Hill Bakery Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 16 July 2025
Squirrels Nursery Caring Premises 1 - Major improvement necessary 1 May 2025
Richmond Greens Retailers - other 1 - Major improvement necessary 29 April 2025
Riverside Indian Cuisine Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1 - Major improvement necessary 4 September 2023

Questions about food hygiene in Richmond-Upon-Thames

How many food businesses does Richmond-Upon-Thames rate?

Richmond-Upon-Thames publishes food hygiene ratings for 1,586 businesses, of which 1,391 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Richmond-Upon-Thames?

75% of rated businesses in Richmond-Upon-Thames hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, it is worth checking, because anything below it puts a business behind most of its neighbours.

How many places in Richmond-Upon-Thames have a bad hygiene rating?

31 food businesses in Richmond-Upon-Thames hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 19 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Richmond-Upon-Thames?

Environmental health officers employed by Richmond-Upon-Thames carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the results. How often a business is visited depends on its risk, a busy restaurant is seen far more often than a shop selling wrapped sweets.

Food businesses in Richmond-Upon-Thames

A sample of rated businesses. Use search to find a specific place.

Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Most recent inspection published for this area: 2026-09-02. Browse all UK councils →