Waltham Forest.
1,969 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Waltham Forest with its official FSA hygiene rating. 51.6% score a 5. 189 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Waltham Forest food hygiene in one minute
- 1,969 food venues tracked in Waltham Forest, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 3.99 out of 5 across 1,842 rated venues.
- 950 venues scored 5/5 (51.6%).
- 189 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Waltham Forest in context
Waltham Forest sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 3.99 across 1,842 rated venues.
51.6% of Waltham Forest venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
189 Waltham Forest venues currently score 0 or 1, 10.26% of rated stock, which puts Waltham Forest above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Waltham Forest itself, the typical retailers - other averages 3.6/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 4.7/5, 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 Waltham Forest scores
1,842 rated · 127 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
MUM LIKES THAI FOOD-Leytonstone
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E11 3AA
The Plough & Harrow
Pub/bar/nightclub · E11 4JU
Wood Street Supermarket
Retailers - other · E17 3NU
Pretty Decent Beer Co
Pub/bar/nightclub · E7 9EF
Khan G Kababish
Takeaway/sandwich shop · E10 7LA
Rose & Crown Public House
Pub/bar/nightclub · E17 4SA
Neelam Fruit & Veg
Retailers - other · E17 9AH
Flip n Bun/Lotus
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E10 6AJ
Mega Bite
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E17 7BX
Blackhorse Food & Wine
Retailers - other · E17 6HF
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
NOx smokehouse
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E11 3AW
KFC
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E10 5NR
Chinese Fusion
Mobile caterer · E17
Cakecrumbs
Retailers - other · E4 7
N&A Fish
Retailers - other · E17 7JS
Condito
Takeaway/sandwich shop · E17 7JR
Shack No.14
Takeaway/sandwich shop · E4 6LQ
Cafe La Rocca
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E4 6SJ
Orange Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E4 9AA
Emmanuel Community Church International
Other catering premises · E17 6QW
Waltham 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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Juniper Pursuits at George Tomlinson Primary School
stale · 1504moSchool/college/university · E11 4QN
Jan 1901
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4Chi Food Fusion/4Chi Soul Food
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · E10 7LD
Jan 1901
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Acme Tacos at 40ft Brewery Blackhorse
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E17 5RB
Jan 1901
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Aspens at Riverley Primary School
stale · 1504moSchool/college/university · E10 7BZ
Jan 1901
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Aspens at Willow Brook Primary School
stale · 1504moSchool/college/university · E10 7BH
Jan 1901
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Best King Fried Chicken
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E10 7BH
Jan 1901
What's in Waltham Forest.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
595 venues in Waltham Forest
Retailers - other
589 venues in Waltham Forest
Takeaway/sandwich shop
269 venues in Waltham Forest
Caring Premises
158 venues in Waltham Forest
School/college/university
90 venues in Waltham Forest
Pub/bar/nightclub
89 venues in Waltham Forest
Other catering premises
59 venues in Waltham Forest
Mobile caterer
37 venues in Waltham Forest
Most recent inspections in Waltham Forest.
KFC
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E10 5NR
NOx smokehouse
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E11 3AW
Chinese Fusion
Mobile caterer · E17
Cakecrumbs
Retailers - other · E4 7
Condito
Takeaway/sandwich shop · E17 7JR
N&A Fish
Retailers - other · E17 7JS
Orange Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · E4 9AA
Shack No.14
Takeaway/sandwich shop · E4 6LQ
Food hygiene in Waltham Forest, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Waltham Forest?
RatingCafe tracks 1,969 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Waltham 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 Waltham Forest?
The average FSA hygiene score across Waltham Forest is 3.99 out of 5. 51.6% of rated venues score a 5, and 189 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Waltham Forest venues failed their FSA inspection?
Waltham Forest currently has 189 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Waltham 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 Waltham Forest hygiene data?
All Waltham 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 Waltham Forest data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.