Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 13 January 2026 by City of London Corporation.

What does this rating mean?

Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults 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?

10 Bow Churchyard,
London,
EC4M 9DQ

Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults Hygiene Rating - 1/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults?

Food hygiene at Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults is inspected by City of London Corporation, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/homepage.htm or [email protected].

Questions about Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults

What is Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults’s food hygiene rating?

Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 January 2026.

When was Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults last inspected?

Balfour At Bow Wine Vaults was last inspected by City of London Corporation on 13 January 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.