We Love Coffee food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Hillingdon
We Love Coffee holds a 2, which means some improvement is necessary. The inspector found problems at the restaurant that the business is required to fix.
The rating: 2 - Some improvement necessary
The rating dates from 25 November 2024, 19 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.
Address: 14 High Street, UB9 6BU
How it compares in Hillingdon
A 2 is rare: only 48 of 2,010 rated places in Hillingdon score this low, about one in 42. By contrast 64% of the borough holds a 5, so this is well below what the council's inspectors normally find.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,284 | 64% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 357 | 18% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 204 | 10% | ||
| 2 out of 5 | 48 | 2% | ← We Love Coffee | |
| 1 out of 5 | 101 | 5% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 16 | 1% |
A further 223 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Improvement necessary
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- 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 We Love Coffee the inspector recorded concerns over how food is handled. Because the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, that is what holds the score down.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
The closest food businesses to We Love Coffee, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harefield Junior and Infants School School/college/university | 76 yards away | 5 - Very good | 28 April 2025 |
| Cedar House Nursing Home - HC-One Caring Premises | 102 yards away | 5 - Very good | 8 April 2025 |
| Fulton & Thoroughgood (at The Kings Arms) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 149 yards away | 5 - Very good | 16 July 2024 |
| Harefield Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop | 152 yards away | 5 - Very good | 21 July 2025 |
| Harefield Post Office Retailers - other | 293 yards away | 5 - Very good | 27 September 2012 |
| Co op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 307 yards away | 5 - Very good | 20 December 2018 |
| Harefield Hospital all catering and food retail Caring Premises | 307 yards away | 5 - Very good | 28 April 2026 |
| Harefield Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub | 349 yards away | 5 - Very good | 24 March 2026 |
Questions about We Love Coffee
What is We Love Coffee's food hygiene rating?
We Love Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (some improvement necessary), given by Hillingdon Council on 25 November 2024.
Is We Love Coffee safe to eat at?
A 2 means the inspector found problems the business is required to fix. The restaurant is not shut down, a rating is not a closure order, but standards were found to be below what the law expects at the time of inspection.
When was We Love Coffee last inspected?
We Love Coffee was last inspected on 25 November 2024, 19 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Hillingdon Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at We Love Coffee?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "improvement necessary", 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 We Love Coffee compare to other places in Hillingdon?
64% of the 2,010 rated food businesses in Hillingdon hold the top rating of 5, while We Love Coffee holds a 2. 48 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Hillingdon Council inspects We Love Coffee 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 We Love Coffee 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 →
Is this your business?
A rating of 2 is public, and most customers look. Only 18% of people say they would order from a business rated 2 or below, against 94% from one rated 4. Delivery platforms may decline to list you.
We cannot change this rating, and nor can you. It was set by an environmental health officer at Hillingdon, and it stands until they inspect again. What you can do:
- Fix what the inspector found, then ask the council for a re-inspection. Most charge between £120 and £316, and will not re-visit within three months of the original inspection.
- If you believe the rating is simply wrong, you have 21 days from being notified to appeal to the council. That is 21 calendar days, not working days.
- You may submit a right to reply at any time. It is published alongside the rating, here, and on the FSA's own site.
What a low rating means → · How re-inspections and appeals work →
Your council: Hillingdon
Understanding this rating
More food hygiene ratings near here
We Love Coffee is one of 47 rated food businesses in Harefield. See every hygiene rating in Harefield →
Hillingdon inspects and rates 2,233 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Hillingdon →
The official record is held by the council: http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/foodsafety
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 →