Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station food hygiene rating
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Spelthorne
Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station 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 16 February 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: 4 Station Approach, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4LY
How it compares in Spelthorne
In Spelthorne, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station sits behind roughly 642 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 534 | 78% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 108 | 16% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 29 | 4% | ← Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station | |
| 2 out of 5 | 8 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 10 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 84 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 Good
- 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 Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station 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 Grill & Dessert Stains Station, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.
| Business | Distance | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaan's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | at this address | 5 - Very good | 17 March 2026 |
| Chicken Chicking Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 358 yards away | 5 - Very good | 16 September 2025 |
| Bombay Nnakka Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 377 yards away | 5 - Very good | 9 January 2025 |
| Canaan Bookshop Retailers - other | 424 yards away | 5 - Very good | 7 May 2025 |
| Auntie Anne's Pretzel Retailers - other | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 8 July 2025 |
| AIP C/o Riverbridge Primary School (R & YR1) School/college/university | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 9 September 2025 |
| Breakfast Club And After Club At Riverbridge Primary School/college/university | 0.3 miles away | 5 - Very good | 26 March 2026 |
| Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0.4 miles away | 5 - Very good | 23 April 2025 |
Questions about Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station
What is Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station's food hygiene rating?
Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Spelthorne Council on 16 February 2026.
Is Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station 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 Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station last inspected?
Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station was last inspected on 16 February 2026, 4 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Spelthorne Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station?
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 Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station compare to other places in Spelthorne?
78% of the 689 rated food businesses in Spelthorne hold the top rating of 5, while Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station holds a 3. 29 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Spelthorne Council inspects Royal Grill & Dessert Stains Station 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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