Epping Forest.
1,021 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Epping Forest with its official FSA hygiene rating. 82.4% score a 5. 13 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Epping Forest food hygiene in one minute
- 1,021 food venues tracked in Epping Forest, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.73 out of 5 across 880 rated venues.
- 725 venues scored 5/5 (82.4%).
- 13 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Epping Forest in context
Epping Forest runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.73 across 880 rated venues.
82.4% of Epping Forest venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
13 Epping Forest venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.48% of rated stock, which puts Epping Forest above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Epping Forest itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.5/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 5.0/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How Epping Forest scores
880 rated · 141 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Gosht Restaurant
Caring Premises · IG9 5AZ
Jasmine
Takeaway/sandwich shop · IG10 3AA
Metro superstore
Retailers - other · IG8 8AU
Eat In House Ltd
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IG10 3TQ
Rudgewick Butchers
Retailers - other · EN9 2JL
Handy Stores Premier
Retailers - other · CM16 7RE
The Standard
Pub/bar/nightclub · IG10 4BE
The Coriander
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM16 4BL
Bertie's Deli
Mobile caterer · IG10 3TZ
Sept 2025
The Epping Forest Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM16 5HW
Aug 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
ONE LABS + LTD
Manufacturers/packers · CM16 5AG
Puzzlez playschool limited
Caring Premises · CM5 9AA
Tony's Pepperoni Pizzeria
Mobile caterer · CM5
The Waffle Kitchen
Manufacturers/packers · IG10
Bambino City Loughton
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IG10 3ST
Silva Salt LTD
Retailers - other · IG10
Goat Gummies
Retailers - other · IG8
Gem of Essex
Retailers - other · IG10
Aldi Stores Ltd
Retailers - other · IG10 3FT
Mellow brasserie
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IG10 3NY
Epping Forest venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
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One Six Queens
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · IG9 5BY
Jan 1901
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The Cheesemonger
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM5 9AA
Jan 1901
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The Cartshed restaurant
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CM16 6NE
Jan 1901
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The cake heaven
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · CM16 5HW
Jan 1901
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The Bearded Butcher Ltd
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · IG9
Jan 1901
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Tasteful Cakes
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · EN9
Jan 1901
What's in Epping Forest.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
235 venues in Epping Forest
Retailers - other
222 venues in Epping Forest
Pub/bar/nightclub
118 venues in Epping Forest
Other catering premises
103 venues in Epping Forest
Caring Premises
87 venues in Epping Forest
Mobile caterer
74 venues in Epping Forest
School/college/university
56 venues in Epping Forest
Takeaway/sandwich shop
38 venues in Epping Forest
Most recent inspections in Epping Forest.
ONE LABS + LTD
Manufacturers/packers · CM16 5AG
Puzzlez playschool limited
Caring Premises · CM5 9AA
Tony's Pepperoni Pizzeria
Mobile caterer · CM5
Bambino City Loughton
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IG10 3ST
The Waffle Kitchen
Manufacturers/packers · IG10
Silva Salt LTD
Retailers - other · IG10
Goat Gummies
Retailers - other · IG8
Gem of Essex
Retailers - other · IG10
Food hygiene in Epping Forest, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Epping Forest?
RatingCafe tracks 1,021 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Epping Forest, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in Epping Forest?
The average FSA hygiene score across Epping Forest is 4.73 out of 5. 82.4% of rated venues score a 5, and 13 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Epping Forest venues failed their FSA inspection?
Epping Forest currently has 13 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Epping Forest are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get Epping Forest hygiene data?
All Epping Forest ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Epping Forest data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.