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Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Hackney

Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant 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 15 April 2025, 14 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: 107-109 Great Eastern Street, Hackney, EC2A 3JD

How it compares in Hackney

In Hackney, 66% of rated places manage a 5, so Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar sits behind roughly 1,470 nearby businesses. 19% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Hackney
5 out of 5 1,470 66%
4 out of 5 422 19% ← Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar
3 out of 5 215 10%
2 out of 5 78 4%
1 out of 5 28 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 395 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 Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar 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 Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
081 Pizzeria Napoletana Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 322 yards away 5 - Very good 6 October 2025
23 Paul Street Pub/bar/nightclub 357 yards away 5 - Very good 6 August 2024
Acai Berry Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 25 January 2025
A J News Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 1 October 2018
A Pinch of Salt Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 20 April 2026
A&O Shearman LLP Other catering premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 8 October 2025
2nigerianboys Mobile caterer 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 25 October 2025
1930 Coffee Company Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 30 June 2026

Questions about Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar

What is Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar's food hygiene rating?

Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Hackney Council on 15 April 2025.

Is Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar 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 restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar last inspected?

Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar was last inspected on 15 April 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Hackney Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar compare to other places in Hackney?

66% of the 2,218 rated food businesses in Hackney hold the top rating of 5, while Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar holds a 4. 422 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Hackney Council inspects Best Mangal Kebab and Cafe Bar 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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