Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Kingston-Upon-Thames

Waterstones

Wood Street

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Waterstones scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Waterstones, from June 2021 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 4 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Waterstones
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
3 June 2021	5 / 5	Very good
9 July 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Waterstones in Wood Street has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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 S9 Second Floor,
Bentall Centre,
Wood Street,
Kingston Upon Thames,
KT1 1TP

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

Who inspects Waterstones?

Food hygiene at Waterstones 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 Waterstones

What is Waterstones’s food hygiene rating?

Waterstones has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 9 July 2025.

When was Waterstones last inspected?

Waterstones was last inspected by Kingston-Upon-Thames on 9 July 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.