Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Barking and Dagenham

Abula Spot

Barking

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Abula Spot scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Major improvement necessary Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 1 August 2026 by Barking and Dagenham.

What does this rating mean?

Abula Spot in Barking has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

18 East Street,
Barking,
IG11 8EU

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Abula Spot. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Abula Spot?

Food hygiene at Abula Spot is inspected by Barking and Dagenham, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx or [email protected].

Questions about Abula Spot

What is Abula Spot’s food hygiene rating?

Abula Spot has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 1 August 2026.

When was Abula Spot last inspected?

Abula Spot was last inspected by Barking and Dagenham on 1 August 2026.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.