Redbridge Food Hygiene: 28 New 5-Star Ratings, None Below 4

Thirty Redbridge food businesses had a new hygiene rating published between 10 September and 7 October, and not one scored below 4. Twenty-eight were rated 5, the top mark, and two were rated 4.

The newest entries are in Woodford Green: Ocean Delight, a takeaway on Chigwell Road, rated 5 on 7 October; Woodford BBQ on the High Road, rated 4 the same day; and Nannie Annie’s Daycare on the High Road, rated 5 on 1 October.

All of this comes from the Food Standards Agency register, which publishes the result of every inspection by Redbridge Council’s environmental health officers. We name each business exactly as the register does, and every entry links to its page there.

The two 4s

A rating of 4 means hygiene standards are good. Both of this month’s were restaurants:

• Woodford BBQ, 210 High Road, Woodford Green, rated 4 on 7 October.
• Kahani Cafe, 491 to 495 High Road, Ilford, rated 4 on 16 September.

A business can appeal a rating within 21 days, ask for a re-inspection once it has made improvements, and publish a “right to reply” on the register. Neither of these two had a reply on the register on 10 October.

Where the 5s are

The 28 top ratings are spread across the borough:

• Ilford town centre and Ilford Lane: Watan Restaurant and Khaba on Ilford Lane, Greedy Cow Boba & Juices on the High Road, Grounded Coffee Shop, Enigma and the Ilford Community Grocery on Clements Road.
• Gants Hill and Newbury Park: CUPP Bubble Tea, Smoke & Pepper and Shahs halal food on Cranbrook Road, Burger King and the BP Newbury Centre service station on Eastern Avenue, and A’s Nursery & Softplay Centre on Horns Road.
• Woodford Green: Ocean Delight on Chigwell Road, Nannie Annie’s Daycare on the High Road and Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery on Snakes Lane West.
• South Woodford: Cafe Royale and Bread & Oregano, both on George Lane.
• Barkingside and Seven Kings: McDonald’s on Barkingside High Street and The Avenue on Aldborough Road South.
• Chadwell Heath: The Eva Hart pub, the Tesco Extra cafe and Headstart Education Centre at the Grove Social Club. Chadwell Heath’s RM6 postcode sits on the borough boundary, about three miles east of Ilford.

Nine of the 28 are nurseries, care homes or education centres rather than places you would eat out. Three are Wellspring Care Homes addresses, rated on the same day.

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The borough picture

The register listed 2,224 premises in Redbridge on 10 October. Of those, 1,214 hold a 5, 267 a 4 and 212 a 3. At the other end, 33 premises hold a 2, 94 hold a 1 and four hold a 0, the rating that means urgent improvement is necessary. A further 343 are awaiting their first inspection and 57 are exempt, which usually means a premises that handles very little food.

Those low ratings are not new this month. They are standing results from earlier inspections, and a business keeps its rating until it is inspected again or wins an appeal. We will report any new 0, 1 or 2 the day it appears.

What it means for you

• The sticker in the window is voluntary in England, so the register is the only place to be sure of a rating. Search by name or postcode.
• A rating reflects the day of inspection. A 5 awarded in September says nothing about a kitchen in December, and a 1 may already have been fixed and be waiting for a re-visit.
• If you want to report a food business in Redbridge, the council’s food safety page explains how.

The full list: 30 new ratings, 10 September to 7 October 2026

Sources

• Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme register for Redbridge, read on 10 October 2026 via the FSA open data API.
• Food Standards Agency, how the scheme works, appeals and the right to reply.