Asal Restaurant & Cafe food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wandsworth
Asal Restaurant & Cafe 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 14 February 2025, 16 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 Amen Corner, London, SW17 9JE
How it compares in Wandsworth
In Wandsworth, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Asal Restaurant & Cafe sits behind roughly 2,194 nearby businesses. 7% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,887 | 78% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 307 | 13% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 162 | 7% | ← Asal Restaurant & Cafe | |
| 2 out of 5 | 27 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 41 | 2% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 4 | <1% |
A further 453 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- 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 Asal Restaurant & Cafe 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 Asal Restaurant & Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Corner Newsagents & Post Office Retailers - other | 20 yards away | 5 - Very good | 29 August 2023 |
| Arome Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 226 yards away | 5 - Very good | 13 January 2026 |
| AJ Brothers Express Retailers - other | 243 yards away | 5 - Very good | 11 March 2025 |
| Afro-Beats and Carib-Eats Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 311 yards away | 5 - Very good | 15 October 2024 |
| After School Club School/college/university | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 16 December 2025 |
| After School Care Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 12 December 2024 |
| Amigos Burgers and Shakes Tooting Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 5 May 2026 |
| 3 Retailers - other | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 17 September 2025 |
Questions about Asal Restaurant & Cafe
What is Asal Restaurant & Cafe's food hygiene rating?
Asal Restaurant & Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Wandsworth Council on 14 February 2025.
Is Asal Restaurant & Cafe 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 Asal Restaurant & Cafe last inspected?
Asal Restaurant & Cafe was last inspected on 14 February 2025, 16 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wandsworth Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Asal Restaurant & Cafe?
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 Asal Restaurant & Cafe compare to other places in Wandsworth?
78% of the 2,428 rated food businesses in Wandsworth hold the top rating of 5, while Asal Restaurant & Cafe holds a 3. 162 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Wandsworth Council inspects Asal Restaurant & Cafe 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 Asal Restaurant & Cafe 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 →
Understanding this rating
More food hygiene ratings near here
Wandsworth inspects and rates 2,881 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wandsworth →
The official record is held by the council: http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk
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 →