Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Epping Forest

Haywards

Epping

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Haywards scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 4 September 2025 by Epping Forest.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Haywards, from October 2017 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2017 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Haywards
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
26 October 2017	5 / 5	Very good
4 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Haywards in Epping 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?

Haywards Restaurant The Forest Gate Inn,
111 Bell Common,
Epping,
Essex,
CM16 4DZ

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

Who inspects Haywards?

Food hygiene at Haywards is inspected by Epping Forest, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Haywards

What is Haywards’s food hygiene rating?

Haywards has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 4 September 2025.

When was Haywards last inspected?

Haywards was last inspected by Epping Forest on 4 September 2025.

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.