The Fat Pizza, in Elm Parade, has scooped a gold seal Good Food Award in the takeaways category for 2025/26.
Good Food Awards recognise eateries which “strive for excellence” within their field, while a gold seal is only given to businesses which achieve “consistently high” customer ratings and votes over three years.
This marks the seventh year running The Fat Pizza has been named in the awards, and follows a second win at the Havering Small Business Awards in September.
Owner Ripu Chhina said the family “can’t express our gratitude” enough for the recognition.
Ripu told the Recorder: “We are super excited to win this award [for the] seventh year in a row.
“We put our heart and soul into what we do – our community, our customers are our sole inspiration and we are always ready to support.
“We [take] pride in our food, its our family recipe that’s followed in all stores for our 100 per cent freshly made dough.”
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As well as pizzas, the takeaway serves smash burgers, desserts and drinks.
While the chain now has more than 40 stores across the country, Ripu said Havering is at “the heart” as it was founded in the borough and the family live locally.
Other Havering restaurants named in the Good Food Awards this year included Tandoori Lounge in Hornchurch.
