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
64 Field Road
December 2013
1 star
December 2013
1 star
Hyderabad Darbar
Pakhtoonkhwa Restaurant
Lahori Baba
Zu's Sizzlers
Afghan Kebab House
Lahore Express
Kebabish Original/KO Grill
Margalla Grill
Himalaya
Katherine Road
Lahoori Spicy Biryani House
Chicago 30's Pizza
Khan Restaurant
New Sea Garden
Daily Fry and Spice
Alnuur Cafe and Restaurant
Romford Road
Eastern Palace
Ronak Restaurant
McDonalds
Everest
Palm Tree Chum Chums
Perfect Fried Chicken
St George's Road
East Africa Restaurant
CoffeE7
Best Kebab House
Wenty's Kitchen at Rear, Taste of Caribbean
Cafe @ 48
Papa Shafs Oriental
Al Farooq Kebabish
Madina Kebabish
Euro Fried Chicken and Pizza
Indiano Pizza
La Kinoise Restaurant
Elsha Delight
Fredor African and Caribbean Restaurant
Spice Gate
Woodgrange Road
Eat More
Papas Chicken
NUR Restaurant
Charis Tikka
Moon House
Pizza Hut
Forest Cafe
Angels Kitchen in the Hut of Stone
Siam Cafe
Charcoal Grill and BBQ
Golden Grill
Hotels
Earlham Grove
Sahara Lodge
Romford Road
Manor House Hotel
Daken House
Newham Hotel
McCreadie Hotel
Hartley Hotel
Pubs
Dames Road
The Holly Tree
Godwin Road
Forest Gate Hotel
Upton Lane
Hudson Bay