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Street guide to E7 food hygiene ratings - 2018

Saturday, 17 February 2018

This is our 2018 summary of the food ratings awarded to almost 200 Forest Gate food retailers, restaurants and hotels, by Newham Council's inspectorate - working to Food Safety Agency guidelines. This year we have arranged the listing street by street. The date given is that of the establishment's last inspection.

As ever, lots of closures over the last year - many of them with poor ratings, and new businesses to replace them. Some of the newer ones (e.g. Arch Rivals) are still awaiting their initial ratings assessment

The star ratings are based on the Food Safety Agency's categorisation. Further details about it can be found here.

Green Street (44)

Odd numbers (24)

1 - Patel's Corner Shop, 4 stars, Feb 2016

75 - Smiling Coast Foods, 3 stars, Jul 2016

83 - Zu's Sizzlers, 2 stars, Nov 2016

2 for Zu

99 - Lahore Xpress, 3 stars, Jan 2017

101 - Toor Stores, 4 stars, Feb 2016

109 - Bay of Bengal, 3 stars, Dec 2015

115 - Pound Point, 4 stars, Oct 2015

135 - Jainal Mini Store, 4 stars, Feb 2016

149 - London Fish Bazaar, 2 stars, Jan 2017

157 - Cheap Store, 5 stars, October 2017

163 - Eggless Cake Box, 1 star, Aug 2016

165 - Mithai Box, 5 stars, Jan 2017

229 - Anand Pan Centre, 1 star, Dec 2016

253 - Nawal, 5 stars, Feb 2015

255 - Margalla Grill, 1 star, Dec 2016

Margalla - 1 star

281 - KK Fruits and Veg, 5 stars, Dec 2015

Carlton Terrace - Bharat Food Stores, 4 stars, Feb 2016

- Green Village, 3 stars, Feb 2016

- Himalaya, 3 stars, Oct 2016

- Lahori Kalfi, 3 stars, Mar 2016

- The Grill Corner, 3 stars, Nov 2014

- United Halal Meat, 3 stars, Feb 2016

- Vegetarian Pound Foods, 3 stars, Aug 2017

- Variety Foods, 5 stars, Sept 2015

Variety - 5 stars

Even numbers (20)

76 - Pakhtoonkhwa Restaurant, 1 star, Jan 2017

Long on name,
short on stars

78 - Grill it, 1 star, Oct 2016

130 - Bondor Bazaar, 3 stars, Nov 2017

132 - Kebabish Original Grill, 2 stars, Aug 2016

134 - Gafoor Pure Halal Retail, 5 stars, Oct 2015

136 - Grillo Xpress Pizza, 3 stars, Oct 2016

148 - Alauddin Sweet Centre, 1 star, Dec 2015

Not so sweet one star

170 - Aswat and Sons, 5 stars, Oct 2015

178 - Bonoful Indian Sweets, 5 stars, Jul 2017

222 - 224 - Mobeen Restaurant, 4 stars, Oct 20916

232-36 - Coffee Republic, 5 stars, Apr 2015

- Urban Chocolatier, 5 stars, Apr 2015

- Waffle Paradise, 5 stars, Aug 2016

- Route 58, 4 stars, Apr 2017

- Brioche Burger, 3 stars, Oct 2016

- Marrakech Moroccan Cuisine, 3 stars, Jul 2017

- Rooster Piri Piri, 3 stars, Aug 2016

268 - Vijay's Chawalla, 5 stars, Jan 2018

274 - Mina Stores, 5 stars, Dec 2016

276 - Nirala, 5 stars, Jul 2015

Upton Lane (32)

Odds (13)

1-5 - Hudson Bay, 5 stars, Jan 2018

Hudson Bay - cheap food and
drink in a clean environment

7 - Upton Lane Food and Wine, 5 stars, Mar 2016

9 - SM Food, 5 stars, Jul 2017

11-13 - Cafe Corner, 3 stars, Mar 2016

21 - Al Madina Butcher, 1 star, Mar 2017

29 - Sake Sushi, 3 stars, Jan 2017

39 - Fish Mela, 5 stars, Oct 2015

41 - TSB Cash and Carry, 3 stars, Mar 2016

49 - Saafri International, 2 stars, Feb 2017

51-53 - Akbar's, 3 stars, Feb 2016

173 - Elsha Delight, 3 stars, Jun 2017

Elsha - more adequate than delightful

183 - Perfect Grill, 1 star, May 2017

191 - 197 - Costcutter, 4 stars, Oct 2016

Evens (19)

