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Kings Lounge food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Merton

Kings Lounge 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: 30 London Road, Tooting, SW17 9HP

How it compares in Merton

In Merton, 82% of rated places manage a 5, so Kings Lounge sits behind roughly 1,033 nearby businesses. 13% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Merton
5 out of 5 1,033 82%
4 out of 5 171 13% ← Kings Lounge
3 out of 5 41 3%
2 out of 5 11 1%
1 out of 5 11 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 275 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 Kings Lounge 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.

Questions about Kings Lounge

What is Kings Lounge's food hygiene rating?

Kings Lounge has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Merton Council on 15 April 2025.

Is Kings Lounge 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 Kings Lounge last inspected?

Kings Lounge was last inspected on 15 April 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Merton Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Kings Lounge?

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 Kings Lounge compare to other places in Merton?

82% of the 1,267 rated food businesses in Merton hold the top rating of 5, while Kings Lounge holds a 4. 171 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Merton Council inspects Kings Lounge 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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Kings Lounge is one of 34 rated food businesses in Tooting. See every hygiene rating in Tooting

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

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