Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Tower Hamlets

Bife

London

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Bife 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 18 March 2025 by Tower Hamlets.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Bife, from March 2020 to March 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Bife
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
2 March 2020	5 / 5	Very good
18 March 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Bife in London 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?

Bife,
40-42 Middlesex Street,
London,
E1 7EX

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

Who inspects Bife?

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

Questions about Bife

What is Bife’s food hygiene rating?

Bife has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 March 2025.

When was Bife last inspected?

Bife was last inspected by Tower Hamlets on 18 March 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.