20 - Best Kebab House, 5 stars, Jul 2017

Probably is the Best Kebab
House - with 5 stars

26 - Wenty's Kitchen, 2 stars, Jun 2016

26 - Wenty's Tropical Food, 0 stars, Oct 2016

Wenty's - continually bad ratings

28 - Ala Pizza, 2 stars, Oct 2017

36 - Paschael Exotics and Westco Express, 3 stars, Nov 2017

40 - The Second Wife, 1 star, Sept 2016

42 - Mecca Halal, 2 stars, Jan 2017

48 - Cafe@48, 5 stars, Jan 2018

5 stars at number 48 ...

50 - Papa Shaf's, 1 star, Oct 2016

.... but only 1 next door

58 - Davina Supermarket, 4 stars, Sept 2016

60 - Blackstone, 5 stars, Jan 2016

70 - Bismillah Halal Meats, 3 stars, Jan 2016

80 - Pie Republic, 4 stars, Feb 2017

84 - Al Farooq Kebabish, 3 stars, Aug 2017

88 - The Cake Family, 4 stars, Nov 2016

90 - Chai Nashta, 1 star, Jul 2017

116 - Bondor Cash and Carry, 2 stars, May 2017

118 - Pizza Space and Chicken, 4 stars, Dec 2016

126 - Indiano Pizza, 1 star, Mar 2017

Poorly rated pizza joint

Romford Road (31)

Odds (15)

207 - Countryside Hotel, 3 stars, March 2015

227 - Forest View Hotel, 5 stars, Oct 2016

235 - Manor House Hotel, 5 stars, Sept 2016

297 - Lahori Zaiga, 1 star, Aug 2017

305 - Asona Ba, 3 stars, Feb 2016

317 - Ronak Restaurant, 3 stars, Oct 2017

321 - Step In Local, 5 stars, May 2015

323 - Dallas Supermarket, 2 stars, Nov 2015

327 - Everest Fish and Chips, 3 stars, Nov 2017

349 - Newham Hotel, 3 stars, Sept 2016

357 - McCreadie Hotel, 1 star, May 2017

Consistently grim at McCreadie's

365 - Hartley Hotel, 4 stars, Sept 2016

457 - Green Hut, 1 star, Oct 2016

465 - Al Rehman Food Store, 5 stars, Jan 2016

493 - Ice Gola Shack, 5 stars, Dec 2016

Evens (16)

278 - Eastern Palace, 2 stars, Nov 2015

Not great at one of the area's
longest established restaurants

280 - Maxi Grill and Pizza, 1 star, May 2017

296 - One Stop Shop, 3 stars, Feb 2016

302 - Cakes and Bakes, 3 stars, Apr 2016

322 - McDonalds, 5 stars, Dec 2016

372 - JB Sweets and Savouries, 3 stars, Feb 2016

374 - Patco Fruit and Veg, 4 stars, Feb 2016

380 - Krishna Cash and Carry, 4 stars, Nov 2015

396 - La Pizza, 2 stars, Feb 2017

446 - Nades Express, 4 stars, Feb 2016

452 - Pennies and Pounds, 5 stars, Sept 2015

510 - City Sweets Centre, 3 stars, Feb 2017

518 - 777 Shops, 3 stars, Jan 2016

522 - Sri Supermarket, 3 stars, Dec 2015

528 - Rising Sun, 4 stars, Feb 2016

542 - Tesco's, 5 stars, Oct 2015

Woodgrange Road (29)

Odds (15)

5 - Devran Supermarket, 4 stars, Jan 2016

9 - Subway, 5 stars, Sept 2015

13 - Percy Ingle, 5 stars, Jan 2018

It's 5 stars for Percy's - as it is for most
chain food suppliers in the area

31 - KFC, 5 stars, Aug 2017

37 - Papa's Chicken, 3 stars, Nov 2017

39 - Gregg's, 5 stars, Dec 2017

45 - Khan Brothers, 1 star, Jul 2016

45a - Perfect Chicken, 1 star, May 2017

49 - Barry's Meat Market, 5 stars, Jan 2018

Barry's looking to move further up
Woodgrange Road after development
on that stretch of the street.
Hope he takes his 5 stars with him.

