Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Waltham Forest

Five Lads

Leyton

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

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

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Five Lads, from July 2021 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 4 in 2021 to 4 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Five Lads
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
13 July 2021	4 / 5	Good
2 June 2026	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Five Lads in Leyton 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?

308 High Road Leyton,
Leyton,
London,
E10 5PW

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

Who inspects Five Lads?

Food hygiene at Five Lads is inspected by Waltham Forest, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Five Lads

What is Five Lads’s food hygiene rating?

Five Lads has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 2 June 2026.

When was Five Lads last inspected?

Five Lads was last inspected by Waltham Forest on 2 June 2026.

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.