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Franco Manca food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Camden

Franco Manca holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 20 November 2025, 7 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: 5 Bernard Street, WC1N 1LJ

How it compares in Camden

In Camden, 59% of rated places manage a 5, so Franco Manca sits behind roughly 2,647 nearby businesses. 14% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Camden
5 out of 5 1,993 59%
4 out of 5 654 19%
3 out of 5 457 14% ← Franco Manca
2 out of 5 127 4%
1 out of 5 90 3%
0 out of 5 52 2%

A further 924 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

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 Franco Manca 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 Franco Manca, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Abeno Okonomi-yaki Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 30 April 2026
10th Floor at The Standard Hotel Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 22 June 2022
1 Rebel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 18 March 2026
42 Holborn Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 25 January 2024
74 Charlotte Street By Ben Murphy Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 27 January 2026
1a Children's Centre Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 8 November 2024
250 Euston Road - Medirest Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 6 November 2025
21 Soho Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 27 September 2024

Questions about Franco Manca

What is Franco Manca's food hygiene rating?

Franco Manca has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Camden Council on 20 November 2025.

Is Franco Manca safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Franco Manca last inspected?

Franco Manca was last inspected on 20 November 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Camden Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Franco Manca?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Franco Manca compare to other places in Camden?

59% of the 3,373 rated food businesses in Camden hold the top rating of 5, while Franco Manca holds a 3. 457 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Camden Council inspects Franco Manca 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.

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