Takeaway/sandwich shop 📍 Barking and Dagenham

Aroma

Dagenham

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Aroma scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 25 June 2025 by Barking and Dagenham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Aroma, from October 2020 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 3 in 2020 to 2 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Aroma.

Food hygiene rating history for Aroma
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
7 October 2020	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
25 June 2025	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Aroma in Dagenham has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some 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?

458 Lodge Avenue,
Dagenham,
RM9 4QS

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

Who inspects Aroma?

Food hygiene at Aroma 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 Aroma

What is Aroma’s food hygiene rating?

Aroma has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 25 June 2025.

When was Aroma last inspected?

Aroma was last inspected by Barking and Dagenham on 25 June 2025.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some 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.