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Payless food and wine food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Southwark

Payless food and wine holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The shop 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 15 August 2024, 22 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: 4-5 Badminton House, Dog Kennel Hill, SE22 8BQ

How it compares in Southwark

In Southwark, 72% of rated places manage a 5, so Payless food and wine sits behind roughly 2,673 nearby businesses. 8% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Southwark
5 out of 5 2,138 72%
4 out of 5 535 18%
3 out of 5 226 8% ← Payless food and wine
2 out of 5 56 2%
1 out of 5 21 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 251 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 Payless food and wine 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 Payless food and wine, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Abc studio childcare plus School/college/university 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 7 May 2026
Abc studio childcare Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 4 September 2024
Anns preserves and bakes Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 23 May 2026
139 fika ltd Other catering premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 5 June 2025
Alleyn school in house catering School/college/university 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 3 March 2026
148 chinese Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 12 June 2025
Agua na boca ltd Other catering premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 20 June 2024
Acsion ltd trading as pomegranate cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 19 January 2026

Questions about Payless food and wine

What is Payless food and wine's food hygiene rating?

Payless food and wine has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Southwark Council on 15 August 2024.

Is Payless food and wine safe to eat at?

A 3 means the shop 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 Payless food and wine last inspected?

Payless food and wine was last inspected on 15 August 2024, 22 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Southwark Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Payless food and wine?

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 Payless food and wine compare to other places in Southwark?

72% of the 2,978 rated food businesses in Southwark hold the top rating of 5, while Payless food and wine holds a 3. 226 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Southwark Council inspects Payless food and wine 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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