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Zen Kitchen food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Sutton

Zen Kitchen holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway 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 22 May 2025, 13 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: 11 The Broadway, Beddington, CR0 4QR

How it compares in Sutton

In Sutton, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so Zen Kitchen sits behind roughly 1,018 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Sutton
5 out of 5 871 75%
4 out of 5 147 13%
3 out of 5 106 9% ← Zen Kitchen
2 out of 5 25 2%
1 out of 5 18 2%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 139 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 Zen Kitchen 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 Zen Kitchen, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Asif Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 13 yards away 5 - Very good 16 March 2026
Asda Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 4 November 2025
An Nam Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 25 February 2025
Aldi Food Stores Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 2 February 2022
Akash Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 15 July 2025
Al-Hamd Halal Meat (Wallington) Retailers - other 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 11 January 2024
Aayush Ltd At Access Self Storage Croydon Distributors/Transporters 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 27 July 2022
Banana Moon Nursery Croydon Caring Premises 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 27 November 2025

Questions about Zen Kitchen

What is Zen Kitchen's food hygiene rating?

Zen Kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Sutton Council on 22 May 2025.

Is Zen Kitchen safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway 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 Zen Kitchen last inspected?

Zen Kitchen was last inspected on 22 May 2025, 13 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Sutton Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Zen Kitchen?

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 Zen Kitchen compare to other places in Sutton?

75% of the 1,168 rated food businesses in Sutton hold the top rating of 5, while Zen Kitchen holds a 3. 106 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Sutton Council inspects Zen Kitchen 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Zen Kitchen is one of 52 rated food businesses in Beddington. See every hygiene rating in Beddington

Sutton inspects and rates 1,307 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Sutton

The official record is held by the council: http://www.sutton.gov.uk

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