Takeaway/sandwich shop 📍 City of London Corporation

The Salad Kitchen

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

The Salad Kitchen scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 26 June 2026 by City of London Corporation.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Salad Kitchen, from December 2019 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 3 in 2019 to 1 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of The Salad Kitchen.

Food hygiene rating history for The Salad Kitchen
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 December 2019	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
7 March 2022	5 / 5	Very good
26 June 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

The Salad Kitchen 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?

72 Queen Victoria Street,
London,
EC4N 4SJ

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

Who inspects The Salad Kitchen?

Food hygiene at The Salad Kitchen 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 The Salad Kitchen

What is The Salad Kitchen’s food hygiene rating?

The Salad Kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 June 2026.

When was The Salad Kitchen last inspected?

The Salad Kitchen was last inspected by City of London Corporation on 26 June 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.