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Longwood Fish & Chips food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Redbridge

Longwood Fish & Chips holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the takeaway 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 11 February 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: 170 Longwood Gardens, IG5 0EW

How it compares in Redbridge

In Redbridge, 66% of rated places manage a 5, so Longwood Fish & Chips sits behind roughly 1,181 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Redbridge
5 out of 5 1,181 66%
4 out of 5 269 15% ← Longwood Fish & Chips
3 out of 5 209 12%
2 out of 5 37 2%
1 out of 5 82 5%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 378 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 Longwood Fish & Chips 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 Longwood Fish & Chips, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Arya Bhavan Barkingside Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 7 July 2025
Barkingside Food Store Ltd Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 22 January 2026
Best BBQ Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 20 January 2026
Acasa Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 25 September 2025
Barkingside Buzz Bingo Pub/bar/nightclub 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 2 June 2025
Beehive Wine Store Retailers - other 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 14 April 2025
Beehive Education Ltd Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 11 February 2026
Beehive Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 7 August 2024

Questions about Longwood Fish & Chips

What is Longwood Fish & Chips's food hygiene rating?

Longwood Fish & Chips has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Redbridge Council on 11 February 2026.

Is Longwood Fish & Chips 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 takeaway to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Longwood Fish & Chips last inspected?

Longwood Fish & Chips was last inspected on 11 February 2026, 5 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Redbridge Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Longwood Fish & Chips?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 Longwood Fish & Chips compare to other places in Redbridge?

66% of the 1,783 rated food businesses in Redbridge hold the top rating of 5, while Longwood Fish & Chips holds a 4. 269 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Redbridge Council inspects Longwood Fish & Chips 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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Longwood Fish & Chips is one of 758 rated food businesses in Ilford. See every hygiene rating in Ilford

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