Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Epping Forest

Shuhag

Essex

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Shuhag 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 2 March 2026 by Epping Forest.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Shuhag, from November 2019 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Shuhag
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 November 2019	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
2 March 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Shuhag in Essex 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?

16 Highbridge Street,
Waltham Abbey,
Essex,
EN9 1DG

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

Who inspects Shuhag?

Food hygiene at Shuhag 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 Shuhag

What is Shuhag’s food hygiene rating?

Shuhag has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 2 March 2026.

When was Shuhag last inspected?

Shuhag was last inspected by Epping Forest on 2 March 2026.

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.