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Meng House food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Buckinghamshire

Meng House 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 22 September 2025, 9 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: 13 Nightingales Corner, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9PZ

How it compares in Buckinghamshire

In Buckinghamshire, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Meng House sits behind roughly 3,756 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Buckinghamshire
5 out of 5 3,226 81%
4 out of 5 530 13%
3 out of 5 171 4% ← Meng House
2 out of 5 42 1%
1 out of 5 31 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 615 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 Meng House 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 Meng House, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 172 yards away 5 - Very good 16 May 2023
Filippetto's Retailers - other 172 yards away 5 - Very good 17 March 2026
Haranies Food & Wine Retailers - other 318 yards away 5 - Very good 9 February 2018
Imapct Food Group at Dr Challoners School/college/university 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 10 September 2025
Avenue Stores Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 17 March 2026
Bojangles Creative Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 16 August 2018
Chartwells at Little Chalfont Primary School School/college/university 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 10 September 2025
Ego @ The Pomeroy Pub/bar/nightclub 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 14 January 2026

Questions about Meng House

What is Meng House's food hygiene rating?

Meng House has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Buckinghamshire Council on 22 September 2025.

Is Meng House 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 Meng House last inspected?

Meng House was last inspected on 22 September 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Buckinghamshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Meng House?

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 Meng House compare to other places in Buckinghamshire?

81% of the 4,001 rated food businesses in Buckinghamshire hold the top rating of 5, while Meng House holds a 3. 171 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Buckinghamshire Council inspects Meng House 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

Meng House is one of 31 rated food businesses in Little Chalfont. See every hygiene rating in Little Chalfont

Buckinghamshire inspects and rates 4,616 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Buckinghamshire

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

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