Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 City of London Corporation

Big Penny Brews

London City Airport

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Big Penny Brews scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 30 November 2024 by City of London Corporation.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Big Penny Brews, from January 2019 to November 2024. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2024.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Big Penny Brews.

Food hygiene rating history for Big Penny Brews
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 January 2019	4 / 5	Good
30 November 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Big Penny Brews in London City Airport has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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?

London City Airport Ltd,
City Aviation House,
London City Airport,
London,
E16 2PB

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

Who inspects Big Penny Brews?

Food hygiene at Big Penny Brews 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 Big Penny Brews

What is Big Penny Brews’s food hygiene rating?

Big Penny Brews has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 30 November 2024.

When was Big Penny Brews last inspected?

Big Penny Brews was last inspected by City of London Corporation on 30 November 2024.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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.