These Watford eateries were all rated 5/5 for food hygiene in January, is your favourite among them?

The latest food hygiene reports have revealed that six Watford restaurants, one takeaway and one pub all received “very good” food hygiene ratings this month.

Environmental Health Officers from Watford Borough Council visited the restaurants without notice and graded them on three categories: hygienic food handling, cleanliness and condition of facilities and building, and the management of food safety.

The scores are added together to give a score between zero and five, with the lowest meaning "urgent improvement necessary" and the highest "very good".

The following restaurants and cafés in Watford all received 5/5 upon inspection:

  • Ocean Bells Coffee Company, Intu Watford 133 High Street, Watford, inspected on January 10.
  • Iberia Lounge, The Coach House, 83 - 85 Queens Road, Watford, inspected on January 15.
  • Prince Of Bengal, 51 Langley Way, Watford, inspected on January 18.
  • Watford Cycle Hub Cafe, Cricket Pavilion, King George V Playing Fields, Tolpits Lane, Watford, inspected on January 18.
  • Cassio Lounge, Intu Watford, 57 - 59 High Street, Watford, inspected on January 22.
  • Las Lguanas, Intu Watford, 61 - 63 High Street, Watford, inspected on January 22.

Farmhouse Pizza, a takeaway at 468 St Albans Road, Watford, also received a 5/5 when it was visited on January 15.

The Tudor Arms, a pub in Bushey Mill Lane, Watford, was also awarded the top score upon inspection on January 4.

In a win for the town's food lovers, the results mean that 65 per cent, or 142 out of the 218 restaurants graded by Watford Borough Council's environment team, have "very good" food hygiene. 

Only five have been graded 1/5 or "major improvement necessary", and none received the lowest score.