51 - Angie's Stock Shop, 4 stars, Sept 2015

61 - Forest Cafe, 2 stars, Mar 2017

67 - 73 - Co-op, 5 stars, Jan 2017

79 - Osiediak - 3 stars, Aug 2017

107 - Ghost Chilli, 4 stars, Mar 2016

109 - Seafood Supermarket, 1 star, June 2016

Evens (14)

4-20 - Iceland, 5 stars, Jul 2017

22-24 - Poundland, 3 stars, Aug 2017

28 - Tesco, 5 stars, Feb 2016

30-32 - MK Bros, 5 stars, Jan 2017

5 for MK Bros

50 - Ali Peri Peri, 2 stars, March 2016

58 - Corner Kitchen, 5 stars, Jan 2016

60 - Pizza Hut, 3 stars, Apr 2017

8-10 Railway Station Bridge, - Eat More, 3 stars, Jun 2016

72 - London Sweet and Grocery, 3 stars, Jan 2016

74 - Dixy Chicken, 2 stars, May 2017

Only 2 stars for this Dixy

76 - Grange Food and Wine, 3 stars, Nov 2015

90 - Forest Gate Foods and Wine , 4 stars, Jan 2016

116 - Bereket Food Centre, 3 stars, Jan 2016

118 - Compotes Cafe, 1 star, Dec 2016

Katherine Road (24)

Odds (12)

241 - Katherine Food and Wine, 4 stars, Nov 2015

359-361 - Happy Shoppa, 4 stars, Feb 2016

365 - Himalaya Food Store, 4 stars, Sept 2016

369 - Chicago 30, 4 stars, Aug 2017

379 - Khan Restaurant, 4 stars, Jan 2017

4 for Khan

401 - Peri Peri Crush, 2 stars, May 2017

409 - Best Roaster Grill and Cafe, 5 stars, Apr 2017

491 - Roast, 0 stars, Jul 2017

493 - Atawakai Fresh Halal Meat - 1 star, Aug 2016

499 - Lariss and Nicholas Magazin, 4 stars, Aug 2017

513 - Unique Supermarket, 1 star, Jan 2017

529 - Rikis, 5 stars, Aug 2017

Evens (12)

326 - Tesco, 4 stars, Oct 2015

332 - Himalaya Food Store, 4 stars, Sept 2016

342 - Lahoori Spicy Biryani, 1 star, Jan 2016

350 - Zaraza, 5 stars, Mar 2016

364 - Provincia, 4 stars, Feb 2016

376 - A & S Mini Mart, 3 stars, Aug 2016

396 - Panda's Kitchen, 1 star, April 2016

418 - Unique Cash and Carry, 2 stars, Jan 2016

426 - Daily Fry and Spice, 1 star, Jun 2017

Just the one star

428 - TSB Cash and Carry, 5 stars, Aug 2015

466 - Alnuur Cafe and Restaurant, 3 stars, May 2017

470 - Zadran Supermarket, 4 stars, Jan 2016

Forest Lane (5)

171 - Vasara, 5 stars, Aug 2014

Good ratings for a
popular Polish store

172 - Aromas, 4 stars, Aug 2016

173-175 - Forest Tavern, 5 stars, Jan 2018

176 - Fox and Hounds, 3 stars, Sept 2016

180 - Familia Cafe, 4 stars, Feb 2016

Dames Road (3)

76 - Forest Food and Wine, 4 stars, Jan 2016

141 - Holly Tree, 5 stars, Mar 2017

5 for the Holly Tree

215 - Dames Off Licence, 3 stars, Feb 2013

Field Road (3)

55 - Convenient Off-Licence, 4 stars, Feb 2016

64 - Jin Hui Chinese Takeaway, 3 stars, Dec 2016

66 - SNM Food, 5 stars, Oct 2017

St George's Road (3)

2 - East London Wine, 5 stars, Oct 2016

4 - Iqbal Food Stores, 4 stars, Feb 2016

14 - Cod and Chips, 5 stars, Jan 2018

Sebert Road (3)

1 - Kiheta African Shop, 2 stars, Jan 2017

4 - Conne and Son, 1 star, Nov 2017-

14 - Pizza Haven, 4 stars,. Oct 2017

Looks like the best show on the road

Station Road - (3)

19 - Reids Minimart, 5 stars, Jul 2015

78 - Vrai General Store, 4 stars, Jan 2016

Arch 370 - Aphrodites, 5 stars, Feb 2016

5 stars for this Dixie,
at Aphrodities

Elmhurst Road (2)

