Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Kingston-Upon-Thames

Poor Boys

Kingston Upon Thames

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 12 August 2025 by Kingston-Upon-Thames.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Poor Boys, from September 2021 to August 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Poor Boys
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
3 September 2021	4 / 5	Good
12 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Poor Boys in Kingston Upon Thames 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?

Unit 5 The Griffin Centre,
Market Place,
Kingston Upon Thames,
KT1 1JT

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

Who inspects Poor Boys?

Food hygiene at Poor Boys is inspected by Kingston-Upon-Thames, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.kingston.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Poor Boys

What is Poor Boys’s food hygiene rating?

Poor Boys has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 12 August 2025.

When was Poor Boys last inspected?

Poor Boys was last inspected by Kingston-Upon-Thames on 12 August 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.