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The Royal Standard food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Bexley

The Royal Standard holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The pub 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 13 March 2026, 4 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: Royal Standard Public House, 39 Nuxley Road, Belvedere, DA17 5JN

How it compares in Bexley

In Bexley, 72% of rated places manage a 5, so The Royal Standard sits behind roughly 1,420 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Bexley
5 out of 5 1,155 72%
4 out of 5 265 16%
3 out of 5 140 9% ← The Royal Standard
2 out of 5 36 2%
1 out of 5 19 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 151 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 The Royal Standard 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 The Royal Standard, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Belvedere Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 99 yards away 5 - Very good 13 September 2024
Bedonwell Junior School Breakfast & After School Clubs Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 3 March 2025
Belvedere North Conservative Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 5 September 2024
Belvedere Kebab & Pizzas Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 9 February 2026
Belvedere News Food And Wine Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 1 April 2024
Belvedere Working Men's Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 10 November 2024
BNN Mini Market Retailers - other 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 30 March 2024
Asda Superstore Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 22 November 2024

Questions about The Royal Standard

What is The Royal Standard's food hygiene rating?

The Royal Standard has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Bexley Council on 13 March 2026.

Is The Royal Standard safe to eat at?

A 3 means the pub 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 The Royal Standard last inspected?

The Royal Standard was last inspected on 13 March 2026, 4 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Bexley Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Royal Standard?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "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 The Royal Standard compare to other places in Bexley?

72% of the 1,615 rated food businesses in Bexley hold the top rating of 5, while The Royal Standard holds a 3. 140 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Bexley Council inspects The Royal Standard 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

The Royal Standard is one of 122 rated food businesses in Belvedere. See every hygiene rating in Belvedere

Bexley inspects and rates 1,766 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Bexley

The official record is held by the council: http://www.bexley.gov.uk

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