32 - Sweet 2 De Belly, 5 stars, Feb 2017

32- Wint Original, 5 stars, Feb 2017

Godwin Road (2)

105 - Forest Gate Hotel and Public House, 3 stars, Dec 2015

Average pub, average rating

122 - Forest Gate Offy, 4 stars, Feb 2016

Shrewsbury Road (2)

281 - KK Fruit and Veg, 5 stars, Dec 2015

184 - Ismaeel Halal Butchers, 3 stars, Mar 2017

Winchelsea Road (2)

Arch 352 - Totally Toasted, 4 stars, Feb 2016

Arch 352 - Wanstead Tap, 3 stars, Feb 2016

Food hygiene at the Tap
may be average, but the events
offers are without parallel in the area

Avenue Road (1)

436 Railway Arches - The Avenue (Johnny Rocco's)- 5 stars, Nov 2016

Gower Road (1)

51 - Bakes by Amina, 5 stars, Jul 2017

Lorne Road (1)

453 Railway Arches - Ali Ices, 4 stars, Mar 2016

Oakdale Road (1)

25 - Mona Food, 2 stars, Feb 2017

Odessa Road(1)

163 - Caner Supermarket, 4 stars, Feb 2016

Reginald Road (1)

2 - Orbit Food Stores, 3 stars, Mar 2017

Wellington Road (1)

77 - 7 till 11, 1 star, Jun 2016

Woodford Road (1)

12-14 - Zaga Supermarket, 4 stars, Jan 2016

Footnote. Details of previous year's articles on this subject can be found:
2013 - here
2014 - here
2017 - here

E7 restaurants - food rating - March 2017

Friday, 31 March 2017

This is the third summary of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) cleanliness ratings for Forest Gate eateries; for others, 2014 and 2015, see here and here.

There are more places covered in this survey than in the previous ones, because more have opened and the FSA have been more diligent at tracking restaurants down, for assessment.

The headline would be that, overall, standards appear to be improving.

The 2014 survey showed a shocking 8% of local restaurants gaining zero stars - only two of the 81 places covered in this survey had that unenviable distinction - see below, for details.

From a shocking 0 stars to
a respectable 3, in a year

Conversely, only 6% of places included in the 2014 survey were rated 5 star establishments, that percentage has more than doubled today, to 14%.

In the text below, we have listed each surveyed restaurant by their star rating, and, where available, we provide details of the start ratings from previous surveys. Clearly the newer establishments (such a Corner Kitchen on Woodgrange Road) have not been established long enough to have comparative data on previous performance.

The FSA use detailed criteria in making their overall assessment, and summaries can be found here. For simplicity, we have applied our own shorthand, and indicate it in the sub-heads below.

Some of the poorer restaurants and takeaways from previous years have closed, presumably as a combination of getting an FSA slating and customer rejection of poor standards.

For some food places, the FSA provide more detail about how they came to their judgement and offer details of three simple criteria; where these have been provided, we offer the details below. The key to abbreviations in inspectors' judgements, below, is:

Hygienic food handling (Hfh),
Cleanliness and condition of building (Ccb)
Management of food safety (Mfs)

Plaudits

Eateries showing the biggest improvement since the last survey are:

Eat More - up from a shocking 0 stars last year to 3, this
Mobeen - up from 1 to 4 stars
Forest Gate Hotel - up from 1 star to 3
Jin Hui - up from 1 star to 3

Up from 1 to 3 stars

Custard pies

Eateries showing the biggest deterioration since the last survey are:

Peri Peri Crush - down from 3 stars to 0
Indiano Pizza - down from 4 stars to 1

Disturbing drop from 4
stars to 1 in two years

Papa Shafs - down from 4 stars to 1
Compotes Cafe - down from 4 stars to 1
Marrakech London - down from 4 stars to 1
Pizza Hut - down from 5 stars to 3
Papas Chicken - down from 5 stars to 3
NUR - down from 3 stars to 1
Margalla Grill - down from 3 stars to 1
Everest - Fish & Chips Kebab - down from 3 stars to 1

Down from 3 stars to 1 in two years

New entry comes straight in with 5 stars

Greggs
39 Woodgrange Road E7 8BA
November 2015

McDonalds - Forest Gate
322 Romford Road E7 8DB
December 2016
Hfh - good; Ccb - good; Mfs - very good
2015 survey: 4 stars

