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Takeaways in Westminster

We know of 601 takeaways across Westminster. 402 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 90% of those are rated 4 or 5, 291 with the top score of 5. 24 are rated 2 or below, which means the inspector found things that needed putting right. The rating is about hygiene, not how the food tastes.

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601takeawaysacross Westminster
90%rated 4 or 5of 402 with a rating
291rated 5very good
24rated 0 to 2improvement needed

Food hygiene ratings across Westminster

5291Very good
469Good
318Generally satisfactory
214Improvement necessary
19Major improvement necessary
01Urgent improvement necessary

402 of the 601 takeaways have a rating. 20 are waiting for a first inspection, usually because they have just opened. 1 is exempt, which the FSA uses for places selling only low-risk food. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.

Rated 5, most recently inspected

Rated 2 or below

Takeaways by area

Bayswater 47Belgravia 50Covent Garden 183East Marylebone 191Kensal Town 30Knightsbridge 8Maida Hill 32Maida Vale 29Marylebone 120Mayfair 155Millbank 32Paddington 64Pimlico 56Soho 269St. John's Wood 12Victoria 70Westbourne 54Westminster 36

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Takeaways by type

Restaurants and takeaways by what they serve across Westminster.

Indian restaurants 147Chinese restaurants 119Pizza places 92Fish and chip shops 25

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 Westminster have a 5 hygiene rating?

291 of the 402 rated takeaways across Westminster scored 5 at their last inspection, including McDonald's, Franco Manca and Pret A Manger.

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

RestaurantsCafésPubs and barsIndian restaurantsChinese restaurantsPizza placesFish and chip shopsBakeriesSupermarketsCorner shopsButchersFloristsClothes shopsCharity and second-hand shopsBike shopsChemistsOpticiansHairdressersBarbersBeauty salonsNail salonsTattoo studiosDentistsDoctorsPhysiosChiropractors and osteopathsMassageGymsYoga and pilatesMartial arts

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.