Better Taste Cuisine food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Croydon
Better Taste Cuisine 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 3 October 2025, 9 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: 77 Beulah Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8JG
How it compares in Croydon
In Croydon, 65% of rated places manage a 5, so Better Taste Cuisine sits behind roughly 1,830 nearby businesses. 25% of the borough shares its 4.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,830 | 65% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 690 | 25% | ← Better Taste Cuisine | |
| 3 out of 5 | 176 | 6% | ||
| 2 out of 5 | 81 | 3% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 38 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 1 | <1% |
A further 317 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Very good
- 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 Better Taste Cuisine 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 Better Taste Cuisine, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achieve Together Caring Premises | 197 yards away | 5 - Very good | 2 June 2026 |
| Ann's Sandwich Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 197 yards away | 5 - Very good | 28 June 2025 |
| Achieve Together Caring Premises | 284 yards away | 5 - Very good | 9 May 2025 |
| A R Projects Retailers - other | 385 yards away | 5 - Very good | 15 June 2024 |
| Anointed Apostolic Church Food Bank Retailers - other | 413 yards away | 5 - Very good | 14 September 2024 |
| Alive Foodbank At Elim Pentecostal Church Retailers - other | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 20 December 2025 |
| ACR Wines Retailers - other | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 24 June 2023 |
| Admiral Casino Retailers - other | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 20 December 2021 |
Questions about Better Taste Cuisine
What is Better Taste Cuisine's food hygiene rating?
Better Taste Cuisine has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Croydon Council on 3 October 2025.
Is Better Taste Cuisine 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 Better Taste Cuisine last inspected?
Better Taste Cuisine was last inspected on 3 October 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Croydon Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Better Taste Cuisine?
The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", 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 Better Taste Cuisine compare to other places in Croydon?
65% of the 2,816 rated food businesses in Croydon hold the top rating of 5, while Better Taste Cuisine holds a 4. 690 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Croydon Council inspects Better Taste Cuisine 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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