Food for thought from Forest Gate restaurants

This is the third, and final, blog looking at the most recent food hygiene ratings for Forest Gate. It features results from the 49 restaurants and takeaways, six hotels and three pubs that currently have a rating.

As explained in our first blog (see here), the listing is far from comprehensive, so, for example a cluster of eateries around Forest Gate station, such as Forest Gate Tavern, Aromas, Artemis, and Kaffeine have yet to be rated.  Their time will, doubtless come!

The results are, frankly, pretty poor., and may give as much food for thought, as for stomach, for potential diners.

The headline findings are quite shocking:

• Only 3 of 49 restaurants and takeaways (6%) received a 5 star rating - two local branches of fast food chains ( Papa's Chicken and Pizza Hut, both of Woodgrange Road), and Khan Khazana of Green Street
•  10 restaurants achieved 4 stars (20% of the total)

• 13 restaurants achieved 3 stars (26%)

• 23 assessed restaurants and takeawys achieved 2 or fewer stars. That is over 46% of all surveyed

• 4 restaurants (8%) were given zero stars (Pakhtoonkwha and Aghan Kebab House, both on Green Street, the New Sea Garden of Katherine Road and Abu Bakar's of Upton Lane) - a worryingly high number

• Only 3 of Forest Gate's 6 pubs have so far been assessed. Again a local branch of a national chain (Wetherspoons), The Hudson Bay, comes up trumps, with 5 stars

• Of Forest Gate's 6 assessed hotels, two (Daken House on Romford Road and Sahara Lodge on Earlham Grove) achieved 5 stars

Restaurants and takeaways

Field Road

Jui Hui Chinese Takeaway

64 Field Road
December 2013
1 star

Green St

Hyderabad Darbar

60-62 Green Street
October 2011
4 stars

Pakhtoonkhwa Restaurant

76 Green Street
September 2013
0 stars

Lahori Baba

78 Green Street
September 2013
2 stars

Zu's Sizzlers

83 Green Street
April 2013
3 stars

Afghan Kebab House

89 Green Street
April 2013
0 stars

Lahore Express

99 Green Street
July 2014
1 star

Kebabish Original/KO Grill

1
32 Green Street
December 2013
2 stars

Khana Khazana

249-251 Green Street
March 2014
5 stars

Margalla Grill

255 Green Street
September 2013
1 star

Himalaya

9-10 Carlton Terrace
Green Street
May 2014
1 star

Katherine Road

Lahoori Spicy Biryani House

342 Katherine Road
February 2014
4 stars

Chicago 30's Pizza

369 Katherine Road
March 2014
2 stars

Khan Restaurant

379 Katherine Road
July 2014
2 stars

New Sea Garden

396 Katherine Road
January 2014
0 stars
  

Daily Fry and Spice

426 Katherine Road
June 2014
1 star
  

Alnuur Cafe and Restaurant

466 Katherine Road
January 2013
2 stars

Romford Road

 Eastern Palace

278 Romford Road
May 2012
3 stars

 Ronak Restaurant

317 Romford Road
February 2014
3 stars

McDonalds

322 Romford Road
December 2013
4 stars
  

Everest

327 Romford Road
January 2014
3 stars

Palm Tree Chum Chums

329 Romford Road
April 2013
3 stars
  

Perfect Fried Chicken

506 Romford Road
July 2012
3 stars

St George's Road

East Africa Restaurant

14-16 St George's Road
May 2012
3 stars

Sebert Road

CoffeE7

10 Sebert Road
May 2013
4 stars

Upton Lane

Best Kebab House

20 Upton Lane
March 2012
1 star

Wenty's Kitchen at Rear, Taste of Caribbean

26 Upton Lane
January 2014
2 stars

Abu Bakar


47 Upton Lane
May 2014
0 stars

Cafe @ 48

48 Upton Lane
April 2014
4 stars

 Papa Shafs Oriental

50 Upton Lane
May 2013
4 stars
  

Al Farooq Kebabish

84 Upton Lane
May 2014
3 stars

 Madina Kebabish

85 Upton Lane
January 29014
2 stars
  

Euro Fried Chicken and Pizza

90 Upton Lane
March 2014
1 star

Indiano Pizza

126 Upton Lane
December 2013
4 stars

La Kinoise Restaurant

132 Upton Lane
May 2013
4 stars

Elsha Delight

173 Upton Lane
May 2013
4 stars
  

Fredor African and Caribbean Restaurant

177 Upton Lane
November 2012
3 stars

Spice Gate

183 Upton Lane
December 2013
1 star

Woodgrange Road

Eat More

8-10 Railway Station Bridge
Woodgrange Road
November 2013
1 star

Papas Chicken

37a Woodgrange Road
May 2014
5 stars

NUR Restaurant

43 Woodgrange Road
December 2012
3 stars

Charis Tikka

50 Woodgrange Road
February 2014
1 star

Moon House

56 Woodgrange Road
March 2011
4 stars

Pizza Hut

60 Woodgrange Road
November 2013
5 stars

Forest Cafe

61 Woodgrange Road
November 2012
3 stars

Angels Kitchen in the Hut of Stone

79 Woodgrange Road
June 2012
3 stars

Siam Cafe

103 Woodgrange Road
October 2011
3 stars
  

Charcoal Grill and BBQ

105 Woodgrange Road
July 2013
1 star

Golden Grill

107 Woodgrange Road
January 2014
1 star

Hotels

Earlham Grove

Sahara Lodge

143 Earlham Grove
June 2013
5 stars

Romford Road

Manor House Hotel

235 Romford Road
April 2014
3 stars

Daken House

240 Romford Road
April 3013
5 stars

Newham Hotel

349-353 Romford Road
November 2013
1 star
  

McCreadie Hotel

357-363 Romford Road
February 2014
3 stars
  

Hartley Hotel

365 - 367 Romford Road
October 2012
4 stars 

Pubs

Dames Road

The Holly Tree

141 Dames Road
June 2013
4 stars

Godwin Road

Forest Gate Hotel

105 Godwin Road
May 2013
2 stars

Upton Lane

Hudson Bay

1-5 Upton Lane
March 2012
5 stars