Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 Epping Forest

Starfish

Essex

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Starfish 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 10 June 2025 by Epping Forest.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Starfish, from April 2021 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Starfish
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
1 April 2021	5 / 5	Very good
10 June 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Starfish 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 Market Square,
Waltham Abbey,
Essex,
EN9 1DS

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

Who inspects Starfish?

Food hygiene at Starfish 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 Starfish

What is Starfish’s food hygiene rating?

Starfish has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 10 June 2025.

When was Starfish last inspected?

Starfish was last inspected by Epping Forest on 10 June 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.