Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Tower Hamlets

Delites

London

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Delites scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 13 August 2026 by Tower Hamlets.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Delites, from November 2019 to August 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 2 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Delites
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
27 November 2019	5 / 5	Very good
6 February 2025	4 / 5	Good
13 August 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Delites in London has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some 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?

81 Watney Street,
London,
E1 2QE

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

Who inspects Delites?

Food hygiene at Delites 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 Delites

What is Delites’s food hygiene rating?

Delites has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 August 2026.

When was Delites last inspected?

Delites was last inspected by Tower Hamlets on 13 August 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some 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.