Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Epping Forest

Molens

Loughton

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 14 July 2025 by Epping Forest.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Molens, from January 2022 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2022 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Molens
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
20 January 2022	5 / 5	Very good
14 July 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Molens in Loughton 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?

209D,
209 High Road,
Loughton,
Essex,
IG10 1BB

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

Who inspects Molens?

Food hygiene at Molens 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 Molens

What is Molens’s food hygiene rating?

Molens has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 July 2025.

When was Molens last inspected?

Molens was last inspected by Epping Forest on 14 July 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.