Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Greenwich

Roots

Woolwich

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 14 August 2025 by Greenwich.

What does this rating mean?

Roots in Woolwich 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?

39 Artillery Place,
Woolwich,
Greenwich,
SE18 4AB

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

Who inspects Roots?

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

Questions about Roots

What is Roots’s food hygiene rating?

Roots has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 August 2025.

When was Roots last inspected?

Roots was last inspected by Greenwich on 14 August 2025.

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.