Wades Hill Butchery food hygiene rating

Wades Hill Butchery has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (some improvement necessary), given by Enfield Council on 28 May 2026.

A 2 means the inspector found problems the business is required to fix. The shop is not shut down, a rating is not a closure order, but standards were found to be below what the law expects at the time of inspection.

Wades Hill Butchery was last inspected on 28 May 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Enfield Council rather than by the business.

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

59% of the 2,114 rated food businesses in Enfield hold the top rating of 5, while Wades Hill Butchery holds a 2. 97 places in the area share that rating.

Yes. Businesses have a right to reply, published alongside the rating. Wades Hill Butchery said: “<div> I agree with the inspection results but have since carried out the following</div> <div> improvements </div> <div> The establishment has been thoroughly cleaned and procedures are in</div> <div> place to ensure that cleanliness is maintained</div> <div> * Blue paper towel has been purchased and introduced for use within the</div> <div> premises.</div> <div> * Two new digital temperature probes have been purchased, with one</div> <div> dedicated exclusively to ready-to-eat foods and the other dedicated to raw</div> <div> meat products.</div> <div> * A new battery has been fitted to the cold room thermometer to ensure</div> <div> accurate temperature monitoring.</div> <div> * Disposable aprons have been introduced for use when serving ready-toeat</div> <div> foods to minimise the risk of cross-contamination.</div> <div> * Two separate spray bottles have been purchased and clearly marked with</div> <div> the correct dilution measurements to ensure the appropriate concentration</div> <div> of cleaning chemicals is consistently used. One bottle is designated solely</div> <div> for ready-to-eat food areas and the other solely for raw meat areas.</div> <div> * A separate cleaning bucket has been introduced for exclusive use within</div> <div> the ready-to-eat food area.</div> <div> * Use-by dates for ready-to-eat foods are now clearly displayed and visible</div> <div> to customers within the display counter.</div> <div> * A safety screen is being installed to provide a physical separation</div> <div> between raw and ready-to-eat foods, reducing the risk of crosscontamination.</div> <div>  </div>”

Enfield Council inspects Wades Hill Butchery 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.