Southend-On-Sea.
1,500 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Southend-On-Sea with its official FSA hygiene rating. 69.7% score a 5. 23 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Southend-On-Sea food hygiene in one minute
- 1,500 food venues tracked in Southend-On-Sea, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.51 out of 5 across 1,385 rated venues.
- 965 venues scored 5/5 (69.7%).
- 23 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Southend-On-Sea in context
Southend-On-Sea sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.51 across 1,385 rated venues.
69.7% of Southend-On-Sea venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
23 Southend-On-Sea venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.66% of rated stock, which puts Southend-On-Sea above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Southend-On-Sea itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.2/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 4.9/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How Southend-On-Sea scores
1,385 rated · 115 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Chip Station Ltd
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS1 1JE
Corner Club
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS9 1AH
Beach Road Bakery
Retailers - other · SS1 2TR
The Sultan Lounge
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS1 2PS
Icy Haar Asia Layne Ltd
Retailers - other · SS1 2BD
Chadwick's Farm Shop
Retailers - other · SS2 4LB
Twelve Brunch & Cocktails
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS1 1BX
Apna Supermart
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · SS0 7JJ
Good Healthy Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS1 3RB
McCoys Fish And Chips
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SS3 8UE
Sept 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Little Fin Coffee Roastery Ltd
Manufacturers/packers · SS2 5RY
Brick Lane Bagel House
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS9 1PG
Rega Research Ltd Staff Canteen
Other catering premises · SS2 5TE
Chinese 2 Night
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SS3 9DB
Ye Olde Smack
Pub/bar/nightclub · SS9 2EN
Legra Tap And Kitchen
Pub/bar/nightclub · SS9 2SF
Muthu
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS0 7QW
Eatery
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SS1 1EE
Caddies
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS1 1NT
Amber Lodge Care Home
Caring Premises · SS0 8HS
Southend-On-Sea venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
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Woodgrange Post Office
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · SS1 2SF
Jan 1901
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Superdrug
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · SS1 1JD
Jan 1901
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Super Side Quest
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · SS2 5SA
Jan 1901
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St Saviours Church And Hall
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · SS0 8LL
Jan 1901
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St Lukes Church Hall
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · SS2 4AB
Jan 1901
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Sprint 1159 Ltd
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · SS1 2NY
Jan 1901
What's in Southend-On-Sea.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
507 venues in Southend-On-Sea
Retailers - other
288 venues in Southend-On-Sea
Caring Premises
148 venues in Southend-On-Sea
Takeaway/sandwich shop
142 venues in Southend-On-Sea
Other catering premises
121 venues in Southend-On-Sea
Pub/bar/nightclub
72 venues in Southend-On-Sea
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets
54 venues in Southend-On-Sea
School/college/university
53 venues in Southend-On-Sea
Most recent inspections in Southend-On-Sea.
Little Fin Coffee Roastery Ltd
Manufacturers/packers · SS2 5RY
Brick Lane Bagel House
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS9 1PG
Rega Research Ltd Staff Canteen
Other catering premises · SS2 5TE
Chinese 2 Night
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SS3 9DB
Legra Tap And Kitchen
Pub/bar/nightclub · SS9 2SF
Ye Olde Smack
Pub/bar/nightclub · SS9 2EN
Muthu
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS0 7QW
Eatery
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SS1 1EE
Food hygiene in Southend-On-Sea, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Southend-On-Sea?
RatingCafe tracks 1,500 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Southend-On-Sea, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in Southend-On-Sea?
The average FSA hygiene score across Southend-On-Sea is 4.51 out of 5. 69.7% of rated venues score a 5, and 23 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Southend-On-Sea venues failed their FSA inspection?
Southend-On-Sea currently has 23 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Southend-On-Sea are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get Southend-On-Sea hygiene data?
All Southend-On-Sea ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Southend-On-Sea data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.