Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Barking and Dagenham

Spice Box

Barking

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 14 March 2026 by Barking and Dagenham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Spice Box, from June 2021 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 3 in 2021 to 3 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Spice Box
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
30 June 2021	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
14 March 2026	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Spice Box in Barking 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?

8 Faircross Parade,
Longbridge Road,
Barking,
IG11 8UN

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

Who inspects Spice Box?

Food hygiene at Spice Box 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 Spice Box

What is Spice Box’s food hygiene rating?

Spice Box has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 March 2026.

When was Spice Box last inspected?

Spice Box was last inspected by Barking and Dagenham on 14 March 2026.

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.