Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Richmond-Upon-Thames

Sift Cakes

Kew

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 29 August 2025 by Richmond-Upon-Thames.

What does this rating mean?

Sift Cakes in Kew 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?

5 Mortlake Terrace Mortlake Road,
Kew,
Richmond Upon Thames,
TW9 3DT

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

Who inspects Sift Cakes?

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

Questions about Sift Cakes

What is Sift Cakes’s food hygiene rating?

Sift Cakes has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 August 2025.

When was Sift Cakes last inspected?

Sift Cakes was last inspected by Richmond-Upon-Thames on 29 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.