Prickly Pear coffee & deli food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Havering
Prickly Pear coffee & deli holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.
The rating: 4 - Good
The rating dates from 13 February 2025, 16 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.
Address: 7 Brewery Walk, Romford, RM1 1BG
How it compares in Havering
In Havering, 72% of rated places manage a 5, so Prickly Pear coffee & deli sits behind roughly 1,179 nearby businesses. 20% of the borough shares its 4.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,179 | 72% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 326 | 20% | ← Prickly Pear coffee & deli | |
| 3 out of 5 | 85 | 5% | ||
| 2 out of 5 | 19 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 34 | 2% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 3 | <1% |
A further 394 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Good
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Good
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Prickly Pear coffee & deli none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
The closest food businesses to Prickly Pear coffee & deli, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 112 yards away | 5 - Very good | 24 April 2026 |
| Aroma / Spice Garden Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 122 yards away | 5 - Very good | 9 August 2024 |
| Boots Retailers - other | 172 yards away | 5 - Very good | 29 May 2026 |
| Asda Express Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 yards away | 5 - Very good | 1 February 2024 |
| Boots Retailers - other | 293 yards away | 5 - Very good | 22 February 2024 |
| B&M Retail Ltd Retailers - other | 371 yards away | 5 - Very good | 20 April 2026 |
| Bow Bell’s Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 371 yards away | 5 - Very good | 5 June 2025 |
| Blue Orchid Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 419 yards away | 5 - Very good | 5 June 2025 |
Questions about Prickly Pear coffee & deli
What is Prickly Pear coffee & deli's food hygiene rating?
Prickly Pear coffee & deli has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Havering Council on 13 February 2025.
Is Prickly Pear coffee & deli safe to eat at?
The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.
When was Prickly Pear coffee & deli last inspected?
Prickly Pear coffee & deli was last inspected on 13 February 2025, 16 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Havering Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Prickly Pear coffee & deli?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.
How does Prickly Pear coffee & deli compare to other places in Havering?
72% of the 1,646 rated food businesses in Havering hold the top rating of 5, while Prickly Pear coffee & deli holds a 4. 326 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Havering Council inspects Prickly Pear coffee & deli and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.
Tell me when this changes
The Food Standards Agency publishes only a business's rating today, not what it scored before, and not when it moves. We check every UK rating each night. Watch Prickly Pear coffee & deli and we will email you the morning after its rating changes.
Free, for three businesses, forever. No password, we send you a link. How rating alerts work →
Understanding this rating
More food hygiene ratings near here
Prickly Pear coffee & deli is one of 777 rated food businesses in Romford. See every hygiene rating in Romford →
Havering inspects and rates 2,040 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Havering →
The official record is held by the council: http://www.havering.gov.uk
Rating from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Ratings reflect standards found at the time of inspection and can change. If you think a rating is wrong, the official record is held by the FSA and the local authority; corrections there flow through here. How ratings work →