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Hali & Lulu food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Hertsmere

Hali & Lulu 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 23 January 2026, 5 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: 195 High Street, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 5DA

How it compares in Hertsmere

In Hertsmere, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Hali & Lulu sits behind roughly 672 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Hertsmere
5 out of 5 582 81%
4 out of 5 90 12%
3 out of 5 30 4% ← Hali & Lulu
2 out of 5 5 1%
1 out of 5 14 2%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 120 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 Hali & Lulu 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 Hali & Lulu, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Di Napoli One Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 9 yards away 5 - Very good 15 May 2025
Oakmere House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 26 yards away 5 - Very good 7 May 2025
Canopy Potters Bar School/college/university 50 yards away 5 - Very good 29 September 2025
Alpha Bears Day Care Nursery Ltd Caring Premises 70 yards away 5 - Very good 22 January 2026
Millys Patisserie Retailers - other 111 yards away 5 - Very good 10 April 2026
Lions Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 154 yards away 5 - Very good 16 April 2026
Oakmere Tea & Dining Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 421 yards away 5 - Very good 12 January 2026
Istanbul Kebab House Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 29 July 2025

Questions about Hali & Lulu

What is Hali & Lulu's food hygiene rating?

Hali & Lulu has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Hertsmere Council on 23 January 2026.

Is Hali & Lulu 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 Hali & Lulu last inspected?

Hali & Lulu was last inspected on 23 January 2026, 5 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Hertsmere Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Hali & Lulu?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Hali & Lulu compare to other places in Hertsmere?

81% of the 721 rated food businesses in Hertsmere hold the top rating of 5, while Hali & Lulu holds a 3. 30 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Hertsmere Council inspects Hali & Lulu 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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Hali & Lulu is one of 160 rated food businesses in Potters Bar. See every hygiene rating in Potters Bar

Hertsmere inspects and rates 841 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Hertsmere

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