Environmental health officers from Epping and Redbridge have been busy over the past two weeks visiting businesses across the area to see if they are meeting hygiene requirements.
Based on guidelines set by the Food Standards Agency, inspectors look to see how clean the facilities are; what food safety management procedures are in place and how hygienic food handling is.
Ratings are then dished out from five to zero — with the higher score the better the result.
Five — Very Good
The Bakers Arms pub at Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, rated 5 on October 14, 2025.
Ellie’s Nursery at 230 High Street, Epping, rated 5 on October 7, 2025. Ivy Chimneys County Primary School at Ivy Chimneys, Epping, rated 5 on October 6, 2025.
Mulberry House at Chelmsford Road, High Ongar, rated 5 on October 14, 2025.
Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables at 191 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, rated 5 on October 2, 2025.
The Forresters Arms at The Foresters Arms pub, The Street, Ongar, rated 5 on October 8, 2025.
The Fox Inn at Harlow Road, Harlow, rated 5 on October 14, 2025.
Back9 Barbecue & Braai trading as The Bone, Bird and BBQ at Romford Road, Hainault, rated 5 on October 13, 2025.
Capricho Portugese Kitchen at 1 Broadway Parade, Fencepiece Road, Ilford, rated 5 on October 4, 2025.
Kiddy Care Nursery at 2b Ashgrove Road, rated 5 on October 2, 2025.
Simon Woodward Catering, rated 5 on October 2, 2025.
Businesses may have been reinspected since and this will be reflected in our next round-up.
