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UK food hygiene · Watford

Watford.
969 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Watford with its official FSA hygiene rating. 77.6% score a 5. 4 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.69
Avg FSA
660
venues scored 5/5
4
scored 0 or 1

Watford food hygiene in one minute

  • 969 food venues tracked in Watford, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.69 out of 5 across 851 rated venues.
  • 660 venues scored 5/5 (77.6%).
  • 4 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Watford in context

Watford tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.69 across 851 rated venues.

4 Watford venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.47% of rated stock, which keeps Watford below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Watford itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical caring premises averages 4.9/5, 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 Watford scores

851 rated · 118 awaiting
5
660 venues
77.6%
4
130 venues
15.3%
3
49 venues
5.8%
2
8 venues
0.9%
1
4 venues
0.5%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

  • 1

    The Victoria

    Pub/bar/nightclub · WD19 4BU

    Feb 2026

  • 1

    Poprika

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · WD17 1BJ

    Jul 2025

  • 1

    Budgens

    Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · WD18 7QR

    Jun 2025

  • 1

    Kismat Tandoori Restaurant

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD19 4BL

    Apr 2025

  • 2

    The Viking

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · WD18 6NT

    Dec 2025

  • 2

    VP ANNAS EXPRESS

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD24 6PR

    Dec 2025

  • 2

    Watford Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD24 6PQ

    Nov 2025

  • 2

    The Shamrock

    Pub/bar/nightclub · WD18 7QJ

    Apr 2025

  • 2

    Hanako

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD17 1BD

    Apr 2025

  • 2

    Giardino 14 Coffee

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · WD17 1EU

    Jan 2025

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    Kokoro

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD17 2BS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Oxhey Early Years Centre

    Caring Premises · WD19 4RL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Love Churros London

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · WD17 2AU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Florist

    Pub/bar/nightclub · WD17 2DJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Authentic Thai Cuisine, Nascot Arms

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD17 4QS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    BBs Coffee & Muffins

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD17 2TF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    2 Madrasi

    Mobile caterer · WD18 7LY

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    TGI Fridays

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD17 1LQ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Jimmy's Kitchen

    Retailers - other · WD18

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Kaur Balance

    Retailers - other · WD17

    Feb 2026

Overdue inspection

Watford 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.

  • ?

    Dolphina Gymnastics Club

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · WD25

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Happy Tokyo

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · WD18 8AA

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Gourmet Pizza And Desserts

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD24 5RR

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    EVORAGCONNECTLTD

    stale · 1504mo

    Importers/Exporters · WD17

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Delta Mart

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · WD24 5FZ

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Dolki

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD24 7UY

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Watford.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Retailers - other

316 venues in Watford

4.7
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

224 venues in Watford

4.7
avg score

Other catering premises

114 venues in Watford

4.7
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

78 venues in Watford

4.4
avg score

Caring Premises

58 venues in Watford

4.9
avg score

School/college/university

49 venues in Watford

4.9
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

43 venues in Watford

4.6
avg score

Mobile caterer

35 venues in Watford

4.8
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Watford.

  • 5

    Kokoro

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD17 2BS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Oxhey Early Years Centre

    Caring Premises · WD19 4RL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Love Churros London

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · WD17 2AU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Authentic Thai Cuisine, Nascot Arms

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD17 4QS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Florist

    Pub/bar/nightclub · WD17 2DJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    BBs Coffee & Muffins

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD17 2TF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    2 Madrasi

    Mobile caterer · WD18 7LY

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    TGI Fridays

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WD17 1LQ

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Watford, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Watford?

RatingCafe tracks 969 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Watford, 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 Watford?

The average FSA hygiene score across Watford is 4.69 out of 5. 77.6% of rated venues score a 5, and 4 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Watford venues failed their FSA inspection?

Watford currently has 4 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Watford 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 Watford hygiene data?

All Watford 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.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Watford data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.