Pita Pit
Unit 6 232 - 236 Green Street E7 8LE
April 2015
2015 survey: 5 stars

Subway
9 Woodgrange Road E7 8BA
September 2015
2015 survey: 5 stars

The Avenue
Railway Arches 436 To 437 Avenue Road
E7 0LB
November 2016
Hfh - good; Ccb - good; Mfs - good

The Holly Tree
141 Dames Road E7 0DZ
April 2015
2015 survey: 5 stars
2014 survey: 4 stars

The Hudson Bay
1-5 Upton Lane E7 9PA
January 2016
2015 survey: 5 stars
2014 survey: 5 stars

Waffle Paradise
Unit 55 232 - 236 Green Street E7 8LE
August 2016
Hfh - very good; Ccb - very good; Mfs - good

3 Stars (average)

Papa's down from 5 to 3 stars

Alnuur Cafe & Restaurant
466 Katherine Road E7 8DP
December 2015
2015 survey: 3 stars
2014 survey: 3 stars

Bayleaf Spice
311 Romford Road E7 9HA
November 2016

Brioche Burger
Unit 32 232 - 236 Green Street E7 8LE
October 2016
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - generally satisfactory
2015 survey: 3 stars

Coffee Corner 13
11 - 13 Upton Lane E7 9PA
March 2016

Eat More
8-10 Railway Station Bridge Woodgrange Road E7 0NF
June 2016
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - generally satisfactory
2015 survey: 0 stars
2014 survey: 1 star

Forest Cafe
61 Woodgrange Road E7 0EL
June 2015
2015 survey: 3 stars
2014 survey: 3 stars

Forest Gate Hotel
105 Godwin Road E7 0LW
December 2015
2015 survey: 1 star
2014 survey: 2 stars

Up from 1 star two years ago, to 3 today

Fox & Hounds
178 Forest Lane E7 9BB
September 2016
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - generally satisfactory

Grillo Xpress Pizza
136 Green Street E7 8JQ
October 2016
Hfh - good; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - generally satisfactory

Jin Hui Chinese Takeaway
64 Field Road E7 9DL
December 2016
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - good; Mfs - generally satisfactory
2015 survey: 1 star
2014 survey: 1 star

Lahoori Spicy Biryani House
342 Katherine Road E7 8NW
December 2016
2015 survey: 4 stars
2014 survey: 4 stars

Lahore Xpress
99 Green Street E7 8JF
January 2017
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - generally satisfactory
2015 survey: 3 stars
2014 survey: 1 star

Lahori Zaiqa
297b Romford Road E7 9HA
December 2015
2015 survey: 2 stars

Moon House
56 Woodgrange Road E7 0QH
October 2015
2015 survey: 4 stars
2014 survey: 4 stars

Papas Chicken
37a Woodgrange Road E7 8BA
June 2015
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - generally satisfactory
2015 survey: 5 stars
2014 survey: 5 stars

Pizza Hut
60 Woodgrange Road E7 0QH
January 2016
2015 survey: 5 stars
2014 survey: 5 stars

Drop from 5 stars to a very low 3,
for a national chain fast food outlet

Reggae Pot
93 Pevensey Road E7 0AR
March 2015
2015 survey: 3 stars

Ronak Restaurant
317 Romford Road E7 9HA
October 2015
2015 survey: 3 stars
2014 survey: 3 stars

Rooster Piri Piri
Unit 4 232 - 236 Green Street E7 8LE
August 2016

Sake Sushi
29 Upton Lane E7 9PA
January 2017
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - generally satisfactory
2015 survey: 3 stars

The Grill Corner
1 - 2 Carlton Terrace Green Street E7 8LH
November 2014

The Wanstead Tap
Arch 352 Winchelsea Road E7 0AQ
February 2016
2015 survey: 4 stars

1 Star (poor)

Down from 3 to 1 star

Abu Bakars BBQ
47 Upton Lane E7 9PA
May 2015
2015 survey: 1 star
2014 survey: 0 stars

Al Dubbagh Takeaway
55 Field Road E7 9DW
March 2016

Al Farooq Kebabish
84 Upton Lane E7 9LW
December 2015

Chicago 30
369 Katherine Road E7 8LT
September 2016
Hfh - major improvement necessary Ccb - major improvement necessary; Mfs - generally satisfactory
2015 survey: 2 stars
2014 survey: 2 stars

