Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Waltham Forest

Lea Cafe

Leyton

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 5 May 2026 by Waltham Forest.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Lea Cafe, from January 2021 to May 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 3 in 2021 to 1 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Lea Cafe
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
26 January 2021	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
5 May 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Lea Cafe in Leyton 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?

Ground Floor 343 Lea Bridge Road,
Leyton,
London,
E10 7LA

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

Who inspects Lea Cafe?

Food hygiene at Lea Cafe 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 Lea Cafe

What is Lea Cafe’s food hygiene rating?

Lea Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 5 May 2026.

When was Lea Cafe last inspected?

Lea Cafe was last inspected by Waltham Forest on 5 May 2026.

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.