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New Moon Restaurant food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Croydon

New Moon Restaurant 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 30 May 2025, 13 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: 5-7 Portland Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4UF

How it compares in Croydon

In Croydon, 65% of rated places manage a 5, so New Moon Restaurant sits behind roughly 1,830 nearby businesses. 25% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Croydon
5 out of 5 1,830 65%
4 out of 5 690 25% ← New Moon Restaurant
3 out of 5 175 6%
2 out of 5 81 3%
1 out of 5 38 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 318 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 New Moon Restaurant 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 New Moon Restaurant, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Apna Indian Cuisine Takeaway/sandwich shop at this address 5 - Very good 26 November 2024
1885 Lounge Pub/bar/nightclub 249 yards away 5 - Very good 22 March 2024
Aldi Stores Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 319 yards away 5 - Very good 13 July 2018
Acacia Care Centre Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 15 April 2025
Achieve Together Ltd Caring Premises 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 22 March 2023
Arena House Caring Premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 28 January 2025
A Star Food & Wine Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 30 March 2026
Alpha Day Nursery Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 8 January 2026

Questions about New Moon Restaurant

What is New Moon Restaurant's food hygiene rating?

New Moon Restaurant has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Croydon Council on 30 May 2025.

Is New Moon Restaurant 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 New Moon Restaurant last inspected?

New Moon Restaurant was last inspected on 30 May 2025, 13 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Croydon Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at New Moon Restaurant?

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 "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does New Moon Restaurant compare to other places in Croydon?

65% of the 2,815 rated food businesses in Croydon hold the top rating of 5, while New Moon Restaurant holds a 4. 690 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Croydon Council inspects New Moon Restaurant 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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New Moon Restaurant is one of 220 rated food businesses in South Norwood. See every hygiene rating in South Norwood

Croydon inspects and rates 3,133 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Croydon

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