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Royal Sweets food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Leicester City

Royal Sweets 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 14 August 2025, 11 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: 190 Melbourne Road, Leicester, LE2 0DT

How it compares in Leicester City

In Leicester City, 73% of rated places manage a 5, so Royal Sweets sits behind roughly 2,689 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Leicester City
5 out of 5 2,262 73%
4 out of 5 427 14%
3 out of 5 294 9% ← Royal Sweets
2 out of 5 76 2%
1 out of 5 42 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 247 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 Royal Sweets 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 Royal Sweets, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aisha Foods Manufacturers/packers 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 22 October 2024
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 6 March 2025
A Z Foods Distributors/Transporters 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 1 June 2026
Al Feena Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 10 November 2023
Aarti Sweet Mart Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 26 June 2025
Amigo Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 26 February 2026
An Najeeb Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 6 March 2024
Afrikana Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 6 February 2024

Questions about Royal Sweets

What is Royal Sweets's food hygiene rating?

Royal Sweets has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Leicester City Council on 14 August 2025.

Is Royal Sweets 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 Royal Sweets last inspected?

Royal Sweets was last inspected on 14 August 2025, 11 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Leicester City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Royal Sweets?

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 Royal Sweets compare to other places in Leicester City?

73% of the 3,106 rated food businesses in Leicester City hold the top rating of 5, while Royal Sweets holds a 3. 294 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Leicester City Council inspects Royal Sweets 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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