Clapton Football Club
Upton Lane E7 9NP
October 2016
Hfh - improvement necessary; Ccb - improvement necessary; Mfs - major improvement necessary

Compotes Cafe
118 Woodgrange Road E7 0EW
December 2016
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - major improvement necessary
2015 survey: 4 stars

Daily Fry And Spice - Biryani House
426 Katherine Road E7 8NP
June 2015
2015 survey: 1 star
2014 survey: 1 star

Everest - Fish & Chips Kebab
327 Romford Road E7 8AE
November 2016
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - generally satisfactory Mfs - major improvement necessary
2015 survey: 3 stars
2014 survey: 3 stars

Grill It
78 Green Street E7 8JG
October 2016
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - good; Mfs - major improvement necessary

Indiano Pizza
126 Upton Lane E7 9LW
January 2016
2015 survey: 4 stars
2014 survey: 4 stars

Karlas Kitchen
159 Odessa Road E7 9DU
September 2016
Hfh - improvement necessary; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - major improvement necessary

LA Pizza
396 Romford Road E7 8DF
December 2015
2015 survey: 0 stars

Margalla Grill
255 Green Street E7 8LJ
December 2016
Hfh - good; Ccb - good; Mfs - major improvement necessary
2015 survey: 3 stars
2014 survey: 1 star

Marrakech London
Unit 54 232 - 236 Green Street E7 8LE
October 2016
Hfh - improvement necessary; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - major improvement necessary
2015 survey: 4 stars

NUR Restaurant
43 Woodgrange Road E7 8BA
December 2016
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - improvement necessary; Mfs - major improvement necessary
2015 survey: 3 stars
2014 survey: 3 stars

Disappointing drop on Woodgrange
Road - from 3 to 1 star

Pakhtunkhwa Restaurant
76 Green Street E7 8JG
January 2017
Hfh - improvement necessary; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - major improvement necessary
2014 survey: 0 stars

Panda's Kitchen
396 Katherine Road E7 8NW
April 2016
Hfh - improvement necessary; Ccb - improvement necessary; Mfs - major improvement necessary
2015 survey: 1 star

Papa Shafs Original Ltd
50 Upton Lane E7 9LN
October 2016
Hfh - generally satisfactory; Ccb - improvement necessary; Msf - major improvement necessary
2015 survey: 4 stars
2014 survey: 4 stars

Down from a good 4 to
a poor 1 over two years

Pizza Haven
14 Sebert Road E7 0NQ
February 2016

Roast 2012
491 Katherine Road E7 8DR
August 2016
Hfh - major improvement necessary; Ccb - improvement necessary; Mfs - generally satisfactory
2015 survey: 2 stars

The Second Wife
40 Upton Lane E7 9LN
September 2016
Hfh - good; Ccb - generally satisfactory; Mfs - major improvement necessary

0 Stars (shocking)

Dixy Chicken
74 Woodgrange Road E7 0EN
December 2016
Hfh - improvement necessary; Ccb - major improvement necessary; Mfs - urgent improvement necessary

A truly shocking 0 stars for Dixy Chicken
- "urgent improvement necessary"

Peri Peri Crush
401 Katherine Road E7 8LT
October 2016
Hfh - major improvement necessary; Ccb - major improvement necessary; Mfs - major improvement necessary
2015 survey: 3 stars

Many of the contributors to this blog are local authors who have published books on or about the area that are currently available at either/both Newham Bookshop, The Emporium, 8 Sebert Road, or online, Below is a selection published over over the last two or three years, and all come highly recommended!

Forest Gate - A Short Illustrated History, by Mark Gorman and Peter Williams, £10.

Wanstead Flats – A Short Illustrated History, by Mark Gorman and Peter Williams, £10.

Saving The People’s Forest, by Mark Gorman, £16.99. The struggle to preserve Epping Forest (including Wanstead Flats) as common land for public use in the 19th century.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Abuse, Neglect and fire in Forest Gate's children's workhouse 1854-1907 by John Walker, £12.99.

Jack in Clink, by DH Smith, £9.99 The lastest in Derek’s 14-book detective fiction series, set in Forest Gate.

Between Heaven and Earth: A Journey with My Grandfather, by Robert Nurden, £10. Robert’s account of the very adventurous and action-packed life of his (sometimes local!) grandfather.

I Always Wanted To Be A Dad: Men Without Children, by Robert Nurden £10.00. Robert’s highly personal and moving account of the impact of involuntary childlessness for men.