Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Castle Point

Laineys

South Benfleet

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Laineys scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 20 October 2026 by Castle Point.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Laineys, from October 2024 to October 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2024 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Laineys
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
24 October 2024	5 / 5	Very good
20 October 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Laineys in South Benfleet has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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?

Dauntless Boat Yard Ltd,
Ferry Road,
South Benfleet,
Benfleet,
SS7 1NF

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

Who inspects Laineys?

Food hygiene at Laineys is inspected by Castle Point, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Laineys

What is Laineys’s food hygiene rating?

Laineys has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 20 October 2026.

When was Laineys last inspected?

Laineys was last inspected by Castle Point on 20 October 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good 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.