Hygiene is always important when picking a restaurant to visit, but never has it been more crucial with the country returning to eateries with Covid-19 still lingering.

Whilst the pandemic will still be on many people's mind, the public will be looking forward to returning to their favourites and trying new destinations which will hopefully live up to expectations.

So we've compiled a list of the restaurants and cafes with the lowest food hygiene ratings in south east London's Bromley, which has a total of 2,394 venues it its local authority remit, and Lewisham, which has 2,475.

The following list was calculated on the Food Standards Agency's 0-5 tier system, and features all restaurants featuring on the agency's website listed under '0' or '1' in Bromley and Lewisham.

To be as update to date as possible, the list only includes reviews since the beginning of 2019, up until April 17, 2021.

The agency says '0' ratings = "Urgent Improvement Necessary".

Food Agency

Food Agency

Inspectors from the agency who review food hygiene in restaurants to later apply the ratings check the following three elements:

  • How hygienically the food is handled: how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored
  • The condition of the structure of the buildings: the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities
  • How the business manages what it does to make sure food is safe and so that the officer can be confident standards will be maintained in the future

The below list of '0' and '1'-rated restaurants includes their listed address and the date of their last inspection by the Food Standards Agency.

'0' rating

Sejal News

23A Widmore Road Bromley

BR1 1RW

October 2019

Anything Chinese Supermarket

106 Deptford High Street London

SE8 4NS

March 2020

Istanbul BBQ Kebab and Pizza House

393 Queens Road London

SE14 5HD

December 2019

Juicis

73 Lee High Road London

SE13 5NS

October 2020

London Agege Bread Bakers Limited

32 Deptford High Street London

SE8 4AF

February 2020

My Butcher Cash & Carry Ltd

53 Deptford High Street London

August 2019

Princesa

68 Rushey Green London

September 2020

'1' rating

Swell Cafe

162 High Street Orpington

BR6 0JR

September 2020

Stop N Go

64 Sayes Court Road Orpington

BR5 2PQ

December 2019

Sef's Kebab & Burger

57 High Street St Mary Cray Orpington

BR5 3NJ

September 2020

Sabir Tandoori

12 Letchworth Drive Bromley

BR2 9BE

November 2019

Penge Halal Meat And Grocers

188 - 190 Maple Road Penge London

SE20 8HT

September 2019

Oriental Kitchen

79 High Street Penge London

SE20 7HW

August 2020

Melrose House

89 Lennard Road London

SE20 7LY

June 2019

Abraham Natural Produce - Halal Meat

Vale Farm Leaves Green Road Keston

BR2 6DQ

February 2020

Allens Catering

Street Record Meaford Way Penge London

August 2020

Beezoo Espresso Bar Ltd

Kiosk On Platforms 3 And 4 Bromley South Railway Station High Street Bromley

BR1 1LX

March 2019

Best Quality Meats

173 High Street Penge London

SE20 7DS

January 2020

Biggin Hill Squash Club / Blundell Fitness, Sport & Leisure

Jail Lane Biggin Hill

22 November 2019

Fethr

145 - 147 Croydon Road Beckenham

BR3 3RB

October 2020

Good Year

55 Mottingham Road Mottingham London

SE9 4QZ

March 2021

Jolly Woodman

9 Chancery Lane Beckenham

BR3 6NR

October 2019

Londis / Post Office

8 - 9 Sundridge Parade Plaistow Lane Bromley

BR1 4DT

July 2019

B&K MiniMart

6 Bromley Hill Bromley

BR1 4JX

February 2019

Beijing

127 Chinbrook Road Grove Park London

SE12 9QL

October 2020

Best One

305-307 Brockley Road Crofton Park London

SE4 2QZ

March 2019

Cafe Green Ltd

65 Ennersdale Road Hither Green London

SE13 6JE

December 2019

China Noodle Express

485 Bromley Road London

BR1 4PQ

February 2020

Classics Food

Private address: registered with Lewisham local authority

SE14

March 2020

Divine

35A Deptford High Street London

SE8 4AD

August 2019

El-Khadijat International

147 Deptford High Street London

SE8 3NU

March 2019

Fish Stall 0 & 1 (Hasham Mohammed)

Lewisham Market Lewisham High Street Hither Green London

SE13 6JG

February 2020

GSM Supermarket

309-311 New Cross Road London

February 2020

Hua Xia Oriental Food Specialists

85-87 Lee High Road London

SE13 5NS

December 2020

Ngoc Hiep Supermarket Ltd

86 Deptford High Street London

SE8 4RG

March 2020

Mye Green Mango

1B Station Approach Catford London

SE6 4RE

February 2020

MK Convenience Store Ltd.

Ground Floor Unit 137-139 Stanstead Road Catford London

SE23 1HH

February 2019

Lunch Club

Akwaaba Centre Grinling Place London

SE8 5HG

July 2019

Lewisham Best Food Supermarket

30 Loampit Hill Lewisham London

SE13 7SW

November 2020

Kingfisher

124 Lee Road London

SE3 9DE

March 2020

K&K Food Store

162 Lewisham High Street Hither Green London

SE13 6JL

September 2020

Jenny's CAFE & Restaurant

505 New Cross Road London

SE14 6TQ

September 2020

Jayam Fresh Fish & Sea Foods

26 Lee High Road London

SE13 5PT

August 2019

Park View Cafe

32 Randlesdown Road Bellingham London

SE6 3BT

October 2019

Signature Kitchen (Rear of Premises)

53 Perry Hill London

SE6 4LF

March 2020

Sputnick

88 Lee High Road London

SE13 5PT

July 2019

The Bell Flex

The Bell 59 Bell Green London

SE26 5SJ

February 2020

The Golden Lion PH Ltd

116 Sydenham Road London

SE26 5JX

The Olive Tree Nursery

369 Lewisham High Street Hither Green London

SE13 6NZ

April 2019

Uncle Wrinkle

299 New Cross Road London

SE14 6AS

January 2019