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UK food hygiene · Southend-On-Sea

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.

4.51
Avg FSA
965
venues scored 5/5
23
scored 0 or 1

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 awaiting
5
965 venues
69.7%
4
245 venues
17.7%
3
113 venues
8.2%
2
39 venues
2.8%
1
22 venues
1.6%
0
1 venues
0.1%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    Little Fin Coffee Roastery Ltd

    new

    Manufacturers/packers · SS2 5RY

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Brick Lane Bagel House

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS9 1PG

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Rega Research Ltd Staff Canteen

    Other catering premises · SS2 5TE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Chinese 2 Night

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SS3 9DB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Ye Olde Smack

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SS9 2EN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Legra Tap And Kitchen

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SS9 2SF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Muthu

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS0 7QW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Eatery

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SS1 1EE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Caddies

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS1 1NT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Amber Lodge Care Home

    Caring Premises · SS0 8HS

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

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.

  • ?

    Woodgrange Post Office

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SS1 2SF

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Superdrug

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SS1 1JD

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Super Side Quest

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SS2 5SA

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    St Saviours Church And Hall

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · SS0 8LL

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    St Lukes Church Hall

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · SS2 4AB

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Sprint 1159 Ltd

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SS1 2NY

    Jan 1901

By type

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

4.5
avg score

Retailers - other

288 venues in Southend-On-Sea

4.2
avg score

Caring Premises

148 venues in Southend-On-Sea

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

142 venues in Southend-On-Sea

4.3
avg score

Other catering premises

121 venues in Southend-On-Sea

4.7
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

72 venues in Southend-On-Sea

4.6
avg score

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

54 venues in Southend-On-Sea

4.7
avg score

School/college/university

53 venues in Southend-On-Sea

4.9
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Southend-On-Sea.

  • 5

    Little Fin Coffee Roastery Ltd

    new

    Manufacturers/packers · SS2 5RY

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Brick Lane Bagel House

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS9 1PG

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Rega Research Ltd Staff Canteen

    Other catering premises · SS2 5TE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Chinese 2 Night

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SS3 9DB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Legra Tap And Kitchen

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SS9 2SF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Ye Olde Smack

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SS9 2EN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Muthu

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SS0 7QW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Eatery

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SS1 1EE

    Mar 2026

Common questions

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.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

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.