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Smokin Griddle food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Havering

Smokin Griddle 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 25 June 2025, 12 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: 143c Heath Park Road, Romford, RM2 5XJ

How it compares in Havering

In Havering, 72% of rated places manage a 5, so Smokin Griddle sits behind roughly 1,505 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Havering
5 out of 5 1,179 72%
4 out of 5 326 20%
3 out of 5 85 5% ← Smokin Griddle
2 out of 5 19 1%
1 out of 5 34 2%
0 out of 5 3 <1%

A further 394 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 Smokin Griddle 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 Smokin Griddle, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Arnaud Lodge Pre School Caring Premises 266 yards away 5 - Very good 26 February 2024
Arran Manor Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 19 May 2025
Abbcross Nursing Home Caring Premises 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 15 December 2025
Bimssfood Ltd Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 15 September 2025
Brick Lane Bagel Co Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 5 December 2024
Ashling House Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 3 March 2026
Bubble Tea Lagoon Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 9 June 2025
Ardleigh Green Junior & Infants School School/college/university 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 12 May 2026

Questions about Smokin Griddle

What is Smokin Griddle's food hygiene rating?

Smokin Griddle has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Havering Council on 25 June 2025.

Is Smokin Griddle 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 Smokin Griddle last inspected?

Smokin Griddle was last inspected on 25 June 2025, 12 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Havering Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Smokin Griddle?

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 Smokin Griddle compare to other places in Havering?

72% of the 1,646 rated food businesses in Havering hold the top rating of 5, while Smokin Griddle holds a 3. 85 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Havering Council inspects Smokin Griddle 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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Smokin Griddle is one of 777 rated food businesses in Romford. See every hygiene rating in Romford

Havering inspects and rates 2,040 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Havering

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