Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Barking and Dagenham

Best Cafe

Dagenham

Food hygiene rating 3 / 5 · Generally satisfactory

Middle of the road

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory - perfectly fine, but with a bit of room to improve.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 10 December 2025 by Barking and Dagenham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Best Cafe, from May 2021 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 3 in 2021 to 3 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Best Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
12 May 2021	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
10 December 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Best Cafe in Dagenham has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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?

Unit 1 Dominion Works,
Freshwater Road,
Dagenham,
RM8 1RX

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

Who inspects Best Cafe?

Food hygiene at Best Cafe 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 Best Cafe

What is Best Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Best Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 10 December 2025.

When was Best Cafe last inspected?

Best Cafe was last inspected by Barking and Dagenham on 10 December 2025.

Is a 3 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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.