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Takeaways in Merton

We know of 119 takeaways across Merton. 83 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 93% of those are rated 4 or 5, 60 with the top score of 5. None is rated below 3. The rating is about hygiene, not how the food tastes.

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93%rated 4 or 5of 83 with a rating
60rated 5very good
0rated 0 to 2improvement needed

Food hygiene ratings across Merton

560Very good
417Good
36Generally satisfactory
20Improvement necessary
10Major improvement necessary
00Urgent improvement necessary

83 of the 119 takeaways have a rating. 6 are waiting for a first inspection, usually because they have just opened. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.

Rated 5, most recently inspected

Takeaways by area

A few to start with

Takeaways by type

Restaurants and takeaways by what they serve across Merton.

Questions people ask

What does a food hygiene rating of 3 mean?

A 3 means hygiene standards were found to be generally satisfactory. The scale runs from 5 (very good) down to 0 (urgent improvement necessary). The inspector looks at how food is handled and stored, the state of the kitchen and building, and how the business keeps food safe. It says nothing about how the food tastes.

Which takeaways in Merton have a 5 hygiene rating?

60 of the 83 rated takeaways across Merton scored 5 at their last inspection, including Five Guys, The Vintage Fishery – Fish & Chips Wimbledon and KFC.

How often are takeaways inspected?

The council decides from how much risk a business poses: the highest-risk places can be inspected every six months, lower-risk ones every year or two, sometimes longer. A business that has put things right can ask to be re-inspected. Each rating here shows when it was given.

Do takeaways have to display their hygiene rating?

Not in England: showing the sticker is up to the business, though most with a good score do. In Wales and Northern Ireland it’s the law. You can look any rating up on the Food Standards Agency’s website, or on each business’s page here.

Other things people look for

Food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency, checked every night. Listings from Overture Maps, the Food Standards Agency and © OpenStreetMap contributors. Missing one? Tell us.