Malabar Foods

Birmingham

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 23 March 2026 by Birmingham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Malabar Foods, from August 2020 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2020 to 2 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Malabar Foods
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
27 August 2020	4 / 5	Good
23 March 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Malabar Foods in Birmingham 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?

164 Slade Road,
Stockland Green,
Birmingham,
B23 7PX

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

Who inspects Malabar Foods?

Food hygiene at Malabar Foods is inspected by Birmingham, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/environmental-health or [email protected].

Questions about Malabar Foods

What is Malabar Foods’s food hygiene rating?

Malabar Foods has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 23 March 2026.

When was Malabar Foods last inspected?

Malabar Foods was last inspected by Birmingham on 23 March 2026.

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.